D’A. A separation from the free states!
Brightly. Which I oppose.
D’A. Then, sir, you are a traitor.
Brightly. Be careful, young man; you are not robust enough to use such talk with a man. I fight to repel Yankee intrusion upon our domestic affairs.
D’A. A patriotism that simply asks protection for your pocket.
Brightly. Whose reaches farther?
D’A. Who has no pride in a magnificent nationality, would simply root his way through the world like a hog, for the benefit of his stomach.
Brightly. Well, who gets, or cares for more?
D’A. He whose ambition leaps the instinct of the animal, to achieve honor, magnificence and power.
Brightly. You had that before and the north paid the bills. This is simply a domestic fight.