Seriously, you know nothing about actual history, do you?
Your buddy, your pal, your close personal friend -- Jeffy-baby Davis -- after you sat and drank moonshine-koolaid with him, where you called him "Jeffy" and he called you "Foundy", in early 1861 your buddy was "under attack" from nobody until, until after "Jeffy-baby" began rebelling, insurrecting, invading and making war on the United States.
Still, Jeffy-baby was "under attack" from nobody until after Jeff's Confederate government formally declared war on the United States.
Then and only then did all h*ck break loose, and Jeffy-baby and his Confederate "government" received what they so ardently wished for and so richly deserved.
Seriously, pal, study and learn some real history.
foundedonpurpose: "Lincoln had a constitution to follow, and a bill of rights.
If he had obeyed the law, the civil war never would have happened."
In fact, the US Constitution requires the Federal Government to defend the United States against rebellion, insurrection, "domestic violence", treason, attacks, invasions and those who declare war against the USA.
Your good buddy, Jeffy-baby's Confederates did all of those things before a single Confederate soldier was killed in battle with the United States Army.
Seriously, pal, study and learn some real history.
“Your good buddy, Jeffy-baby’s Confederates did all of those things before a single Confederate soldier was killed in battle with the United States Army”
No, it was your hero Ape Lincoln who refused to get Federal troops out of the free and independent state of SC. He knew exactly what he was doing. He knew that SC would use force to get the ENEMY out of that state. The POS not only got what he wanted, but more, when 5 other states sided with the Confederacy instead of supplying troops to kill other Southerners.
Secession from the Union was not considered in NC until reports came of the April 12 bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina. Lincoln would call for 75,000 troops on April 17, in order to suppress the “rebellion”. Governor Ellis responded to Lincolns order by writing a telegram saying “I regard the levy of troops made by the Administration for the purposes of subjugating the States of the South, as in violation of the Constitution, and as a gross usurpation of power. I can be no part to this wicked violation of the laws of the Country and to this war upon the liberties of a free people. You can get no troops from North Carolina”
PS: Slavery had nothing at all to do with NC seceeding from the Union. The refusal to go to war with their fellow Southern states had everything to do with it and Gov Ellis rightfully told Ape Lincoln to kiss his ass.