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Letter to Editor
July 1, 1845
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
A communicated letter criticizes George Bancroft's eulogy for General Jackson in Washington, objecting to a note about the absent mayor and attributing the audience's early departure, including the writer's, to the tedious, partisan nature of the speech and the heat.
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[COMMUNICATED.]
In the course of the Eulogy pronounced by Mr. Bancroft, in Washington, on General Jackson, the following note appears to be unnecessarily, if not impudently, intruded:—
[At this point, Mr. Bancroft turned to address the mayor of the city of Washington; but, finding him not present, he proceeded.]
Now, it is not known that the Mayor of Washington was bound, by his official station, to be present at the Oration of Mr Bancroft. But, perhaps, he may have been, from courtesy, there, and along with hundreds of others, tired out with the party harangue of the Orator, may have, from weariness and exhaustion, retired before he was reached! Long before Mr. Bancroft arrived at the note here quoted, he had, along with the heat of the weather, scattered his audience. I, being present, at the beginning, was
FAGGED OUT.
In the course of the Eulogy pronounced by Mr. Bancroft, in Washington, on General Jackson, the following note appears to be unnecessarily, if not impudently, intruded:—
[At this point, Mr. Bancroft turned to address the mayor of the city of Washington; but, finding him not present, he proceeded.]
Now, it is not known that the Mayor of Washington was bound, by his official station, to be present at the Oration of Mr Bancroft. But, perhaps, he may have been, from courtesy, there, and along with hundreds of others, tired out with the party harangue of the Orator, may have, from weariness and exhaustion, retired before he was reached! Long before Mr. Bancroft arrived at the note here quoted, he had, along with the heat of the weather, scattered his audience. I, being present, at the beginning, was
FAGGED OUT.
What sub-type of article is it?
Provocative
Political
What themes does it cover?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Bancroft Eulogy
General Jackson
Washington Mayor
Audience Departure
Party Harangue
Heat Exhaustion
Letter to Editor Details
Main Argument
the note in mr. bancroft's eulogy about the absent mayor of washington is unnecessary and impudent; the audience, possibly including the mayor, likely left early due to the tedious party harangue and heat.
Notable Details
Writer Was Present At The Beginning But 'Fagged Out'
Audience Scattered Long Before The Note
Party Harangue Of The Orator