They didn't, not really... they waited until we were bombed by japan.
It was most likely the smoked sausage Kristoforas ate that morning.
I got my answer here:
http://lindsaysocialstudies.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/5/0/12504986/us_history_primary_source_muckraking...
You see for yourself.
Lenient....................
During his speech as an inauguration of his second term, he stated that approximately one eight of the population were colored slaves concentrated in the Southern part of the country. These slaves had peculiar and powerful interest and that he thought was what caused the war.
