odawg: "How can you be so freaking stupid?
The first state to secede was after the November election of 1860.
They felt no need to wait until Lincoln assumed office."
It's true, we do see a lot of stupidity posted on these threads, but I don't mind stupidity or honest mistakes nearly as much as I loathe intentional dishonesty, and that's just what I see from most Lost Causers -- they know better, but still chose to lie.
In this particular example, Lincoln himself did NOT discuss the potential loss of Federal revenues due to secession before he took office.
All the allegations that Lincoln did publicly decry lost revenues came from pro-Confederate propagandists after Lincoln was in office.
They are not confirmed by any non-hostile original sources.
odawg: "And, according to historians, which you are obviously not one, the South was being rolled by the Federal government over revenues."
No, not according to legitimate "historians", only according to pro-Confederate propagandists.
In fact, over time, "the South" both paid & received back a fair share of Federal revenues.
odawg: "You must be one of these idiots that fervently believe the North was righteous and justified in what it did."
I think, under Lincoln's leadership the Union did the best it could have done, given the circumstances it faced.