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Letter to Editor
December 29, 1794
Gazette Of The United States And Daily Evening Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
A satirical letter recommends a motto from the German Society's address to clubs, emphasizing the power of collective voices, and humorously suggests the society sing their complaints against Congress for greater impact, inspired by the awe of psalm-singing in a German church.
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MR. FENNO,
I HAVE been so much struck and pleased with a smart little sentence in the Address of the German Society, that I cannot forbear recommending it, as a motto to the Clubs: it is this, "No Solitary opinions have little weight with bad rulers, but the voice of many strikes them with awe."
Having lately passed by a German church during the psalm-singing service, I felt the force of the above sentence, as proceeding from the German Society, (the voice of many strikes them with awe) for I confess it was one of the most awful things I recollected to have heard, and if the Society, when they have any complaints to utter against Congress, would send their remonstrances and denunciations by a committee of their best singers and loudest tenors, and have them Sung, I am persuaded it would produce a wonderful effect. But their present mode of doing business wont answer the purpose, for who knows how many are present when their resolutions are passed, or whether they are sung or said, (no trifling circumstance): where can be the effect, of the voice of many, when we only see the names of the President and Secretary? and where will be the awe, if they should happen to have little squeaking voices?
MOMUS.
MR. FENNO,
I HAVE been so much struck and pleased with a smart little sentence in the Address of the German Society, that I cannot forbear recommending it, as a motto to the Clubs: it is this, "No Solitary opinions have little weight with bad rulers, but the voice of many strikes them with awe."
Having lately passed by a German church during the psalm-singing service, I felt the force of the above sentence, as proceeding from the German Society, (the voice of many strikes them with awe) for I confess it was one of the most awful things I recollected to have heard, and if the Society, when they have any complaints to utter against Congress, would send their remonstrances and denunciations by a committee of their best singers and loudest tenors, and have them Sung, I am persuaded it would produce a wonderful effect. But their present mode of doing business wont answer the purpose, for who knows how many are present when their resolutions are passed, or whether they are sung or said, (no trifling circumstance): where can be the effect, of the voice of many, when we only see the names of the President and Secretary? and where will be the awe, if they should happen to have little squeaking voices?
MOMUS.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satirical
Comedic
Political
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Social Issues
What keywords are associated?
German Society
Collective Voice
Congress Complaints
Singing Remonstrances
Political Satire
Motto Recommendation
What entities or persons were involved?
Momus
Mr. Fenno
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Momus
Recipient
Mr. Fenno
Main Argument
recommends the german society's motto about the power of collective voices to clubs and satirically proposes they sing complaints against congress for greater awe-inspiring effect, critiquing their current written resolutions.
Notable Details
Quote From German Society's Address: "No Solitary Opinions Have Little Weight With Bad Rulers, But The Voice Of Many Strikes Them With Awe."
Reference To Awe From Psalm Singing In German Church
Suggestion To Use Singers And Tenors For Remonstrances