He could try. Of course, Cuba had not had previous history as one of the owners of the Federal Government.
“What legal right did they have to do so?”
What legal right did they not have to do so? What legal power was granted Lincoln to keep them in the Union?
“Having surrendered to Southern demands what accommodation was necessary? The South would have seized what they wanted. What else was there?”
Let them go. All that was required.
But would that normally be considered justified? Why or why not?
What legal right did they not have to do so? What legal power was granted Lincoln to keep them in the Union?
We can get into that. But first what legal claim did South Carolina have to Sumter? It belonged to the federal government, built by the federal government on land deeded to it free and clear by the South Carolina legislature. What suddenly made it confederate property without compensation and without the owner having any say in the matter?
Let them go. All that was required.
Let them steal what they want and do nothing?