Britton and France at the time hoped that the nation would break apart so they could step in. they both had people observing the war waiting to pick a side. Had it come to fruition the south would likely have ended up subjects. Look at how the Indian Nations turned out and you can have a glimpse of what might have happened. "A house divided cannot stand". I believe that sentence to be true. It has certainly been proven over the world throughout different centuries.
