just came and you want to run away you got something more important well if you don't mind the commodore i'm not to mind the commodore but you mind the commodore store they well have rather than leave too and we have something more interesting than shit have a good time tomorrow you don't get a basal piece right good by i wouldn't worry dally it may not be anything serious gentlemen this is serious business delegates from six caucus states have met in montgomery alabama and formed the confederate states of america virginia has called the state convention to decide whether or not she will s among you just when there are two native born virginia it is imperative that the affairs of the navy department be undertaken with no division of loyalty i must therefore ask these two gentlemen to declare their intentions should their native state follow the course of her southern sisters captain b the question raised by mr secretary i've been weighing heavily upon me these past few months i was born in virginia the son of virginia barry i determine my decision as my state goes so much dry it is with regret that i am compelled to tender my resignation from the united states na and you commodore jordan i gather from your works are the sentiments of stephen decatur my country may she ever be right but right or wrong my country mr president i on hold there belongs to the agenda you have sworn to defend the constitution of the united states are announce that out of fulfilling law sacred duty you realize that your decision places us on opposing sides our regret that can thank for all you've taught me i'll make a worthy opponent there isn't any war yet and if it happens it won't last long be small come back to the families were destroyed it's time for me to go and you'll let me see you cry when you what are you doing in washington nothing on the great work it's already been done captain erickson submitted a model of his monitor to the navy department of the monitor i sure would like to see when you say it's right up in the  i'll think of it only is building a great ship the bad news is it raymond tell me raymond has been appointed her that is very wise mr president see that each volunteer before signing has warned of the dangers of the adventure and the object against us showed them however that the government will take care of the fabulous should they not survive oh so they don't think you're good enough to say enough is that when you know the ship pretty well don't you know i ought to i would like to go along with this thought i'd like to come along thanks very much seven that's impossible why well i've been this secretive to include among its officers i hardly dare hope foreigners come don't you see there's a chance to vindicate myself though it was a time when i didn't even want to go on with the work but then i realized that with or without your help the money that would be built to live got to see it through you don't realize how vital it is that the monitor should see its success with the failure for you and me my brother is an officer on the merrimac raymond green that's why i stood here hoping that those men wouldn't let you go there's nothing left but to beg you not to nothing i can sa say there's a storm coming up twenty one none of the crew ever come back long ago i said that all the wars and all the world couldn't stop me from doing that she should hate you but i can no hate left in me no feeling th as i walk this path if i could only remain forever in the dark away from the rising sun that brings to light the numbers increase life but there's no turning back we must finish the