[PeaRidge]

And Lincoln did not acknowledge any of the correspondence or the presence in Washington of the commissioners themselves.

It was obvious that he was not there to negotiate peace.

In fact, as the Peace Commissioners were attempting to present the greetings of the Confederacy, Lincoln was sending the Union Navy, secretly, to Charleston harbor.

He was proceeding with war, not peace.

[Non-Sequitur]

It was obvious that he was not there to negotiate peace.

It is not obvious that they were there for the same reason. They were delivery boys, toting Davis' ultimatum.

In fact, as the Peace Commissioners were attempting to present the greetings of the Confederacy, Lincoln was sending the Union Navy, secretly, to Charleston harbor.

Where the Davis regime had been trying to starve the fort into submission. Obviously peace was not high on Davis' to-do list.

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Lincoln was sending the Union Navy, secretly, to Charleston harbor.

Yeah, it was so secret that Lincoln sent a message to the governor of South Carolina telling him exactly what he was doing.