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Editorial
October 25, 1803
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Satirical editorial mocking the British Government's address distributed in churches and public places, ridiculing its intended effect on the uneducated 'swinish multitude' described by Burke as Jacobins, and arguing it exposes the government's weakness and fear.
OCR Quality
95%
Excellent
Full Text
The address of the British Government, to be read in churches, distributed in the pews, and posted up like a Mountebank's or Merry Andrew's bill of entertainment, at the Street corners and market-places, must have a wonderful effect upon the "winish multitude," who can neither read themselves nor understand what is read to them! Besides this winish herd (we use the language of the royal pensioner, the apostate Burke) comprises at least 100,000 lusty fellows, who are described by the same supple courtier as a horde of incorrigible Jacobins, ripe for the destruction of Church and State, and the consequent overthrow of the "Corinthian pillars of polished society," the age and virtuous Nobility of the Realm! But whatever may be the effect of the Address, one thing is clear, that the adoption of such a measure Betrays the weakness as well as the fears of the government; and must excite the ridicule and contempt even of the cooks and scullions of the Thuilleries.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Government Address
Swinish Multitude
Burke
Jacobins
Government Weakness
Satire
What entities or persons were involved?
British Government
Burke
Jacobins
Nobility
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Critique Of British Government Address And Burke's Rhetoric
Stance / Tone
Satirical Mockery Of Government Weakness
Key Figures
British Government
Burke
Jacobins
Nobility
Key Arguments
The Address's Wide Distribution Will Have Little Effect On The Illiterate Multitude
Burke's 'Swinish Multitude' Includes 100,000 Potential Jacobins Threatening Church And State
The Measure Reveals The Government's Fear And Weakness
It Will Provoke Ridicule Even From Lowly Observers