The Crittenden Compromise

James Henry Crittenden of Kentucky came up with the Crittenden Compromise. The proposed ammendments of the Crittenden Compromise was designed to appease the South. Slavery was to be prohibited north of the 36 degrees, 30', but south to that (including cuba and mexico if ever purchased) would be given federal protection to slavery. However, Lincoln flatly rejected it and with that all hope reconciliation evaporated. The Crittenden Compromise failed.