In actual fact the North lost all southern trade and taxes for the next four years, plus added in something around $3B in war direct costs, eventual total cost around $7B and came out of the war stronger than when it went in.
But by all means think that the North spent this immense sum based on a financial calculation that it couldn't afford to lose $70M in southern tariffs (itself a gross exaggeration, real number is probably somewhere around 1/3 of this amount).
IOW, the Union spent $7,000 million to "protect" <$30 million/year in tax revenue.
Thank you I will. That was not my point.
I have never read anything like the Corwin Amendment.
It is as follows:
No amendment shall be made to the Constitution which will authorize or give to Congress 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.
All this stuff happen it seems in 1 month in 1861.
Around the first of March 1861 through April 12 1861 Start of war.
I think the dates of March 1861 through April 12 1861,
are the most important part in understanding the norths thinking toward starting a war with the South.
You can have your slaves forevery..first of March 1861 with the Corwin Amendment. The 1st 13 amendment attemp .
then toward end of March 1861 after the South refused the offer.
The North say’s!!!
NO !!! you can’t have the slaves now.
The 2nd 13 amendment now applies and it wasn’t writing till after April 12 1861.and by the way.....
we’re going to invade and go to war over this...
Why? for not taking the slave offer???
Is this not crazy stuff or what. What were these people smoking?