[NovemberCharlie]

BTW, the city of New York at the beginning of the WONA was willing and prepared to secede with the South.

Really? Got any details on that?

[billbears]

Yes, I've got a couple articles out of the New York papers and some of the leaders of the time. Will post them this evening. It had to do with the outrageous tax levels the federal government was looking for not only in Southern ports but in the city of New York as well