:06:01
I assume this Army is to be used
to invade those areas...
:06:05
...to eliminate the rebellion by force.
:06:08
Yes, sir, the Federal government
has been challenged by these rebels...
:06:13
...who have been most effective in changing
the sentiments of state legislatures...
:06:18
...challenging our Constitution and
challenging our central government.
:06:23
The attack on Fort Sumter
cannot be ignored.
:06:28
General, my home is right there
across the Potomac.
:06:32
Why, you can see Arlington House
from your front door.
:06:36
My family is spread all
over this part of Virginia.
:06:40
If you invade the South, your enemy
territory will be right across that river.
:06:45
Well, sir, there is no great outcry
for secession in Virginia.
:06:52
Is not a foregone conclusion that
Virginia or Tennessee or Arkansas...
:06:57
...or Kentucky will join the rebellion.
:07:01
My friend, may I humbly submit that
you're mistaken about Virginia.
:07:05
As you know, the legislature is
convening in Richmond this very day...
:07:09
...to discuss the very
issue of secession.
:07:12
Now, perhaps you know their mind
better than they themselves.
:07:18
And I regret to say the presidens
hasty calling up of 75,000 volunteers...
:07:25
...to subdue the rebellion
in the cotton states...
:07:28
...has done nothing to ameliorate
the crisis. It has only deepened it.
:07:35
I trust you're not being
too hasty yourself, colonel.
:07:40
This is a great opportunity
for you to serve your country.
:07:49
My country, Mr. Blair?
:07:53
I never thought I'd see the day
the president of the United States...
:07:57
...would raise an army
to invade his own country.