"No; that would be suicidal. Every one unwilling to bear arms would thus be allowed to go."
"And a premium would be put upon desertion?"
"In a certain sense--yes."
"Can a State's duty conflict with the duty of her citizens?"
"That is a hard question, Doctor; if I should be compelled to reply, I should say no."
"Then if it is South Carolina's duty to call you into military service, is it not your duty to serve?"
"Yes; but have you shown that it is her duty to make me serve?"
"That brings up the question whether it is a citizen's duty to serve his country in a wrong cause, and you have already said that a man should obey her laws or else renounce his citizenship."
"Yes, Doctor, that seems the only alternative."
"Then you are going to serve again, or get out of the country?"