Actually that is mentioned by the phrase enemies foreign and DOMESTIC and by rebellion.
At the time of secession the States were not enemies (foreign or domestic) nor were they in rebellion. When the Union attacked SC it was a sovereign State and no longer a part of the union so not in rebellion.
Wrong as usual the US did not attack anyone until after they were attacked. You can lie and misrepresent all you want History is clear on this South Carolina attacked Fort Sumnter on 12 April and Lincoln DID NOT call up the militia or the army until 15 April. As for sovereign wrong again The states that tried to leave the Union were in open rebellion against the LEGAL Government in Washington DC.
Look Doc9 you are either a blazing MORON or a bald faced liar, what I have posted here is fact Fort sumnter was fired on April 12th and Lincoln did NOT call out the militia until April 15th AFTER the ATTACK. Disagreeing with FACTS makes you look REALLY STUPID. And the USA considered the Southern States in rebellion which is ALSO HISTORICAL FACT.
I may be a blazing moron but I can't be bald-faced anything because I have really nice beard. I have not questioned
those facts nor am interested in what the Union considered. Nations say whatever they like (true or not) to put the best possible spin on their actions. You should know this. Called "propaganda" and one side's propaganda is as questionable as the others. In addition there is considerable truth in the old saying that the winner writes the history anyway they like.
I say again: the South considered the Unions' refusal to leave SC's territory coupled with the reinforcement of the armed troops there an attack. I tend to agree with them. Either way it was definitely a deliberate provocation that is also a historical fact. The Union did in fact peacefully give up forts and other federal installations elsewhere in the South so why not this time? It might also be remembered that many Confederate officers had been Union officers that were allowed to peacefully leave Union service. If it was "rebellion" wouldn't those officers have been considered rebels/traitors and perhaps shot? Gen. Robert E Lee left Union employ to become a Southern leader. If the Union considered him a traitor/rebel why didn't they simply jail or shoot him and save themselves a whole lot of grief?