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Editorial
October 24, 1868
Idaho Semi Weekly World
Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho
What is this article about?
An editorial quotes the Albany Evening Journal's critical notice of Thaddeus Stevens' personal life, highlighting his moral lapses like separating a mulatto woman from her husband, gambling, and avoiding church, then mocks praise from moralist preachers and politicians.
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Thad. Stevens.-The Albany (N. Y.) Evening Journal, Radical, in an editorial notice of the late Thad. Stevens, said :
Politically and morally, Mr. Stevens was a striking illustration of his own theory of personal right and individual independence. He did not often attend public worship. Having separated a handsome mulatto woman from her husband, he deemed it his duty to provide for her: and their relations were such as to almost exclude him from other female society- a fact which never seemed to give him the slightest concern. He was an inveterate gamester on a small scale, and almost invariably, after a day's duty in the House, would drop in at a favorite casino, and win or lose fifty dollars, that being the average limit of his betting.
Nice old man for an example, and to be praised and eulogised by the Beecher style of preachers, the Tilton kind of moralists, and all the " God and morality" party, wasn't he?
Politically and morally, Mr. Stevens was a striking illustration of his own theory of personal right and individual independence. He did not often attend public worship. Having separated a handsome mulatto woman from her husband, he deemed it his duty to provide for her: and their relations were such as to almost exclude him from other female society- a fact which never seemed to give him the slightest concern. He was an inveterate gamester on a small scale, and almost invariably, after a day's duty in the House, would drop in at a favorite casino, and win or lose fifty dollars, that being the average limit of his betting.
Nice old man for an example, and to be praised and eulogised by the Beecher style of preachers, the Tilton kind of moralists, and all the " God and morality" party, wasn't he?
What sub-type of article is it?
Moral Or Religious
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Thaddeus Stevens
Moral Character
Radical Politics
Gambling
Hypocrisy
Personal Independence
What entities or persons were involved?
Thad. Stevens
Albany Evening Journal
Beecher
Tilton
God And Morality Party
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Criticism Of Thaddeus Stevens' Moral Character
Stance / Tone
Critical And Mocking
Key Figures
Thad. Stevens
Albany Evening Journal
Beecher
Tilton
God And Morality Party
Key Arguments
Stevens Exemplified Personal Independence Over Morality
Rarely Attended Public Worship
Separated A Mulatto Woman From Her Husband And Provided For Her, Limiting His Social Interactions
Inveterate Small Scale Gambler, Betting Up To Fifty Dollars After House Duties
Questioning Praise From Moralist Preachers And Politicians