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Jan 14, 1860:
House Committee proposes amendment to protect slavery
On this day in 1860, unable to agree on anything else, the U.S.
House of Representatives' Committee of Thirty-Three submits a
proposed constitutional amendment protecting slavery in all areas
where it already existed. The proposed measure was not enough to
stem the tide of seceding states.
After the election of Republican Abraham Lincoln as president in
November 1860, the states of the South began to talk of
secession. The Republican Party was committed to restricting
slavery in the Western territories, and Southerners feared an
eventual campaign to eradicate the institution entirely across
the U.S. As the new administration prepared to take over,
attempts were made by many politicians in Washington, D.C., to
alleviate Southern fears. The House of Representatives appointed
the Committee of Thirty-Three, consisting of one member from each
state, to investigate avenues of compromise that would keep the
South from seceding.
Most of the compromises involved the Republicans forfeiting their
plan to keep slavery out of the Western territories. This was,
however, the main reason for the existence of the party. As a
result, many Northern congressmen would not agree to any such
move. Finally, on January 14, committee chair Thomas Corwin of
Ohio submitted a plan calling for an amendment to protect
slavery, enforce the fugitive slave laws, and repeal state
personal liberty laws. In the 1850s, the South was increasingly
concerned with slaves escaping to the North; the personal liberty
laws made it difficult to get slaves back, and this was a
motivating factor behind secession.
South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama had already
seceded by the time Corwin made his proposal. The plan died, and
the nation continued on the road to war.
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