Amnesty or No Amnesty?

I think that the South did not decerve Amnesty. This is because, first of all they didn't want forgiveness. They didn't belive that they had done anything wrong. So if this were there belives then it wouldn't make much sence to forgive someone that didn't want it. Not only that, but they should have come to the North and asked for the forgiveness. Not the North ask if it was ok for them to forgive the South.