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Editorial
August 26, 1785
Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Satirical article from London's Universal Register, reprinted in Boston, mocks John Adams' transition from rebel attorney to American plenipotentiary, suggesting reconciliation with British elites and Dr. Price as his confessor.
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BOSTON, August 18.
The London Universal Register, of the 14th June, has the following article:
"Seest thou a man diligent in business (said Solomon) he shall stand before princes and great men," &c. A-la-mode John Adams, the American plenipo, formerly, as is said, a disinterested composer of differences, under the name of an attorney; but now laying his head together with cabinet ministers, and holding familiar tete-a-tetes for the publick's wellfare. What exquisitely fine feelings must have pervaded royal and noble breasts, on seeing a quondam declared rebel in an elevated independent station! but the time is now come, when the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, when the calf and the lion, and the fatling, shall herd together. It is whispered, that the celebrated Dr. Price is political father confessor to the new plenipo, and has already given him absolution."
The London Universal Register, of the 14th June, has the following article:
"Seest thou a man diligent in business (said Solomon) he shall stand before princes and great men," &c. A-la-mode John Adams, the American plenipo, formerly, as is said, a disinterested composer of differences, under the name of an attorney; but now laying his head together with cabinet ministers, and holding familiar tete-a-tetes for the publick's wellfare. What exquisitely fine feelings must have pervaded royal and noble breasts, on seeing a quondam declared rebel in an elevated independent station! but the time is now come, when the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, when the calf and the lion, and the fatling, shall herd together. It is whispered, that the celebrated Dr. Price is political father confessor to the new plenipo, and has already given him absolution."
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Foreign Affairs
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
John Adams
American Plenipotentiary
Satire
Dr Price
Diplomacy
Rebel Reconciliation
What entities or persons were involved?
John Adams
Dr. Price
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Satirical Commentary On John Adams' Diplomatic Elevation
Stance / Tone
Satirical Mockery
Key Figures
John Adams
Dr. Price
Key Arguments
John Adams, Former Rebel Attorney, Now Collaborates With British Ministers
Biblical Allusion To Unlikely Harmony Between Former Enemies
Dr. Price As Political Confessor Granting Absolution To Adams