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March 11, 1826
Northern Star, And Warren And Bristol Gazette
Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
In Washington, a mock heroic poem recounts a legislator's affair disrupted by a Native American suitor; the legislator whipped the suitor, who then hired two laborers to severely beat the legislator in revenge.
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Scenes from high life at Washington.--A correspondent at Washington informs us, that a mock heroick poem has been recently written in that city, descriptive of the gallant exploits of a distinguished legislator, whose knight errantry throws all the achievements of Don Quixote into the shade. The groundwork of the poem grew out of an intrigue which one of the copper colored children of nature carried on with a charmer of the legislator. To revenge this outrage on his right which accrued to him as an official prerogative, he most ungallantly appealed to the virtues of a cowhide. This his inamorata could not tamely brook, but employed two sturdy labourers to inflict on the legislator a severe castigation. This we are informed, is a story from real life.
Salem Observer.
Salem Observer.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Washington Scandal
Legislator Assault
Native American Intrigue
Where did it happen?
Washington
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Washington
Event Date
Recently
Outcome
severe castigation of the legislator
Event Details
A distinguished legislator in Washington had an affair with a woman who was romanced by a Native American man; the legislator whipped the man with a cowhide, prompting the woman to hire two laborers to beat the legislator severely. This incident inspired a mock heroic poem.