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and lawlessness, and seeking to live up to the obligations of good neighbors and friendly States united for the common welfare. Pending the general discussion a resolution was offered to appoint the Senate committee of thirteen to consider and report on the present agitated and distracted condition of the country, which was at length adopted. The committee was appointed December 20th, composed of Powell, Hunter, Crittenden, Seward, Toombs, Douglas, Collamer, Jefferson Davis, Wade, Bigler, Rice, Doolittle and Grimes. Mr. Crittenden also offered his celebrated resolutions, upon which the eminently patriotic senior senator hoped that peaceful agreement might be reached. These resolutions provided that certain amendments to the Constitution prohibiting slavery in all territories north of 360° 30′ and allowing its existence in territories south of that line, but requiring admission of States with or without slavery as the constitution of new States may provide. Also forbidding Congr