Governor Letcher of Virginia had three days before requested the extradition of Owen Brown and Francis Merriam who had been indicted for their role in the Harpers Ferry Raid the previous October.  Governor William Dennison refused the request, much to the consternation of politicians and newspaper editors all over the South.  (By John Osborne)

On May 26, 1860, Governor Isham Harris of Tennessee had requested the extradition from the state of Ohio of a man and a woman for the crime of "negro-stealing."   Governor William Dennison refused, stating that there was no such law on the books of Ohio and that "it is not of that class of crimes contemplated by the Federal Constitution" for the process.  He did grant extradition of the two on charges of theft of jewelry, however. (By John Osborne)

The treaty of annexation that delivered Savoy and Nice to France was signed at Turin, the capital of Piedmont-Sardinia.  Piedmont-Sardinia had collaborated as part-payment for France's role in the recent war with Austria and the kingdom's free hand with the Duchies of Modena and Palma and gave up all future Italian claims to the area.  The French flag was raised the same day in Savoy's capital town of Chambéry.  (By John Osborne)

The Swiss government made an official protest to France concerning their planned annexation of Savoy, an area with historic trading ties to Geneva.  The protest went unanswered and on March 24, 1860 the official treaty of annexation was signed and the French flag was raised in Savoy's capital town of Chambéry the same day.  (By John Osborne)

The provinces of Romagna, Emilia, and Tuscany began voting March 11, 1860 on a plebiscite over the question whether the area, which included the Duchies of Modena and Palma, should unite in a separate kingdom or request annexation the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia.   Voting lasted for a week with the overwhelming results - 202,659 to 254 in Romagna - favoring annexation and the obvious progress towards a united Italy. (By John Osborne)

The provinces of Romagna, Emilia, and Tuscany began voting on a plebiscite over the question whether the area, which included the Duchies of Modena and Palma, should unite in a separate kingdom or request annexation to the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia.   Voting lasted for a week with the overwhelming results favoring annexation and the obvious progress towards a united Italy. (By John Osborne)