Report of the select committee on amendments to the constitution of Virginia.

1861 report of the Select Committee on Amendments to the Virginia Constitution. Initially, the committee indicated that slavery supported the more conservative and rational principles in suffrage as only the more intelligent classes wielded the power. Thus, the committee suggested a restricted suf...

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OCLC:1061313822
Corporate Author: Virginia State Convention of 1861 (Richmond, Va.)
Language:English
Published: [Richmond, Va.] : [publisher not identified], [1861?]
Series:LLMC-digital (Series)
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Virginia State Convention of 1861 > (Richmond, Va.)
Virginia State Convention of 1861.
1800-1899
African Americans > Suffrage > Virginia > 19th century.
Slavery > Law and legislation > Virginia.
Slavery > Law and legislation.
Politics and government.
African Americans > Suffrage.
Virginia > Constitution > 19th century.
Virginia > Politics and government > 1861-1865.
Virginia.
Online Resource:LLMC Digital
Related Items:Print version: Report of the select committee on amendments to the constitution of Virginia.
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Conference Proceeding Monograph Online Resource

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Summary:1861 report of the Select Committee on Amendments to the Virginia Constitution. Initially, the committee indicated that slavery supported the more conservative and rational principles in suffrage as only the more intelligent classes wielded the power. Thus, the committee suggested a restricted suffrage, more consistent with the Constitution of 1830 versus that of 1850, and fewer elected officials by voters. Other possible changes also reflected this conservative approach which limited rather than expanded participation by the citizens of the state.
Physical Description:1 online resource (16 pages)

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