[TexConfederate1861]

And that is where we disagree...Secession made Sumter the property of the Sovereign state of South Carolina, hence the Confederate States of America. it was occupied illegally, and a move was made to re-supply it with arms and men, and supplies. Sounds like a good reason for Davis to level it.......

[Non-Sequitur]

Secession made Sumter the property of the Sovereign state of South Carolina, hence the Confederate States of America. it was occupied illegally, and a move was made to re-supply it with arms and men, and supplies.

How did that automatically mean that Sumter became the property of the confederacy? What legal basis do you have to support this?