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Editorial
September 8, 1806
Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
Editorial warns against radical Jacobin sentiments in American politics, citing French Revolution violence and Democrat-leaning Duane's Aurora threatening Gov. M'Kean's moderate supporters with gallows, predicting bloody arena if unchecked.
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From the lips of a Jacobin, in the days of the French Revolution, when the streets of Paris were literally inundated with rivers of blood, more difficult sentiments never escaped. The individual who can countenance them are alike ripe for "treason, stratagems and crimes"—and would not hesitate to employ the rack, the gibbet, or the guillotine, in the glorious work of revolution.
Duane's Aurora, a paper which is patronized by every Democrat of note in the country (from the President downwards) last fall declared that the friends of Gov. M'Kean, who dared to act with some moderation, were "on the way to the Gallows!" Duane added that they might for a season be respited, but that such would eventually be their fate.
Surely it is time for well meaning people to think seriously of threatenings like these. If the spirit of madness which prompted them continues to be fostered, it may with certainty be predicted that, at no distant period, our country will indeed become a "bloody arena."
[Conn. Gaz.]
Duane's Aurora, a paper which is patronized by every Democrat of note in the country (from the President downwards) last fall declared that the friends of Gov. M'Kean, who dared to act with some moderation, were "on the way to the Gallows!" Duane added that they might for a season be respited, but that such would eventually be their fate.
Surely it is time for well meaning people to think seriously of threatenings like these. If the spirit of madness which prompted them continues to be fostered, it may with certainty be predicted that, at no distant period, our country will indeed become a "bloody arena."
[Conn. Gaz.]
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Moral Or Religious
What keywords are associated?
Jacobin Sentiments
French Revolution
Duane's Aurora
Gov M'kean
Democrat Threats
Political Violence
Gallows
Bloody Arena
What entities or persons were involved?
Jacobins
Duane's Aurora
Gov. M'kean
Democrats
President
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Criticism Of Radical Democratic Rhetoric And Jacobin Violence
Stance / Tone
Strongly Anti Radical, Warning Against Revolutionary Madness
Key Figures
Jacobins
Duane's Aurora
Gov. M'kean
Democrats
President
Key Arguments
Jacobin Sentiments From French Revolution Era Endorse Extreme Violence Like Rack, Gibbet, Guillotine
Individuals Supporting Such Views Are Ripe For Treason And Crimes
Duane's Aurora, Backed By Democrats Including President, Threatened Gov. M'kean's Moderate Friends With Gallows
Such Threats Indicate Growing Madness That Could Lead To Bloody Arena In America
Well Meaning People Must Seriously Consider These Threatenings To Prevent Escalation