“So, you believe the other States could have kicked South Carolina out of the Union, without consulting it?”
Yes, I do. If the citizens of each of those states voted to do so. The will of the people is ALWAYS preeminent.
There is still the idea that the crisis over Sumter was created when:
1. Anderson decided on his own to occupy Ft. Sumter. Ft. Moultrie would not have been a menace.
2. Lincoln decided to re-supply the Ft. , when the soldiers would have been forced to leave due to lack of food.
3. As I mentioned earlier, the Confederate Government was left NO choice, but to reduce the fort, because of it’s position.
Which he did because he was menaced by military threat BY THE SOUTHERERS.
2. Lincoln decided to re-supply the Ft. , when the soldiers would have been forced to leave due to lack of food.
Which he did because he was menaced by military threat BY THE SOUTHERERS. Otherwise, the fort would have been resupplied as normal.
3. As I mentioned earlier, the Confederate Government was left NO choice, but to reduce the fort, because of it’s position.
You can claim it, but it is patently untrue. Sumter didn't threaten Charleston directly; so they could have maintained the status quo. After all, the fort did nothing to commerce that a blockade couldn't. They had many options, but decided to pursue military attack.
1. Anderson decided on his own to occupy Ft. Sumter. Ft. Moultrie would not have been a menace.
2. Lincoln decided to re-supply the Ft. , when the soldiers would have been forced to leave due to lack of food.
3. As I mentioned earlier, the Confederate Government was left NO choice, but to reduce the fort, because of it’s position.
Oh hang it up, would you? Admit it, there was no legal justification for stealing the fort. They wanted it. They took it. they started a war over it. They lost the war they started. End of story.