Note 337 — Chapter XXV · GREELEY, WEED, AND SECESSION 1860-1861
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"In the committee of thirteen, a few days ago, every member from the South, including those from the cotton States, expressed their readiness to accept the proposition of my venerable friend from Kentucky as a final settlement of the controversy, if tendered and sustained by the Republican members." Douglas in the Senate, January 3, 1861.—Congressional Globe, Appendix, p. 41.