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A Diary of American Events – December 18, 1860

December 18, 2010

The Rebellion Record—A Diary of American Events; by Frank Moore

—The bill for arming the State of South Carolina passed the Senate, after considerable debate, by a vote of forty-one to three. The Commissioners from Alabama and Mississippi have arrived at Raleigh.—Herald, Dec. 19.

—Senator Crittenden, of Kentucky, offered a resolution in the Senate for certain amendments to the Constitution, which would practically reestablish the Missouri Compromise, prevent the interference of Congress with slavery in the States, and provide for the faithful performance of the Fugitive Slave Law.—N. Y. Times, Dec. 19.

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