Question

Because I see no certainty that the seceding states will ever be confederated again; none that the border states will secede at all; and if they should, I see no reliable ground for believing that they would incorporate themselves with the Gulf or cotton states in a new government. I see no surety either that Texas would unite with them.
–“A Protest against the Ordinance of Secession,”
James G. Taliaferro

Which statement best summarizes Taliaferro's argument?

The cotton states would need a new government if they seceded.
Texas would be sure to unite against the seceded states.
There is no reason to believe that any states that seceded would unite under a confederation.
It is very unlikely that all of the border states will secede.

Answer 1

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