Was John Quincy Adams Out to Lunch?

Those that believe that the originally proposed 13th amendment was ratified believe that men such as Jmes Madison, James Monroe and John Quincy Adams were men of honesty and integrity. They also believe that the man recognized as the Father of the Constitution is better qualified to render a decision on the intent of the framers of the Constitution than modern day self proclaimed Constitutional Scholars. To reject the compelling evidence that the amendment was ratified requires that we make the assumption that Madison, Monroe and Adams were either ignorant, incompetent or dishonest or a combination of all three. The letter written by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams clearly reveals his position whether or not Louisiana had a Constitutional right to vote for or against the ratification of the proposed amendment. He knew that 12 states had ratified the amendment and that the ratification of one additional state was needed to ratify the amendment. He then sent letters to the governors of Connecticut, South Carolina and Vrirgina to determine whether they were for or against ratification. Connecticut reported that their state has rejected the amendment and in South Carolina, one of the legislative Houses vote in favor and the House ejected the amendment. Having been deadlocked, South Carolina was unable to ratify the amendment. Virginia did not respond to Adams letter, but it is believed that the proposed amendment was ratified on February 7, 1912. According to the position of Secretary of State John Quincy Adams and President James Monroe the New Hampshire's vote in favor of ratification was the 13th and final state needed to properly ratify the amendment. As far as they were concerned states admitted after the proposed amendment had been submitted to the states were not entitled to vote for or against the ratification of the proposed amendment. Whether or not the 13th Amendment was ratified or not depends upon who you wish to believe. You can put your faith in James Madison, James Monroe and John Quincy Adams or you can adhere to the position of taken by modern day revisionist historians believe that this trio of Founding Fathers were out to lunch. The osition of the three states that had the letter to the states that had not yet ratified the amendment or whose ratification was in need of clarification. The governors of Connect

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