I think the South is [doomed], but my lot is cast with the South and being unable to manage the ship, I intend to face the breakers manfully and go down with my companions.

–Jonathan Worth,
Letter to D. G. Worth,
May 15, 1861

Worth says that his “lot is cast with the South,” meaning that he
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Worth is “unable to manage the ship,” meaning he cannot
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With the phrase “go down with my companions,” Worth is pledging allegiance to
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