“That’s wishful thinking.” No just a statement of fact. The Corwin Amendment does not prevent states from outlawing slavery if they so desire.
IMO When the first Southern States withdrew from the Union, member of Congress recognized why they chose to leave. 60 some odd resolutions were introduced into both houses of Congress to try and lure the Southern states back into the Union. The Corwin amendment was the one that the majority believed would work, if anything would. The overwhelming desire was to bring the Southern States back into the Union.
If slavery was allowed to exist in states where legal, so be it.
You ignored my question.
*WHY* did they want to bring back in the slave states? Why?