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Editorial July 5, 1828

New Hampshire Statesman And Concord Register

Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire

What is this article about?

Editorial mocks Hon. Henry Hubbard's switch to support Gen. Jackson's election, portraying him as opportunistic and questioning the Jackson party's acceptance despite their emphasis on principle.

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The Hon. Henry Hubbard, for several years Speaker of the House of Representatives of this State, whose talents the federalists have heretofore acknowledged, is now a supporter of the election of Gen. Jackson—Woodbury's "Thing."

We believe we have never particularly alluded to the secession of the Hon. Henry Hubbard from the ranks of the Administration—having deemed it an affair of very little consequence—and should not at this time, were it not blazoned forth in the Jackson papers, with the design of producing some effect where the Hon. Gentleman may not be as well known as he is in the Counties of Cheshire and Sullivan. Nothing that this man can do, in the way of doing that part of a circus rider's performance called somersetting, will surprise those who know him: for he has always been like the ass between the two stacks of hay: or like the Swiss soldiery, ready to fight for those who hold forth the best promises of reward. How or by what means he has so soon ingratiated himself into the favor of the Jackson party, we are at a loss to divine; and how men who pretend to be warring for principle; who are constantly charging men with apostacy who maintained the doctrines of republicanism long before their revilers had left their cradles, can receive this man into their communion with open arms, is left for those who can to account for.

What sub-type of article is it?

Partisan Politics Satire

What keywords are associated?

Henry Hubbard Jackson Election Political Apostasy Opportunism Partisan Switch

What entities or persons were involved?

Henry Hubbard Gen. Jackson Woodbury Federalists Jackson Party Administration

Editorial Details

Primary Topic

Criticism Of Henry Hubbard's Support For Jackson

Stance / Tone

Mocking And Critical

Key Figures

Henry Hubbard Gen. Jackson Woodbury Federalists Jackson Party Administration

Key Arguments

Hubbard, Former Speaker, Now Supports Jackson Despite Past Federalist Acknowledgment His Switch From Administration Is Inconsequential Hubbard Known For Political Somersaulting And Opportunism Jackson Party Accepts Him Despite Claims Of Fighting For Principle

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