[PeterFinn]

Like it or not most Southern states didn't freely join anything. They were admitted, and only with the permission of a majority of the existing states through a vote in Congress. Leaving should have required the same.

Really? Virginia, North & South Carolina, and Georgia were among the original 13 states. With whose "permission" did they join the Union? Your sense of history is lacking.

[Non-Sequitur]

Really? Virginia, North & South Carolina, and Georgia were among the original 13 states. With whose "permission" did they join the Union? Your sense of history is lacking.

Looking at the original 7 rebelling states, only two were among the original 13 - Georgia and South Carolina. Flordia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas were all admitted with the consent of the other states. So unless I need to post the definition of 'most' I suggest my statement is entirely correct.