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. 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.
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