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==1861==
==1861==
By December of 1860, both houses of Congress are working on proposals for compromises that would postpone the split they knew was coming. John J. Crittenden of the Senate committee introduces a proposal that would restore the Missouri Compromise by extending the northern boundary line across the continent to the Pacific, intending that it would last for all time. Crittenden's proposal, as well as the others, came down to a vote, but events indicated it was too late. Most of President Buchanan's cabinent, long angered at him (and his predecessor, Democrat Franklin Pierce) for not standing up to Southern demands which were tearing the country apart, walked out in protest; the latest outrage occurred when a delegation from South Carolina arrived at the White House and demanded the removal of Federal troops from the state. Buchanan rejects it. (Bowen, pg. 41)
By December of 1860, both houses of Congress are working on proposals for compromises that would postpone the split they knew was coming. John J. Crittenden of the Senate committee introduces a proposal that would restore the Missouri Compromise by extending the northern boundary line across the continent to the Pacific, intending that it would last for all time. Crittenden's proposal, as well as the others, came down to a vote, but events indicated it was too late. Most of President Buchanan's cabinent, long angered at him (and his predecessor, Democrat Franklin Pierce) for not standing up to Southern demands which were tearing the country apart, walked out in protest; the latest outrage occurred when a delegation from South Carolina arrived at the White House and demanded the removal of Federal troops from the state. Buchanan rejects it. South Carolina holds a convention on secession. And President-elect Lincoln, although trying to be careful regarding the slavery issue, is insistent that slavery not be expanded into the territories. (Bowen, pg. 41)
===Secession of the Southern states===
===Secession of the Southern states===