Project Gutenberg 2008-02-09 Public domain in the USA. 226 Chittenden, L. E. (Lucius Eugene) 1824 1900 Chittenden, Lucius Eugene A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 Produced by Curtis Weyant, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain works at the University of Michigan's Making of America collection.) "A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention for Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States" by L.E. Chittenden is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book details the debates and actions taken during a significant conference held in February 1861, aimed at resolving the growing tensions within the United States in the lead-up to the Civil War. With a focus on constitutional amendments, this work provides insight into the political discourse of the time and the efforts to avert national discord. The beginning of this work introduces the context of the conference initiated by Virginia's General Assembly, aiming to address the divisions among states and propose amendments to restore harmony. Chittenden, one of the delegates, explains his decision to document the proceedings despite initial opposition to publicizing the debates. In this early section, he discusses the conference's organization, the selection of officials, and the importance of the issues at hand while highlighting the urgency felt by the delegates in light of the escalating crisis. The introduction creates a framework for understanding the critical nature of the discussions that would follow, emphasizing the desire for compromise and preservation of the Union. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861 Conference Convention (1861 : Washington, D.C.) E300 Text United States US Civil War Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 1738425 2025-07-10T07:53:47.364685 text/html 1743040 2008-02-09T10:04:04 text/html 670913 2025-07-10T07:54:11.301578 application/epub+zip 699778 2025-07-10T07:53:54.017664 application/epub+zip 671785 2025-07-10T07:53:51.205649 application/epub+zip 1331999 2025-07-10T07:54:22.459530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1255089 2025-07-10T07:54:08.093542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1036359 2022-09-11T10:42:35.662985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1572955 2025-07-10T07:53:44.043675 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1572830 2008-02-09T10:04:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1573052 2008-02-09T10:04:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22576 2025-07-10T07:54:22.604482 application/rdf+xml 24966 2025-07-10T07:53:51.800636 image/jpeg 4592 2025-07-10T07:53:51.503627 image/jpeg 514115 2008-02-09T10:04:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 538669 2008-02-09T10:04:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 514075 2008-02-09T10:04:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 632772 2025-07-10T07:53:47.477648 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia