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Letter to Editor June 10, 1797

Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

What is this article about?

A correspondent disputes the claim that a circular letter published yesterday was written by a Congress doorkeeper, instead attributing it to partisan 'exclusive Patriots' who spread calumnies against government supporters, linking it to a Virginia Grand Jury presentment.

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I cannot agree with your correspondent, that the circular letter published in your paper of yesterday, is the production of one of the under doorkeepers of Congress. Their talents however moderate, are certainly superior to such a performance, and I will be bold to say, they are no admirers of the new Philosophy. For my own part, I do not hesitate to pronounce, that this curious as you have justly named it, is the lawful bantling of one of those exclusive Patriots, who, whilst they affect displeasure at a few harsh truths openly told to their patrons in the newspapers, are underhandedly circulating among their immediate constituents, the most unfounded calumnies against the friends of the Government. The allusion to the late presentment of the Grand Jury in Virginia plainly indicates the quarter from whence this elegant and candid epistle originated.

No Circular Letter Writer.

What sub-type of article is it?

Political Persuasive Provocative

What themes does it cover?

Politics

What keywords are associated?

Circular Letter Congress Doorkeepers Exclusive Patriots Government Friends Calumnies Virginia Grand Jury New Philosophy

What entities or persons were involved?

No Circular Letter Writer.

Letter to Editor Details

Author

No Circular Letter Writer.

Main Argument

the circular letter is not from a congress doorkeeper but from 'exclusive patriots' who covertly spread unfounded calumnies against government friends, as indicated by its allusion to the virginia grand jury presentment.

Notable Details

Rejects Attribution To Under Doorkeepers Of Congress Criticizes 'New Philosophy' 'Lawful Bantling' Of Exclusive Patriots Underhanded Circulation Of Calumnies Allusion To Late Presentment Of The Grand Jury In Virginia

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