And the United States said, "No, your reason isn't good enough." Too bad that Ft. Sumter got in the way.
During the Winter of 1860, South Carolina attempted to acquire Ft. Sumter by purchasing it from the Federal government. After diplomatic efforts failed, the state systematically purchased arms and munitions from throughout the United States to take the fort by force. On April 12th, state troops bombarded Ft. Sumter into surrender.
And there went state's rights, so I guess we have you yankees to thank for our behemoth federal government.