A common claim but inaccurate. Read the letter that Davis sent to Lincoln introducing the commissioners and you will see there is no offer to pay for anything. No offer to negotiate anything that Davis didn't want to talk about. Nothing really but an ultimatum that Lincoln surrender to rebel demands and recognize Confederate independence.
But even if there had been such an offer, isn't that an admission that the Southern actions of seizing property and walking away from debt had been wrong to begin with?
Oh, and the Wiki footnote references the wrong page. It's actually pages 336-337.
Did Davis send a commission to Lincoln? Yes.
Did the letter introducing the commissioners say anything about an offer? Why would it? Then he wouldn’t have needed to send the commissioners.Just because it is not mentioned in an introductory letter, does not mean the commissioners were not sent to make the offer.
Thanks for noting the correct pages. Feel free to correct the Wiki article.