[DarkSavant]

had the confederate states not seceded-—over slavery<>BR>
No it wasn't

They had every right to secede, for any reason, even slavery. The Union chose not to respect their right, and went to war. The North was the aggressor. The North fought to preserve the Union, thereby making the Feds a hegemon the States were wholly subservient to. How was this a victory?

[DoodleDawg]

They had every right to secede, for any reason, even slavery.

They walked out without discussion, walked away from obligations for debt and treaties, and took every bit of federal property they could get their hands on. Why didn't the other states have the right to oppose that?

The North was the aggressor.

By not allowing the South to take yet another piece of federal property? If I refuse to give up my purse to a mugger am I the aggressor?