[Ads-l] Sectional Patriotism

[Laurence Horn]

> On Aug 10, 2016, at 5:35 PM, Galen Buttitta <satorarepotenetoperarotas3 at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> There is another article: The "a" in "a strong advocate".

and the "the" in "the name 'Cass'"

LH
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>> On Aug 10, 2016, at 17:12, Dave Wilton <dave at WILTON.NET> wrote:
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>> Hadn't come across "sectional patriotism" before, but evidently it's a
>> thing. (The term; I was aware of the phenomenon.)
>> 
>> I first encountered it on this rather strikingly worded historical marker on
>> US Route 59 South in East Texas. Except for the "the" at the end, there are
>> no articles:
>> 
>> "CASS COUNTY
>> "Formed from Bowie County land. Created April 25, 1846. Organized July 13,
>> 1846.
>> "Named in honor of Gen. Lewis Cass (1782-1866), United States soldier and
>> statesman, a strong advocate of annexation of Texas.
>> "Important river port city of Jefferson was county seat until Marion County
>> was carved out of Cass in 1860. Linden, near center of county, then became
>> county seat.
>> "During wave of sectional patriotism in 1861, the name 'Cass' was changed to
>> 'Davis' in honor of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States.
>> The original name was restored in 1871.
>> "Erected by the state of Texas--1971"
>> 
>> 
>> --Dave Wilton
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