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To: BroJoeK
There's no record to suggest Corwin was "orchestrated" by Lincoln, "offered" to Confederate states or "rejected" by them.

The Ghost Amendment that Haunts Lincoln's Legacy.

617 posted on 04/28/2018 3:14:57 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: DiogenesLamp; SoCal Pubbie; x; rockrr
DiogenesLamp: "The Ghost Amendment that Haunts Lincoln's Legacy."

Sure, it clearly says, "signed by President Buchanan", and Lincoln forwarded it.
If that's your whole case for Lincoln "orchestrating" Corwin, then it's ludicrous.
Forwarding is hardly "orchestrating".

I'll repeat, if Lincoln "orchestrated" anything, it was the defeat of Corwin, since only a handful of states ratified it, and most later rescinded.

Indeed, if you truly want to blame somebody for Corwin, then that should be Senator Jefferson Davis who submitted his very similar version two months before Corwin did.
That's where it got started, not with Lincoln!

671 posted on 05/01/2018 9:42:13 AM PDT by BroJoeK ((a little historical perspective...))
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