We have no doubt Mr. Lincoln wants the Cabinet at Montgomery to take the initiative by capturing the two forts in its waters, for it would give him the opportunity of throwing upon the Southern Confederacy the responsibility of commencing hostilities. But the country and posterity will hold him just as responsible as if he struck the first blow. -- New York Herald, 6 March 1861 It's not even in doubt in a yankee newspaper as to who started the war. Don't go to such great lengths to prove a point you can't make. It makes you look less credible that you already are.