The Secession Crisis: Senator Mason of Virginia and Senator Simon Cameron of PennsylvaniaJanuary 21st, 1861

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Title

The Secession Crisis: Senator Mason of Virginia and Senator Simon Cameron of Pennsylvania

January 21st, 1861

Subject

Secession, United States Senate, Simon Cameron, James Murray Mason

Description

A tense exchange between Senator Mason of Virginia and Senator Cameron of Pennsylvania reveals the chasm of division that had consumed the nation.

Creator

James Murray Mason (1798-1871)

John C. Rives (1795-1864)

Simon Cameron (1799-1889)

Source

The Congressional Globe

Publisher

Library of Congress: American Memory

Date

21, January, 1861

Contributor

Santiago Jauregui

Rights

Item not held in Copyright, Public Domain

Format

Digitized Book

Language

English

Type

Transcribed Speech

Identifier

A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774 - 1875 Congressional Globe, Senate, 36th Congress, 2nd Session, Page 494-499

Files

Citation

James Murray Mason (1798-1871) John C. Rives (1795-1864) Simon Cameron (1799-1889), “The Secession Crisis: Senator Mason of Virginia and Senator Simon Cameron of PennsylvaniaJanuary 21st, 1861,” Mason's Legacies, accessed October 22, 2026, https://masonslegacies.org/items/show/842.