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Letter to Editor
May 27, 1788
The New York Journal, And Daily Patriotic Register
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
A customer submits an extract from the Federal Farmer's letters to the Daily Patriotic Register, criticizing Publius's essays as superficial and lacking substance on whether the Constitution suits the people's condition and character.
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Mr. GREENLEAF,
By inserting the following character (extracted from the additional letters of the Federal Farmer) of the long-winded productions of Publius; you will much oblige
A CUSTOMER.
As to the lengthy writer in New-York you mention, I have attentively examined his pieces; he appears to be a candid good-hearted man, to have a good style, and some plausible ideas; but when we carefully examine his pieces; to see where the strength of them lies, when the mind endeavours to fix on those material parts which ought to be the essence of all voluminous productions, we do not find them: the writer seems constantly to move on a smooth surface; the parts of his work; like the parts of a cob-house, are all equally strong and all equally weak, and all, like those works of the boys, without an object; his pieces appear to have but little relation to the great question. Whether the constitution is fitted to the condition and character of the people, or not?
* There is a great difference between appearance and reality.
Mr. GREENLEAF,
By inserting the following character (extracted from the additional letters of the Federal Farmer) of the long-winded productions of Publius; you will much oblige
A CUSTOMER.
As to the lengthy writer in New-York you mention, I have attentively examined his pieces; he appears to be a candid good-hearted man, to have a good style, and some plausible ideas; but when we carefully examine his pieces; to see where the strength of them lies, when the mind endeavours to fix on those material parts which ought to be the essence of all voluminous productions, we do not find them: the writer seems constantly to move on a smooth surface; the parts of his work; like the parts of a cob-house, are all equally strong and all equally weak, and all, like those works of the boys, without an object; his pieces appear to have but little relation to the great question. Whether the constitution is fitted to the condition and character of the people, or not?
* There is a great difference between appearance and reality.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Political
Reflective
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Constitutional Rights
What keywords are associated?
Federal Farmer
Publius Criticism
Constitution Debate
Superficial Arguments
New York Writer
What entities or persons were involved?
A Customer
Mr. Greenleaf
Letter to Editor Details
Author
A Customer
Recipient
Mr. Greenleaf
Main Argument
publius's writings, though well-styled, lack depth and fail to address the core issue of whether the constitution fits the people's condition and character, resembling a superficial cob-house without substance.
Notable Details
Extract From Additional Letters Of The Federal Farmer
Critique Of Long Winded Productions Of Publius
Analogy To Parts Of A Cob House
Quote: 'There Is A Great Difference Between Appearance And Reality.'