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Letter to Editor
March 3, 1795
Gazette Of The United States And Daily Evening Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
A letter to 'A Friend to Decency' defends gentlemen supporting an honorable national institution against the critic's vulgar abuse and improper epithets. It argues that prioritizing country over artistic merit deserves no response and warns Mr. Peale against ignoring such baseless attacks. Signed Veritas.
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OCR Quality
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Full Text
For the Gazette of the United States.
To a Friend to Decency.
THE prostitution of terms in the Signature you have chosen, can only be equalled by your profligacy in the endeavour to affix the most opprobrious epithets to Gentlemen merely for their endeavours to lend a helping hand to an honourable national institution.
Your Idea that Country rather than merit should claim honours due in their nature to artists only, deserves no answer—but if Mr. Peale suffers you to go unpunished, after having issued a non-directed publication with no leading point whatever, except such as no upright man ought to admit, he will be thought to deserve censure in the instance, as much as you do, for your vulgarity and abuse. The Gentlemen whom you attempt to injure, will continue above your reach, at least so long as they act on the defensive with the good of the Country for their primary object.
VERITAS.
To a Friend to Decency.
THE prostitution of terms in the Signature you have chosen, can only be equalled by your profligacy in the endeavour to affix the most opprobrious epithets to Gentlemen merely for their endeavours to lend a helping hand to an honourable national institution.
Your Idea that Country rather than merit should claim honours due in their nature to artists only, deserves no answer—but if Mr. Peale suffers you to go unpunished, after having issued a non-directed publication with no leading point whatever, except such as no upright man ought to admit, he will be thought to deserve censure in the instance, as much as you do, for your vulgarity and abuse. The Gentlemen whom you attempt to injure, will continue above your reach, at least so long as they act on the defensive with the good of the Country for their primary object.
VERITAS.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Provocative
What themes does it cover?
Morality
Politics
What keywords are associated?
National Institution
Decency
Mr Peale
Vulgarity
Artistic Merit
Country Honors
What entities or persons were involved?
Veritas.
To A Friend To Decency.
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Veritas.
Recipient
To A Friend To Decency.
Main Argument
criticizes 'a friend to decency' for vulgar abuse and misusing terms against supporters of a national institution; defends prioritizing merit for artists and urges mr. peale to respond to such attacks.
Notable Details
Prostitution Of Terms
Profligacy
Opprobrious Epithets
Mr. Peale
Vulgarity And Abuse