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Among the efforts to avert destruction of the Union was a proposed 13th Amendment, the Corwin Amendment. It was introduced in Congress after the first few southern states had seceded in hopes of preventing further states seceding and possibly bringing already seceded states back into the Union. It did not address the 'hot button' issue of slavery in territories.
It stated:
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It stated:
No amendment shall be made to the Constitution which will authorize or give to Congress the power to abolish or interfere, within any State, with the domestic institutions thereof, including that of persons held to labor or service by the laws of said State.
The Amendment was approved by Congress March 2, 1861. Kentucky was the only state that ratified the proposal prior to the rebel seizure of Fort Sumter.<https://www.gilderlehrman.org/content/proposed-thirteenth-amendment-prevent-secession-1861>
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