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1860 Congress Faces Uncertain Presidential Leadership
Lame duck session in Washington on Dec 3 1860 reflected national doubt as Southern states moved toward secession and Abraham Lincoln awaited power. Buchanan argued a constitutional crisis with plans for a slavery amendment while Congress debated compromise and early moves toward dissolution.
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Merton T.akers
United Press International
Washington
Nevous
Capial
Union
South Carolina
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Arkansas
Tennesse
North Carolina
Louisiana
Sam Houston
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
James Buchanan
Charleston
D.C
Harbor
Robert Anderson
USA
North
Wen
Congress
James Chestnut
James H. Hammon
Lincoln
House
Senate
South
Republic
Buchanan
Altough
John Brown
Tom Corwin
Ohio
Corwin
U.S
Treasury