[jeffersondem]

” . . . but when we are ready to relieve our territory and jurisdiction of the presence of a foreign garrison . . .”

The Confederacy viewed the presence of U.S. troops in the South after legal secession as the presence of a foreign garrison.

That much is clear from the quote in your post.

[rockrr]

It wasn’t a “legal secession” by any means.

[HandyDandy]

That is an interesting comment. Are you saying that Davis was justified in attacking Sumter? .........just because it was there?

[BroJoeK]

jeffersondem: "The Confederacy viewed the presence of U.S. troops in the South after legal secession as the presence of a foreign garrison."

So, do you now agree Davis ordered Civil War to begin at Fort Sumter?
It seem like such an obvious point, but one which our Lost Cause mythologizers spend endless posts denying.
So, are you breaking with their orthodoxy?