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Editorial
August 19, 1785
Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Editorial expresses shock and indignation at the appointment of an ambassador from America to the diplomatic corps, criticizing the insolence of the appointers and meanness of the receivers, attributing it to the current administration.
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An Ambassador from America! Good heavens, what a sound! The Gazette surely never announced any thing so extraordinary before, nor, once so little expected. This will be such a phenomenon in the Corps Diplomatique, that it is hard to say which can excite indignation most, the insolence of those who appoint the character, or the meanness of those who receive it. Such a thing could not have happened in any former administration. It was reserved, like some other humiliating circumstances, to take place,
Sub Jove, sed Jove nondum Barbato.
Sub Jove, sed Jove nondum Barbato.
What sub-type of article is it?
Foreign Affairs
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
American Ambassador
Diplomatic Corps
Administration Insolence
Political Humiliation
What entities or persons were involved?
America
Corps Diplomatique
The Administration
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Indignation At American Ambassador Appointment
Stance / Tone
Indignant Criticism Of Administration
Key Figures
America
Corps Diplomatique
The Administration
Key Arguments
Appointment Of Ambassador From America Is Extraordinary And Unexpected
Excites Indignation At Insolence Of Appointors And Meanness Of Receivers
Could Not Happen In Former Administrations
Reserved For Current Humiliating Circumstances