[DoodleDawg]

And the war couldn't have waited till they resumed?

In December?

What was the hurry?

That would be a question for Jeff Davis.

[HandyDandy]

What was the hurry? That would be a question for Jeff Davis.

I know! I know! The hurry was that Davis was advised by his top men, that if he drew first blood that Virginia would come in on the side of the south! Major Anderson had just stated to Beauregard’s messenger that he had three days of provision left and would then have to abandon the fort. That put the pressure on Davis to act. It would have been meaningless to Virginia for Davis to attack an abandoned fort.

[DiogenesLamp]

In December?

I think they could have called a session any time they like. And what would it have hurt for them to wait till December? Why the urgency to start killing people? Oh, I know. The MONEY wouldn't wait till December. If Lincoln allowed regular trade to be established between Europe and the Confederate States, the gig was all up!

That would be a question for Jeff Davis.

Jeff Davis didn't send a fleet of warships with orders to attack. That was Lincoln, and *THAT* started the war.