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And by the way, most of this came from your favorite discussion site, so your sources are also not only wrong, but probably loose with the truth.

You can continue your boorish comments about the South because the bravery of the people of the South was obvious, and the brazen rabble that Lincoln roused to invade the South seem to have some of their offspring lurking around here. Imagine that.

The American Civil War newsgroup is a great place for information. Many academics post there.

The upshot of the NG thread on Sumter was that enough time had passed since the 1794 acts that when the property was ceded in 1841, the federal government had clear title. It was also said on the NG that the government wouldn't even continue construction unless title were conveyed.

No one had any questions until it came time to throw down Old Glory and rebell against the national authority. It was a United States fort. The property belonged to the United States, not South Carolina.

The people of South Carolina arrogantly thought they dould steal from the people of the United States and they got slam dunked for their trouble.

Walt

"The people of South Carolina arrogantly thought they dould steal from the people of the United States and they got slam dunked for their trouble."

Obviously you have never heard of the Confederate Commissioners who were dispatched to Washington in February of 1861 to arrange for repayment to the Federal governmnet for all monies lost by fort and mint seizures.

Or, are you aware of this fact and just a mule?

I am sure you will be delighted to know that the next month, Lincoln would not meet with them. Seems as if he wasn't too worried about "theft".

"The upshot of the NG thread on Sumter was that enough time had passed since the 1794 acts..."

That is not the 'upshot'. That is one poster's opinion.

"The people of South Carolina arrogantly thought they dould steal from the people of the United States"

They had been asking to buy the fort since November of 1860, and continued the quest in Washington until April 10, 1860

Fort Sumter was taken, no lives lost, and Anderson and his men sent home. This was the second time in four months that armed forces of the Union were expelled from Charleston Harbor without loss of life. The message was 'don't to to Charleston unless you want to be run off'. But war never came from the first excursion, and wouldn't from the second except for that little thing Lincoln did about calling out the troops.

Sounds as if your 'slam dunk' comparison is based on insufficient reasoning, and more on redneck posturing.