No US civil war

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Only if the north declares war.

Ahhh. And yes, I did mean SC.

 

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SC you mean,
North was protectionist and racing to abolish slavery,

To be clear, the North wasn't racing to abolish slavery in 1860. The North was merely racing to limit its expansion.

But I concur: South Carolina was coordinating its secession efforts with other states. I doubt all of them would have left, but even if Lincoln had said, "hey, let's cut a deal," it was certain that several intended to secede regardless before he'd even be in office and in a position to act on such commitments.

R.III