After the fact. The South walked out first, repudiated responsibility for their share of the debt first, stole every piece of federal property they could get their hands on first, and then you would have us believe they would be willing to pay for it?
You seem to like odd analogies, let's try this one on for size. Give me your house. Turn title to it over to me free and clear and vacate the property. Once you do that I'll pay you for it. I'll give you fair value, I promise.
Deal?
I hereby declare this thread as dead as a Confederate solder in a Mathew Brady photo.