[DoodleDawg]

Judging by Pea Ridge's posts concerning the messages and letters regarding the ships sent to Ft. Sumter, it does not look like they had that choice either. The evidence indicates Lincoln was going to have his war one way or the other.

According to you there is always a choice. Lincoln could have ignored the bombardment of Sumter. By the same token the South could have ignored the resupply of Sumter. If you want to believe that Lincoln was hell-bent on war then there is certainly more than enough evidence to suggest the Confederacy was just as eager to start it as well.

[central_va]

Not sure why anyone would discuss anything with a liberal Democrat liar who parades around Free republic like they are some kind of queen.

[DiogenesLamp]

According to you there is always a choice. Lincoln could have ignored the bombardment of Sumter.

I don't think you are grasping my point. Lincoln deliberately sent belligerents to Ft. Sumter to start a war. He did this after explicitly telling the Confederates that he would send no belligerents, just supplies. They were at a rendezvous point 10 miles away from Ft. Sumter when the conflict began. I have little doubt the Confederates knew the flotilla had sailed, and knew they were carrying war material and soldiers on board.

Lincoln was going to cause the war one way or the other.