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Letter to Editor
March 3, 1836
Litchfield Enquirer
Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
A satirical letter ridicules the inconsistency of a local Tory meeting that nominated Hartford Convention supporters as Democrats while denouncing war supporters as Federalists, predicting voter disillusionment by the April election.
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An Absurdity.—What can be more absurd than the proceedings of the late Tory meeting in this village, which at one and the same time approved of the nomination of Royal Ralph Hinman, Ebenezer Stoddard, and Thomas T. Whittlesey, (by a Hartford Convention!) and denounced their opponents, viz: David Tomlinson, Abraham Bishop, and their friends, as Hartford Convention federalists! Royal Ralph Hinman, who voted for the Hartford Convention, a Democrat!! and David Tomlinson, who opposed that indiscreet assemblage, and supported the government during the late war, a Federalist!! Verily, the managers who got up that miserable affair must suppose that gullibility is an attribute appertaining to the good people of this vicinity to an extent much greater than they will think it does after the 1st Monday in April next.
A Farmer.
A Farmer.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satirical
Provocative
Political
What themes does it cover?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Tory Meeting
Hartford Convention
Democrat Federalist
Election Absurdity
Gullibility
Late War
What entities or persons were involved?
A Farmer.
Letter to Editor Details
Author
A Farmer.
Main Argument
the tory meeting's proceedings are absurd for inconsistently labeling hartford convention supporters as democrats and war supporters as federalists, and locals will reject this gullibility by the april election.
Notable Details
Mentions Royal Ralph Hinman Voting For Hartford Convention
David Tomlinson Opposed Hartford Convention And Supported Government In Late War
Election On 1st Monday In April