They didn't have control of the conflict, nor do they have to justify their reasons for exercising a right given "by nature, and nature's God" to have independence from a government that no longer suited their interests.
The only person who's reasons matter was Abe Lincoln, and he specifically said he was going to continue slavery if the south would just stop trying to be independent of Washington D.C.
Oh bull crap.
The only person who's reasons matter was Abe Lincoln, and he specifically said he was going to continue slavery if the south would just stop trying to be independent of Washington D.C.
More bull crap.