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Editorial
June 21, 1836
State Journal
Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont
What is this article about?
The editorial praises a well-attended liberty meeting in Vermont that analyzed and condemned the Gag Law, which Van Buren supported, deeming it worse than the 1798 Sedition Law. Speakers like Upham and Col. Miller highlighted its pernicious principles, predicting no favor for it among Vermonters except Van Buren federalists.
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LIBERTY MEETING. Our readers are referred to the first column of the first page for the doings of the meeting on Tuesday on the old-fashioned subject of Liberty. We do not recollect to have ever attended a better meeting. The Gag Law with which Mr. Van Buren voted to tie the tongues of freemen, was analyzed and properly expounded by able hands. Mr. Upham and others clearly proved the Gag Bill to be more pernicious in principle than the Sedition Law of 1798, which was a millstone about the neck of John Adams. Col. Miller's speech was one of his best efforts. Neither gag-laws or their apologists will find favor in Vermont, except among the most servile of the Van Buren federalists.
What sub-type of article is it?
Slavery Abolition
Partisan Politics
Constitutional
What keywords are associated?
Gag Law
Liberty Meeting
Van Buren
Sedition Law
Vermont
Free Speech
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Van Buren
Mr. Upham
Col. Miller
John Adams
Van Buren Federalists
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Opposition To The Gag Law At Liberty Meeting
Stance / Tone
Strongly Anti Gag Law And Pro Liberty
Key Figures
Mr. Van Buren
Mr. Upham
Col. Miller
John Adams
Van Buren Federalists
Key Arguments
Gag Law Ties Tongues Of Freemen
Gag Bill More Pernicious Than 1798 Sedition Law
Sedition Law Was A Millstone For John Adams
Gag Laws And Apologists Find No Favor In Vermont Except Among Servile Van Buren Federalists