By the way, I am neither pro-south or pro-north. I believe slavery was wrong, but I also believe that God's judgment rained down on the entire nation for national sins not just southern ones. Look what many northerners did to the native americans - did they treat them with the humanity that they demanded the south treat the slaves? Nope. Wasn't it Sheridan who said, "the only good indian is a dead indian"? Then there was the Trail of Tears, etc. etc. Some of the northern generals were just vile - Pope (called the "miscreant Pope" by Lee), Spoons Butler, "Kill Calvary Kilpatrick" - a bloodthirsty rogue; the list goes on. I must admit that, at times when I read Civil War narratives, I find myself rooting for the south.
Pull the other one, it's got bells on it. You, my friend, are as pro-south as they come.
It was just the northerners who did that? You better read some more history my friend. Start with the Trail of Tears.
BTW. In 1860, the north did not demand the south treat their slaves in any particular manner. Most people and politicians in the north didn't give a damn about southern slaves. The only thing that Lincoln told the south was that he would block expansion of slavery to the territories. Now I have already posted Robert Toombs words from Dec 1860 and he explaned quite clearly why that simple, non-offensive policy of stopping the expansion of slavery outside the south was in fact a serious threat to southern wealth and social structure.
That's what started the war.