[groanup]

When they were offered all that they wanted, they still choose to rebel against the country.

Could it be that once a party breaks the terms of a contract, as Washington did, it behooves the other party to remove himself from the transaction. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.

[usmcobra]

If the south was a company perhaps but not without legal recourse or attempting to reach some sort of solution in the court system.

Here Lincoln made an offer, the South's reaction, pull out, shoot first and hope that no one shoots back.

The Southern Democrats refused to act as adults.

[Non-Sequitur]

Could it be that once a party breaks the terms of a contract, as Washington did, it behooves the other party to remove himself from the transaction. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.

What terms did Washington break?

[SunkenCiv]

Could it be that once a party breaks the terms of a contract, as Washington did, it behooves the other party to remove himself from the transaction.

Interesting claim, since all the seceding states (including those which attacked federal installations) did so before Lincoln was sworn in.