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Editorial
November 6, 1840
Daily Cincinnati Republican
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
What is this article about?
A Whig-affiliated paper mocks a Van Buren newspaper's claim that Todd & Drake's biography of Harrison failed to sell in Virginia and Kentucky, asserting Whigs distributed copies to log cabins instead, and notes Whig victories in recent elections there and in Mississippi.
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THE MISSISSIPPI FREE TRADER.
This Van Buren paper, printed at Natchez, speaking of the circulation of "Todd & Drake's life of Harrison" by the Whigs in Mississippi, makes the following statement:—"This work has not taken so favorably in Virginia and Kentucky as was anticipated, and we learn from a friend just from those States, that not a copy can be procured in a Book Store in either of them."
We are gratified to learn from this authority, that the Whigs have not suffered this work to remain in the Book Stores. They have placed them at the fireside of the Log Cabins. We shall be pleased to have the opinion of the "Free Trader" on this subject as corrected by the late Presidential election in Virginia, Kentucky and Mississippi.
This Van Buren paper, printed at Natchez, speaking of the circulation of "Todd & Drake's life of Harrison" by the Whigs in Mississippi, makes the following statement:—"This work has not taken so favorably in Virginia and Kentucky as was anticipated, and we learn from a friend just from those States, that not a copy can be procured in a Book Store in either of them."
We are gratified to learn from this authority, that the Whigs have not suffered this work to remain in the Book Stores. They have placed them at the fireside of the Log Cabins. We shall be pleased to have the opinion of the "Free Trader" on this subject as corrected by the late Presidential election in Virginia, Kentucky and Mississippi.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Whig Campaign
Harrison Biography
Van Buren Paper
Log Cabins
Presidential Election
Mississippi Free Trader
What entities or persons were involved?
Van Buren
Whigs
Harrison
Mississippi Free Trader
Virginia
Kentucky
Mississippi
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Whig Response To Van Buren Criticism Of Harrison Biography Circulation
Stance / Tone
Mocking And Supportive Of Whigs
Key Figures
Van Buren
Whigs
Harrison
Mississippi Free Trader
Virginia
Kentucky
Mississippi
Key Arguments
The Biography Did Not Sell In Bookstores Because Whigs Distributed It To Log Cabins
Whig Success In Recent Presidential Elections In Virginia, Kentucky, And Mississippi Corrects The Free Trader's View