I've gone back through the relevant parts of my Lincoln biographies by David Herbert Donald, Ronald C. White, and Doris Goodwin, and in none of them do I find anything about Lincoln orchestrating the Corwin Amendment. Nothing at all. Can you please point me to the hagiographers biographers that detail Lincoln's involvement? Thanks in advance.
Spoiler alert: None exist.
DoodleDawg: "I've gone back through the relevant parts of my Lincoln biographies by David Herbert Donald, Ronald C. White, and Doris Goodwin, and in none of them do I find anything about Lincoln orchestrating the Corwin Amendment. Nothing at all."
Right, it's complete nonsense, like so much of our Lost Causers' mythology.
In fact, the proposed Corwin Amendment began with Democrats like Senator Jefferson Davis as an effort to reassure Southerners slavery was safe in the Union.
It was pushed by Democrat President Buchanan, passed by Democrats in Congress, with Republicans opposed, and signed by Buchanan.
It was strictly a Democrat effort to preserve the Union by protecting slavery.
Lincoln didn't oppose it because, as he said, Corwin didn't really change anything already in the Constitution.
So Corwin was ratified by just four states -- two Northern and two Border states.
By stark contrast, the 13th Amendment with Lincoln's full support passed Congress with Republican support and Democrat opposition and was soon ratified by the 3/4 of states constitutionally required.
I’ve gone back through the relevant parts of my Lincoln biographies by David Herbert Donald, Ronald C. White, and Doris Goodwin, and in none of them do I find anything about Lincoln orchestrating the Corwin Amendment. Nothing at all. Can you please point me to the hagiographers biographers that detail Lincoln’s involvement? Thanks in advance.
Still trying to play the standard trolling 101 game huh? Its not gonna work for you. Its been noted by several authors and several sources.