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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.

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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"

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

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