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Editorial
March 27, 1811
The Rhode Island Republican
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
Editorial defends Joel Barlow's appointment, viewing attacks from venal scribblers as proof of his merit and Republican principles, associating him with Jefferson and Madison.
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JOEL BARLOW
This gentleman, whose character and talents so well entitle him to the office for which he has been selected, has received the strongest testimony to his merit, in the unqualified abuse bestowed on him by those venal scribblers who are pensioned to defame all that is estimable or valuable in the community. Secure in conscious rectitude, he cannot wish that his friends should stoop to repel such assailants. He cannot but be gratified to find himself denounced and vilified in the same breath with a Jefferson and a Madison. Had he escaped such abuse as he has received from the quarter whence it comes, it would almost have excited a suspicion of the correctness of his political principles. These remarks apply not to those who, not fully understanding Mr. Barlow's character, have questioned the correctness of the appointment; but to those with whom his greatest fault is that he is of the Republican school, and has supported its principles with ability and firmness in the worst of times.
[National Intelligencer.]
This gentleman, whose character and talents so well entitle him to the office for which he has been selected, has received the strongest testimony to his merit, in the unqualified abuse bestowed on him by those venal scribblers who are pensioned to defame all that is estimable or valuable in the community. Secure in conscious rectitude, he cannot wish that his friends should stoop to repel such assailants. He cannot but be gratified to find himself denounced and vilified in the same breath with a Jefferson and a Madison. Had he escaped such abuse as he has received from the quarter whence it comes, it would almost have excited a suspicion of the correctness of his political principles. These remarks apply not to those who, not fully understanding Mr. Barlow's character, have questioned the correctness of the appointment; but to those with whom his greatest fault is that he is of the Republican school, and has supported its principles with ability and firmness in the worst of times.
[National Intelligencer.]
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Joel Barlow
Republican
Political Appointment
Political Abuse
Jefferson
Madison
What entities or persons were involved?
Joel Barlow
Jefferson
Madison
Republican School
Venal Scribblers
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Defense Of Joel Barlow's Appointment
Stance / Tone
Supportive Of Republicans And Dismissive Of Critics
Key Figures
Joel Barlow
Jefferson
Madison
Republican School
Venal Scribblers
Key Arguments
Abuse From Venal Scribblers Testifies To Barlow's Merit
Barlow Denounced Alongside Jefferson And Madison
Escaping Such Abuse Would Suspect His Political Principles
Critics Attack Due To His Republican Affiliation And Support