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Editorial
June 7, 1849
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
An editorial mocks a Charleston Mercury correspondent's bombastic proposal to stage conflict over Union dissolution in California, urging invocation of South Carolina's revolutionary heroes like Butler, Huger, and Pinckney to 'clean up your old musket.'
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Nonsense in South Carolina.
A correspondent of the Charleston Mercury closes a communication in the following bombastic style:
"Then let us make the issue in California. Some may consider the course recommended rash: but what is more rash than a dissolution of the Union? Let California be the theatre of action instead of the old States. Some may say it smells too strong of gunpowder. To such I say, go to the graves of your Butler and your Huger, your Hampton and your Pinckney, your Rutledge and your Dickinson, invoke the shades of those departed brave Palmettos! Then, I know, the watchword will be, 'Clean up your OLD MUSKET.'"
A correspondent of the Charleston Mercury closes a communication in the following bombastic style:
"Then let us make the issue in California. Some may consider the course recommended rash: but what is more rash than a dissolution of the Union? Let California be the theatre of action instead of the old States. Some may say it smells too strong of gunpowder. To such I say, go to the graves of your Butler and your Huger, your Hampton and your Pinckney, your Rutledge and your Dickinson, invoke the shades of those departed brave Palmettos! Then, I know, the watchword will be, 'Clean up your OLD MUSKET.'"
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
War Or Peace
What keywords are associated?
South Carolina
Union Dissolution
California Conflict
Bombastic Rhetoric
Revolutionary Heroes
What entities or persons were involved?
Charleston Mercury
Butler
Huger
Hampton
Pinckney
Rutledge
Dickinson
Palmettos
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Critique Of Bombastic Calls For Union Dissolution In California
Stance / Tone
Mocking And Dismissive
Key Figures
Charleston Mercury
Butler
Huger
Hampton
Pinckney
Rutledge
Dickinson
Palmettos
Key Arguments
Proposal To Make California The Site Of Action Over Union Dissolution
Dissolution Of The Union Is More Rash Than The Recommended Course
Invoke Spirits Of South Carolina Heroes To Rally For Conflict
Watchword: 'Clean Up Your Old Musket'