Crittendens compromise
The two men who proposed amendments to the constitution that would outlaw abolition were representative Thomas Corwin and Senator John Crittenden. Thomas Corwin was from Ohio and John Crittenden was from Kentucky.
there are 35 amendments to the Kentucky constitution
John Crittenden
The Crittenden Plan or Crittenden Compromise was introduced in 1861 and if had passed in congress it might have prevented secession. The Kentucky senator who introduced it was John Crittenden.
NO. He was governor of Kentucky at one time.
John Crittenden was a politician from the state of Kentucky. He was also the 15th and 22nd United States Attorney General.
He was able to keep Kentucky from seceding the nation. and he also had the Crittenden compromise, which failed, but was for abolition.
Kentucky, Senator Crittenden's home state, would have remained a slave state.
The web address of the Crittenden County Historical Society is: http://www.crittendenhistorymuseum.org
The phone number of the Crittenden County Historical Society is: 270-965-9257.
The address of the Crittenden County Historical Society is: Po Box 25, Marion, KY 42064
George B. Crittenden led the Battle of Mill Springs in Nancy, Kentucky for the Confederacy.