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August 1, 1840
Central Register
Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
Report from Circleville Watchman on Whigs' meeting in New Holland, Pickaway County, Ohio, where participants mocked the sacrament using hard cider and corn, condemned as blasphemous outrage against religion and administration.
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(From the Circleville (Ohio) Watchman.)
BLASPHEMOUS OUTRAGE.
We are credibly informed, that the whigs held a meeting, sometime last week in New Holland, Pickaway county, and after speechifying and abusing the Administration most shamefully, some one of the "decency" made a proposition to the meeting...
[Full story of the mock sacrament with hard cider and corn, blasphemy, outrage.]
And we say, are the religious part of the community ready to hold up their hands, and say amen to this infamous act of mockery displayed by these men?... Did ever man, upon God's earth hear of such shameful conduct as was here presented.
BLASPHEMOUS OUTRAGE.
We are credibly informed, that the whigs held a meeting, sometime last week in New Holland, Pickaway county, and after speechifying and abusing the Administration most shamefully, some one of the "decency" made a proposition to the meeting...
[Full story of the mock sacrament with hard cider and corn, blasphemy, outrage.]
And we say, are the religious part of the community ready to hold up their hands, and say amen to this infamous act of mockery displayed by these men?... Did ever man, upon God's earth hear of such shameful conduct as was here presented.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Deception Fraud
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Moral Virtue
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Blasphemous Outrage
Whig Meeting
Mock Sacrament
Hard Cider
Political Mockery
Religious Condemnation
What entities or persons were involved?
Whigs
Where did it happen?
New Holland, Pickaway County, Ohio
Story Details
Key Persons
Whigs
Location
New Holland, Pickaway County, Ohio
Event Date
Sometime Last Week
Story Details
Whigs at a political meeting mocked the sacrament using hard cider and corn after abusing the administration, leading to condemnation as a blasphemous outrage.