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Editorial
July 19, 1844
Richmond Palladium
Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana
What is this article about?
A partisan call to Whig voters in Old Wayne to muster for the first Monday in August election, emphasizing civic duty to preserve republican institutions, recalling the treacherous election of E. A. Hannegan to the U.S. Senate, and urging reliance on the ballot box over pledges.
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Whigs of Old Wayne,
Remember that the first Monday in August is not a day of your own, but that it belongs to your country. A day dedicated to the most sacred obligations of an American citizen--a day consecrated to the perpetuation of our free and republican institutions--the watch-day of Freedom. You are sentinels upon the watch-tower, and on the first Monday in August you are called upon to muster one and all, and report, what of your country--make a new selection servants, and determine the policy of action for the ensuing year. Remember the election of E. A. Hannegan to the Senate of the United States, and the base treachery by which it was brought about. You then trusted in pledges--but now place your dependence in the ballot box.
Remember that the first Monday in August is not a day of your own, but that it belongs to your country. A day dedicated to the most sacred obligations of an American citizen--a day consecrated to the perpetuation of our free and republican institutions--the watch-day of Freedom. You are sentinels upon the watch-tower, and on the first Monday in August you are called upon to muster one and all, and report, what of your country--make a new selection servants, and determine the policy of action for the ensuing year. Remember the election of E. A. Hannegan to the Senate of the United States, and the base treachery by which it was brought about. You then trusted in pledges--but now place your dependence in the ballot box.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Whig Election
August Monday Vote
Hannegan Treachery
Civic Duty
Ballot Box
Republican Institutions
What entities or persons were involved?
Whigs Of Old Wayne
E. A. Hannegan
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Call To Whig Voters For August Election Against Past Treachery
Stance / Tone
Urging Vigilance And Ballot Box Reliance
Key Figures
Whigs Of Old Wayne
E. A. Hannegan
Key Arguments
First Monday In August Is A Sacred Civic Duty For American Citizens
Day Dedicated To Perpetuating Free Republican Institutions
Voters As Sentinels Must Muster To Report On Country And Select New Servants
Determine Policy For The Ensuing Year
Recall Treacherous Election Of E. A. Hannegan To U.S. Senate
Past Trust In Pledges Led To Betrayal; Now Depend On Ballot Box