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Editorial
June 6, 1839
Staunton Spectator, And General Advertiser
Staunton, Virginia
What is this article about?
Partisan editorial exchanges criticizing Democratic (Loco Foco) policies on revenue security via independent treasury and defending Whig papers' decency against Globe accusations, using satirical analogies.
Merged-components note: Merged short editorial quotes mocking the Globe.
OCR Quality
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Full Text
The president will secure the revenue by getting it out of the hands of the banks and placing it in charge of faithful agents.--Globe.
Oh yes--he'll render it perfectly secure by placing it in the pockets of his leg-treasurers. "Come in here out of the rain, said the shark to the little fishes."--Prentice.
The whig papers are getting less and less decent every year.--Globe.
You say so merely because the Whig papers paint the loco party correctly, and that party is continually growing more and more hideous in its features. "A plague on this mirror" exclaimed a wrinkled old maid; "mirrors are a thousand times worse now than they used to be twenty years ago"
Oh yes--he'll render it perfectly secure by placing it in the pockets of his leg-treasurers. "Come in here out of the rain, said the shark to the little fishes."--Prentice.
The whig papers are getting less and less decent every year.--Globe.
You say so merely because the Whig papers paint the loco party correctly, and that party is continually growing more and more hideous in its features. "A plague on this mirror" exclaimed a wrinkled old maid; "mirrors are a thousand times worse now than they used to be twenty years ago"
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
Revenue Security
Independent Treasury
Whig Papers
Loco Party
Partisan Satire
Political Decency
What entities or persons were involved?
Globe
Prentice
President
Whig Papers
Loco Party
Banks
Leg Treasurers
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Critique Of Democratic Revenue Policies And Party Image
Stance / Tone
Pro Whig, Anti Loco Foco Satire
Key Figures
Globe
Prentice
President
Whig Papers
Loco Party
Banks
Leg Treasurers
Key Arguments
Placing Revenue With Faithful Agents Means Pocketing It Via Leg Treasurers
Whig Papers Accurately Depict The Increasingly Hideous Loco Party
Democratic Complaints About Whig Decency Stem From Unflattering Truths