There could be no government without restriction. We
would soon have anarchy if any part of a nation should and could
withdraw when it chose and how it pleased."
"Your doctrine, sir, would banish freedom from the world. All
peoples would have to submit to the central tyranny called
government, even though such government had become hateful."
"This doctrine, which all governments act upon," replied Scoville
pleasantly, "has not banished freedom from the world. In this
country, where every man has a voice, the government will be just
about as good as the majority determine it shall be."
"Well, sir, to sum up the whole matter," said Mr. Baron coldly, "two
things are clear: First, the South is determined to be free; second,
if we fail we can be held only under the heel of your Northern
majority as Poland is trodden upon."
Scoville saw that the discussion had gone far enough for his
purposes, and he said with a good-natured laugh, "I'm neither a
prophet nor his son, but I think it is a very hopeful sign that we
could have this frank interchange of views and belief.
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