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Delivered at the point of a gun by a 'landlord' who didn't own the property to begin with.

Sumter was abandoned by federal authorities, it was after South Carolina left...you suddenly discovered it's usefulness = Harassment.

The forts, arsenals, etc. were the propert of the U.S. and South Carolina had no legal claim to them.

Oooo my, they offered in good faith to pay for these forts. They shouldn't have - you forget the federal government is but a mere agent. We know, you prefer the people to be the agents, but it ain't so. So, what right does Connecticut have to property in the South? Wouldn't that leave South Carolina grounds to demand refunds for tariff's paid? What about all that Southern blood that soaked the soil - while - Your friends in New England crawled back into Big England's nurturing arms.

We leave, and y'all conspire. Just to add insult to injury.. when we finally had our fill of your shady behavior, and leave - You use the sword to rewrite the history.

Sumter was abandoned by federal authorities, it was after South Carolina left...you suddenly discovered it's usefulness = Harassment.

Sumter was never abandoned by the federal authorities. It was built on land deeded to the federal government free and clear by an act of the South Carolina legislature. The state had no legal claim to it. Not that legality mattered much to the confederate leadership.

Oooo my, they offered in good faith to pay for these forts.

So? Did they pay for them? Did Congress transfer ownership to South Carolina or the confederacy?

They shouldn't have - you forget the federal government is but a mere agent.

The federal government was the owner.

So, what right does Connecticut have to property in the South?

If you want to consider all federal property to be jointly owned by all the states, then the same right as every other state, north or south, had.

Wouldn't that leave South Carolina grounds to demand refunds for tariff's paid?

I imagine that legally South Carolina could demand a refund of the small percentage of the total cost of Sumter she provided. But that's a long way from claiming ownership over the whole thing.

What about all that Southern blood that soaked the soil - while - Your friends in New England crawled back into Big England's nurturing arms.

What nonsense are you blathering about now?

We leave, and y'all conspire. Just to add insult to injury.. when we finally had our fill of your shady behavior, and leave - You use the sword to rewrite the history

And you use the Southron myth machine to rewrite it. Where are you any different?