However, by the time Representative Corwin proposed this amendment, the South had already seceded and organized the [[Confederate States of America]]. Even if the northern states would have ratified his amendment, it would probably not have been a sufficient condition for peace. Only two states ever ratified this amendment.<ref>http://www.novelguide.com/a/discover/eamc_02/eamc_02_00639.html</ref> | However, by the time Representative Corwin proposed this amendment, the South had already seceded and organized the [[Confederate States of America]]. Even if the northern states would have ratified his amendment, it would probably not have been a sufficient condition for peace. Only two states ever ratified this amendment.<ref>http://www.novelguide.com/a/discover/eamc_02/eamc_02_00639.html</ref> |