Then perhaps you can show us some of what you've read. If you read the legislation authorizing the delegation and Davis' letter to Lincoln introducing then delegation, it makes it clear that they were there for one reason only, recognition. And only after that was there a vague offer to talk about 'matters interesting to both nations'. No offer to pay for Sumter or anything else.
I never ONCE said that the south expected the union to roll over, but they did give them the option to peacefully leave the fort and let the south leave.
You expected the Lincoln administration to let the South leave, you say. Apparently without paying for any federal property that they stole, or compensation for their share of the federal debt built up while they were a part, and to walk away from treaty obligations the nation had. And the remaining states would have to bear this entire burden. So again, why should the remaining states peacefully sit back and allow themselves to get screwed over like that?
I’m tired of arguing with you. You win. I don’t want to have to type for an hour everyday. I’ll believe what I want to and you can believe what you want to. End of discussion.