Which he did. Congress met again in July.
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!
So what did Congress do in July that solved the trade problem you speak of?
Jeff Davis didn't send a fleet of warships with orders to attack. That was Lincoln, and *THAT* started the war.
Because Davis wanted the war to start.
See? Now was that so hard?
So what did Congress do in July that solved the trade problem you speak of?
Because Davis wanted the war to start.
Attempts to put the focus on Davis are misdirection. Davis was in no position to do anything when Lincoln held all the power to interdict trade.
Lincoln was calling all the shots in the lead up to war. Lincoln alone is responsible for precipitating a war through his own deliberate actions.
And his reason for precipitating a war was to secure financial safety for his Crony Capitalist buddies in New York. This is why he supported the Corwin Amendment.
He was a shyster con man who would say whatever he needed to say to get power, then do whatever he needed to do to keep power.