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Letter to Editor
June 5, 1793
National Gazette
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
A letter to Mr. Freneau questions whether British-held posts in U.S. territory were surrendered per the post-Revolutionary War treaty, why not if delayed, who is responsible for demanding them (Legislative or Executive), if it's in U.S. interest, and deems neglect criminal, demanding public answers without deception.
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Through your paper, Mr. Freneau, I beg leave to ask—1st. Are the posts which the British held within the territory of the United States, at the conclusion of the late unnatural and bloody war, given up agreeably to treaty? 2d. If not, what is the reason? 3d. Has any demand thereof ever been made? 4th. Whose duty is it, whether of the Legislative or the Executive of the Union, to demand the cession of those posts? 5th. Is it the interest of the United States that they be given up? If so, I ask, is it not highly criminal in that individual, or body, whose duty it was to insist on a compliance with the treaty, to have deferred it to this time?
The public are entitled to satisfactory answers. They will not be bamboozled. This is not a fit soil for chicane or court intrigue.
The public are entitled to satisfactory answers. They will not be bamboozled. This is not a fit soil for chicane or court intrigue.
What sub-type of article is it?
Investigative
Political
Persuasive
What themes does it cover?
Military War
Politics
Constitutional Rights
What keywords are associated?
British Posts
Treaty Compliance
Us Government Duty
Post War Surrender
Legislative Executive
Public Answers
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Freneau
Letter to Editor Details
Recipient
Mr. Freneau
Main Argument
the writer demands answers on whether british posts in u.s. territory were surrendered per treaty after the revolutionary war, why not if delayed, governmental responsibility for demanding them, u.s. interest in their cession, and views neglect as criminal.
Notable Details
Unnatural And Bloody War
Public Are Entitled To Satisfactory Answers
They Will Not Be Bamboozled
Not A Fit Soil For Chicane Or Court Intrigue