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June 30, 1845
Lynchburg Virginian
Lynchburg, Virginia
What is this article about?
The Washington Union continues mourning Gen. Jackson's death in black borders, while the U.S. Journal ceased sooner, slyly noting it never deemed his election a curse, implying the Union's grief is insincere.
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The Rival Organs!—The Washington Union continues some time in black for Gen. Jackson, by way of demonstrating its excessive grief! The U. S. Journal doffed its weeds much sooner; and fearing that its "orthodoxy" might be measured by the brevity of its period of mourning, it explains the reason of the difference between the Union and itself in this particular by a sly and somewhat malignant reminiscence, with which the Union is doubtless painfully familiar. The Journal says:
"External. Grief.—Having never declared that the election of Gen. Jackson to the Presidency would be the greatest curse which could befall this country, we do not consider it indispensably necessary to continue our paper in mourning for a month after his decease."
"External. Grief.—Having never declared that the election of Gen. Jackson to the Presidency would be the greatest curse which could befall this country, we do not consider it indispensably necessary to continue our paper in mourning for a month after his decease."
What sub-type of article is it?
Deception Fraud
What themes does it cover?
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Rival Organs
Jackson Mourning
Newspaper Rivalry
Political Hypocrisy
External Grief
What entities or persons were involved?
Gen. Jackson
Washington Union
U. S. Journal
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Key Persons
Gen. Jackson
Washington Union
U. S. Journal
Story Details
The Washington Union prolongs mourning for Gen. Jackson with black borders to show grief, but the U.S. Journal stops earlier and justifies it by recalling that it never called Jackson's election the greatest curse to the country, implying the Union's mourning is hypocritical.