One might suspect that SC was a bit more savvy in how it presented its case to the world. Britain, a major trading party for the southern states (and having bee

One might suspect that SC was a bit more savvy in how it presented its case to the world. Britain, a major trading party for the southern states (and having been as guilty as the US in establishing and profiting from slavery in the Americas, and was still profiting indirectly), had by then abolished slavery in its own colonies, and was divided in its attitude to the Confederacy. Regardless of what considerations went into that particular declaration, it is clearly a minority position and so should not be given greater weight than the majority.