[BroJoeK]

FLT-bird: "Its very clear both sides were motivated primarily by the same thing people are always motivated by - MONEY.
It certainly wasn't slavery."

Except that for some people, slavery was MONEY:

"Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery-- the greatest material interest of the world."
Mississippi "Reasons for Secession", January 1861

Here "material" means MONEY.

"They demand the abolition of negro slavery throughout the confederacy, the recognition of political equality between the white and negro races, and avow their determination to press on their crusade against us, so long as a negro slave remains in these States...
They have impoverished the slave-holding states by unequal and partial legislation, thereby enriching themselves by draining our substance.
They have refused to vote appropriations for protecting Texas against ruthless savages, for the sole reason that she is a slave-holding State.
Texas "Reasons for Secession" February 2, 1861

So, Northern abolitionist impoverished" slave-holding states -- sounds like MONEY to me.

"The fairest portions of the world have been turned into wildernesses, and the most civilized and prosperous communities have been impoverished and ruined by Anti-Slavery fanaticism."
Robert Rhett's "Address to Slaveholding States" December 1860

Abolitionists impoverished "civilized and prosperous communities" -- sounds like MONEY to me.

FLT-bird: "The North was just fine with that so long as they got to keep profiting so much from it."

Well, not all in the North, this man for example:

"You think slavery is right and ought to be extended; while we think it is wrong and ought to be restricted."
A. Lincoln "Letter to Alexander H. Stephens" (December 22, 1860)

FLT-bird: "Even the original 7 seceding states turned down the Corwin Amendment and were looking forward to economic independence.
But of course the PC Revisionsts can't bear to admit that despite how overwhelming the evidence is for it."

The important fact is that Corwin was supported by all Democrats, opposed by most Republicans.
No evidence has ever been presented here that a) Lincoln directly supported Corwin or b) "the original 7 seceding states" were ever asked to consider, or ever did consider, Corwin as a reason to end secession.
Corwin was a Democrat solution to secession.

[Bull Snipe]

or b) “the original 7 seceding states” were ever asked to consider, or ever did consider, Corwin as a reason to end secession.”

President Lincoln, on Mar 16th 1861, sent a letter to the Governors all of states including the states that had seceded. This letter was a transmittal of the Corwin Amendment and stated “an authenticated copy of a Joint Resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States.”

The only surviving copy of Lincoln’s original cover letter is that which was sent to the Governor of the state of Florida.

So the seven seceding states received a copy of the Corwin Amendment from President Lincoln. One might assume, that by forwarding the amendment to the seceded states, Lincoln was tacitly asking for their consideration. Even though he makes no such request in his cover letter.