Corwin Amendment

Corwin Amendment
A proposed amendment to the United States Constitution, providing against any amendment to the Constitution granting to Congress the power to abolish or interfere with the domestic institution of slavery; submitted by Congress for ratification in 1861, but failing of ratification by the requisite number of states.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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