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Letter to Editor
May 13, 1788
The New York Journal, And Daily Patriotic Register
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
A letter reports that subscribers north of Albany have only received the April 3rd issue of the Gazette and Journal for the past month, suspects Federalist interference to suppress news of ongoing opposition to adopting the unamended U.S. Constitution, and urges the printers to publicly explain the cause.
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From the ALBANY JOURNAL.
Messrs. Printers,
It is a fact, which many of the subscribers
for your Gazette and Journal, to
the northward of this city, can satisfactorily
prove, that for this month past the
impression of the 3d of April inst. and no
other has reached them. To whatever
cause it may be owing, it is proper the public
should be informed of this extraordinary
circumstance—whether it is to be attributed
to the spirited exertions of some of
the Federalists to prevent their fellow citizens
from being informed, that the opposition
to the adoption of the New-Con-
stitution without previous amendments is
still persevered in: whether they like not
the complexion of some late publications
contained in those papers, or whether you
intend the subscriptions for your papers
should cease are questions which it is expected
you will submit to the public by
publishing this in your next Monday's Journal.
AN OBSERVER.
Messrs. Printers,
It is a fact, which many of the subscribers
for your Gazette and Journal, to
the northward of this city, can satisfactorily
prove, that for this month past the
impression of the 3d of April inst. and no
other has reached them. To whatever
cause it may be owing, it is proper the public
should be informed of this extraordinary
circumstance—whether it is to be attributed
to the spirited exertions of some of
the Federalists to prevent their fellow citizens
from being informed, that the opposition
to the adoption of the New-Con-
stitution without previous amendments is
still persevered in: whether they like not
the complexion of some late publications
contained in those papers, or whether you
intend the subscriptions for your papers
should cease are questions which it is expected
you will submit to the public by
publishing this in your next Monday's Journal.
AN OBSERVER.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Investigative
Political
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Press Freedom
What keywords are associated?
Newspaper Distribution
Federalist Interference
Constitution Opposition
Press Suppression
Albany Subscribers
What entities or persons were involved?
An Observer.
Messrs. Printers,
Letter to Editor Details
Author
An Observer.
Recipient
Messrs. Printers,
Main Argument
subscribers north of albany have only received the april 3rd issue for the past month; this may be due to federalist efforts to block information on opposition to the unamended constitution, and the printers should publicly address the cause.
Notable Details
Suspects Federalist Interference
Opposition To New Constitution Without Amendments
Late Publications In Papers