My recollection is that they had sent a delegation to discuss these very issues. Lincoln changed his mind about meeting them and sent them away.
How are you going to negotiate terms if one side refuses to negotiate?
And the other side has no right to disagree that there were offenses against them or that the compact had been broken or anything in their own defense. Again, seems like one side has a whole lot better rights than the other side. Must suck to be them.
I think the issues you mentioned above should have been dealt with forthrightly, but again, It is my recollection that there was an attempt to do this, but Lincoln was having none of it.
You can't reject efforts to arrive at a fair cost and then blame people for not trying to pay it.
After the fact. The southern states left first and walked away from obligations and with anything they could get their hands on. So even if the delegation had been there to discuss paying for anything, and there was nothing in the letter of introduction Davis sent Lincoln that indicates they were, what leverage did Lincoln have to get fair value? It'd be like if I demanded you sign your car over to me and say I'll pay you fair value for it. You're at the mercy of whatever I consider fair. So you ask how do you negotiate when one side won't and I would reply how do you negotiate when you have no leverage to gain anything?
I think the issues you mentioned above should have been dealt with forthrightly, but again, It is my recollection that there was an attempt to do this, but Lincoln was having none of it
Shouldn't the issues have been settled before leaving? Otherwise how can both sides protect their own interests?