Virginia Secession Documents

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Pair of Virginia Secession Documents, includes: Printing, 7p. octavo, March 16, 1861, being a “Substitute for the Report of the Committee on Federal Relations, presented by Mr. Goggin” and reads in small part: “Whereas, the State of Virginia has made every honorable effort to restore the friendly relations which should exist between the General Government and the several States of the Union...without reciting the differences of opinion which exist in regard to the powers of the State Government or those of the Government of the United States...Be it therefore, ordained by the people of Virginia, and they do hereby declare, That the said State is no longer one of the Union of States known as the United States of America, and that the people of the said State owe no allegiance or duty to any other Government whatsoever...” More...plus; Printing, 1p. octavo, March 9, 1861, being a “Substitute for the Report of the Committee on Federal Relations, presented by Mr. Harvie” and reads “The undersigned, a minority of the Committee on Federal Relations, report: That having had under consideration the resolutions referred to the said COmmittee, and dissenting from the report of the majority, recommend to the Convention the adoption of the following resolution: Resolved, That the Committee on Federal Relationsbe instructed to report an ordinance resuming the powers delegated by Virginia to the Federal Government, and to make provision for submitting the same to the qualified voters of the Commonwealth for their adoption or rejection...” Both About VG.

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