[billbears]

And we have already discussed this. The last paragraph in the Hartford document itself is quite telling. End the war by this point or else. What's the else? Considering Pickering and Cabot's own comments, as I've said to you before I don't think they were going to invite Southerners over for tea. Also consider this is just one instance this had happened. Also in 1803 and 1807, the north was itching to leave the union from day one

[Non-Sequitur]

But they never tried the '...or else' did they? Again, in none of the cases you mention was any illegal action taken. In none of those cases mentioned did someone fire on a federal facility. The comparison between them and the south is ludicrous.