I HAVE SPOKEN

*Also interesting that Jefferson Davis was the USA Army Secretary of War in 1853-1855, and in the aftermath of the victory vs. Mexico, was assigned the task of Surveying 5 RailRoad Routes, the building of which involved Labor. There was a lot of money to be made in Railroads, in several ways.
*See Credit Mobilier Scandal.
States Rights, new territory becoming states, slavery as labor a possibility only prior to emancipation, Low cost chinese, irish, german, and convict labor all integral to the 5 routes being built in the aftermath of the US Civil War and emancipation.
Result? Republicans in the construction and "Reconstruction" Drivers Seat for next 80years.

Indeed, it was the naval blockade against the South that started the war, just like the US naval blockade on Japan caused them to attack Pearl Harbor.