[Non-Sequitur]

That's right. And why not? After all, they had done it before.

They had rebelled before. And had won before. The South only accomplished half of that.

[antinomian]

"They had rebelled before. And had won before. The South only accomplished half of that."

True, but winning or losing says nothing about the justice of the cause. They were justified in both cases. To believe otherwise is to deny the principle of self government.