1860-61 Disturbed Condition Of The Country, and similar items

Three Minority Reports totaling 33 pages of reactions, concerns, polemics, arguments, and whining directed towards preventing a civil war and preserving the union along with slavery. Each of these is a standalone document, not excised from a book. Issued by Congress in the year stated. Original: The first document in the pictures is the 21 pages report Disturbed Condition of the Country: Minority Report headed by Mr. Taylor ( Miles Taylor from Louisiana ). January 1861. 6 by 10 inches. Miles Taylor (July 16, 1805 – September 23, 1873) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served three terms as a Democrat.[1] Taylor was born in Saratoga Springs, New York. He served in Congress from 1855, until Louisiana's secession from the Union. ********************************************************************************* Original: This is a stand alone printed document for Congressmen and other interested parties and is not excised from a book. Extremely Rare. 36th Congress, House of Representative, Report 31. Please see the picture to see what this report is about. It is 8 pages long and measures 6 by 10 inches. Thomas Amos Rogers Nelson[4] (March 19, 1812 – August 24, 1873) was an American attorney, politician, and judge, active primarily in East Tennessee during the mid-19th century. He representedTennessee's 1st Congressional District in the 36th U.S. Congress (1859–1861), where he gained a reputation as a staunch pro-Union southerner. He was elected to a second term in 1861 on the eve of the Civil War, but was arrested by Confederate authorities before he could take his seat. ********************************************************************************************** Original: 2 page report, front and back. Peter A. Love was elected in 1858 as a Democrat to represent Georgia's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for the 36th Congress. Andrew Jackson Hamilton (January 28, 1815 – April 11, 1875) was an American politician during the third quarter of the 19th century. He was a lawyer, state representative, military governor of Texas, as well as the 11th Governor of Texas during Reconstruction.[1]