Authors: John J. Crittenden

1860–1877

Crittenden Resolution

Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States, That the present deplorable civil war has been forced upon the country by the disunionists of the

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1860–1877

Crittenden Compromise

A joint resolution (S. No.50) proposing certain amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Whereas serious and alarming dissensions have arisen between the northern and southern States, concerning the

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