Speech of Hon. J.Z. Goodrich, of Mass., delivered in the Peace Convention in Washington, February, 1861.

Abstract/Description:: This is the story of the February 1861 Washington Peace Conference, the bipartisan, last-ditch effort to prevent the Civil War, an effort that nearly averted the carnage that followed. Most of America's great statesmen came together at the historic Willard Hotel in a desperate attempt to stave off Civil War. Participants included Lincoln himself. Seven southern states had already seceded, and the conferees battled against time to craft a compromise to protect slavery and thus preserve the union and prevent war. Revelatory and definitive, The Peace That Almost Was, demonstrates that slavery was the main issue of the conference, and thus of the war itself, and that no matter the shared faith, family, and friendships of the participants, ultimately no compromise could be reached. At head of title: Non-extension of slavery the policy of "the fathers of the Republic."--Slavery allowed, though disapproved, in the old states, but absolutely prohibited in the territories and new states. - Effect of this policy, and its bearing upon the modern doctrine of state rights and state equality, stated and considered. "Appendix:" pages [29]-31.FAU Libraries' copy side stitched with cord.

Title:	Speech of Hon. J.Z. Goodrich, of Mass., delivered in the Peace Convention in Washington, February, 1861.	73 views
Name(s):	Goodrich, John Z. (John Zacheus) 1804-1885 J.E. Farwell & Co.
Type of Resource:	text
Genre:	Speech
Date Created:	1864
Publisher:	J.E. Farwell and Company
Place of Publication:	Boston, MA
Physical Form:	online resource
Extent:	31 pages ; 24 cm
Language(s):	English
Abstract/Description:	This is the story of the February 1861 Washington Peace Conference, the bipartisan, last-ditch effort to prevent the Civil War, an effort that nearly averted the carnage that followed. Most of America's great statesmen came together at the historic Willard Hotel in a desperate attempt to stave off Civil War. Participants included Lincoln himself. Seven southern states had already seceded, and the conferees battled against time to craft a compromise to protect slavery and thus preserve the union and prevent war. Revelatory and definitive, The Peace That Almost Was, demonstrates that slavery was the main issue of the conference, and thus of the war itself, and that no matter the shared faith, family, and friendships of the participants, ultimately no compromise could be reached. At head of title: Non-extension of slavery the policy of "the fathers of the Republic."--Slavery allowed, though disapproved, in the old states, but absolutely prohibited in the territories and new states. - Effect of this policy, and its bearing upon the modern doctrine of state rights and state equality, stated and considered. "Appendix:" pages [29]-31.FAU Libraries' copy side stitched with cord.
Identifier:	fauwsb21f35 (IID)
Physical Location:	Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Marvin and Sybil Weiner Spirit of America Collection, Pamphlets: Speeches B21F35
Collection:	Florida Atlantic Digital Library Collections
Subject(s):	Conference Convention -- (1861 : -- Washington, D.C.) Constitutional law -- United States Secession -- Southern States Slavery -- Extension to the territories Slavery -- United States -- Extension to the territories Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 19th century States' rights (American politics) United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Causes United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861
Persistent Link to This Record:	http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb21f35
Use and Reproduction:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Host Institution:	FAU

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