I am certain you already know that secessionists in Deep South states committed many acts of ever-increasing rebellion, insurrection, "domestic violence" and war against the United States in the exactly six-months between Lincoln's election on November 6, 1860 and the Confederacy's formal declaration of war on the United States, May 6, 1861.
These included forceful seizures of dozens of Federal properties (i.e., forts, ships, arsenals, armories & mints), threats against Federal officials, and shooting at Union ships.
Confederate acts of war culminated in their military assault on Fort Sumter, April 12, and formal Declaration of War, May 6.
After formally declaring war, the Confederacy immediately began assaults in slave-holding Union states, especially Missouri but including Virginia (before it seceded) and eventually Kentucky & Maryland.
Bottom line: there is no possible question of "the South seceding peacefully" because they refused to go peacefully.
As was their nature, the Slave Power was always assertive, aggressive, expansionist, violent and uncompromising in its demands.
Fortunately, today everything is different, and we never see such traits in our pro-Confederate FRiends, right?
;-)
“I am certain you already know that secessionists in Deep South states committed many acts of ever-increasing rebellion, insurrection, “domestic violence” and war against the United States in the exactly six-months between Lincoln’s election on November 6, 1860 and the Confederacy’s formal declaration of war on the United States, May 6, 1861.”
Unlike well-mannered Trayvon model John Brown, eh? Gunrunning into the South was perfectly legal.
“These included forceful seizures of dozens of Federal properties”
You mean properties that the South had served for, paid for, maintained and protected for decades?
“Bottom line: there is no possible question of “the South seceding peacefully”
Well, sure. The aggressor always states there was no alternative. They were forced to invade the south because the South wanted to leave! How dare they!
The cause of the South is very clear. They wanted to leave the Union the same way they came.
“because they refused to go peacefully.”
They were never allowed to go peacefully.