If I remember correctly the House passed a Constitutional amendment to ban any constitutional amendments to ban slavery, the Senate also passed it 2 days later and President Buchanan signed it the same day.
Lincoln was sworn in a day later. He apparently did not campaign against the Constitutional amendment.
Only 3 states ratified it, though. So nothing ever came of it, even though it was a huge deal to those in Congress in those few days.
I was thinking if the amendment, yes, and had the South capitulated and returned to the union Lincoln could have backed up the carrot by pushing for the requisite states to ratify.
I was also thinking of the Fugitive Slave Act, which Lincoln repeatedly vowed to enforce and repeal of which he fought against.
I was thinking of the amendment, yes, and had the South capitulated and returned to the union Lincoln could have backed up the carrot by pushing for the requisite states to ratify.
I was also thinking of the Fugitive Slave Act, which Lincoln repeatedly vowed to enforce and repeal of which he fought against.