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Editorial October 23, 1807

Berkeley And Jefferson Intelligencer

Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia

What is this article about?

The editor of the American Citizen defends Chief Justice Marshall against attacks by Democratic papers, excerpting a scandalous paragraph from the Baltimore Whig and decrying the lack of decorum. He suggests a conspiracy by a few men in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York to overthrow the old order, vowing to expose party malefactors.

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From the N. Y. Evening Post.

The editor of the American Citizen (a democratic paper) taking notice of the infamous attacks made by certain democratic papers on Chief Justice Marshall has expressed himself in a manner that does him infinite credit. After extracting a scandalous paragraph from a Baltimore paper entitled the Whig, he goes on thus:

Surely proof more ample than his patience, than his copious and elaborate opinions is necessary to warrant this audacious assault on the chief justice of the supreme Court of the United States. What has become of the order and decorum, the sober reflection and the sedate reasoning for which the U. S. are distinguished, when this violence and outrage can pass without notice?

After several proper remarks he concludes thus:

If however I may be allowed to express my opinion, it is that the chief justice is not the real object of attack, but that in Baltimore, Philadelphia and New-York a combination of a few men (and they are very few) exists to throw off the old and introduce a new order of things. I make no pretensions to the character of a prophet, but I beg the reader to bear the remark in mind. For the present I will only add that I stand on my old ground; that I have an eye on some bad men of our party in the other states who are co-operating with a few dupes in this city, and that in due time I will expose them. The people at large know but little of what is now doing and perhaps it is well that they do not.

What sub-type of article is it?

Partisan Politics Constitutional

What keywords are associated?

Chief Justice Marshall Partisan Attacks Democratic Papers Political Conspiracy Judicial Defense

What entities or persons were involved?

Chief Justice Marshall American Citizen Baltimore Whig Democratic Papers

Editorial Details

Primary Topic

Defense Of Chief Justice Marshall Against Democratic Attacks

Stance / Tone

Supportive Of Marshall And Critical Of Partisan Conspiracy

Key Figures

Chief Justice Marshall American Citizen Baltimore Whig Democratic Papers

Key Arguments

Marshall's Patience And Opinions Do Not Warrant Such Assaults Violence And Outrage Undermine U.S. Order And Decorum Attacks Aim To Overthrow The Old Order Via A Small Combination Of Men Bad Men In The Party Will Be Exposed In Due Time

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