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Editorial
November 16, 1835
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Editorial warns of belligerent feelings between social classes threatening national unity, urges individuals to prevent fostering circumstances for complaints, and argues that without equal legal protection for all, claims of equal rights are futile. From Philadelphia Commercial Herald.
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A feeling thereabout belligerent feeling springing up in one class of our citizens towards another which threatens the worst consequences to us as a nation; and it becomes the duty of every individual to allay that feeling - to prevent, as much as in their power, the occurrence of circumstances calculated to foster it and give just grounds of complaint; but if cases like the present are allowed to occur, it is in vain we say to those who complain of their lot, you enjoy equal rights and privileges, and are equally protected by the laws of the land, with the wealthiest and most influential; and it would be in vain to attempt to allay their dissensions and heart-burnings. - Phil Com Herald.
What sub-type of article is it?
Social Reform
Constitutional
What keywords are associated?
Class Tensions
Equal Rights
Legal Protection
Social Harmony
National Unity
What entities or persons were involved?
Phil Com Herald
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Class Tensions And Equal Rights Under Law
Stance / Tone
Warning Against Social Divisions And Call For Equal Protection
Key Figures
Phil Com Herald
Key Arguments
Belligerent Feelings Between Classes Threaten National Unity
Duty Of Individuals To Prevent Circumstances Fostering Complaints
Cases Like The Present Undermine Claims Of Equal Rights And Legal Protection
Without Equal Protection, Assuaging Dissensions Is Futile