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Domestic News
December 12, 1794
Gazette Of The United States And Daily Evening Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
Extract of a letter from Philadelphia dated Nov. 22, 1794, discussing President Washington's speech to Congress, criticizing Jacobin clubs, praising national prosperity, and advocating for neutrality and American identity, published in Brookfield, Mass. on Dec. 2.
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BROOKFIELD, (Mass.) Dec 2.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Philadelphia, to his friend in this town, dated Nov. 22, 1794.
" I enclose to you a copy of the President's speech to both houses of Congress on Wednesday last—The interesting details and patriotic sentiments it contains, will be pleasing to you. I wish the Jacobin clubs and self-created societies, who, under various names, have been so busy in sowing dissension, uneasiness and discord, may read and profit by it. The rising prosperity of our country, resulting from existing circumstances, cannot fail to inspire the most pleasing emotions.
" Prudence, firmness and an honest adherence to the principles of neutrality will place this country in a state of respectability surpassing that of any other nation on earth.-I am solicitous that the citizens of the United States should individually learn to consider themselves as Americans-Detached by nature from other parts of the civilized world, our interests are distinct and ought not to be involved with any other nation whatever."
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Philadelphia, to his friend in this town, dated Nov. 22, 1794.
" I enclose to you a copy of the President's speech to both houses of Congress on Wednesday last—The interesting details and patriotic sentiments it contains, will be pleasing to you. I wish the Jacobin clubs and self-created societies, who, under various names, have been so busy in sowing dissension, uneasiness and discord, may read and profit by it. The rising prosperity of our country, resulting from existing circumstances, cannot fail to inspire the most pleasing emotions.
" Prudence, firmness and an honest adherence to the principles of neutrality will place this country in a state of respectability surpassing that of any other nation on earth.-I am solicitous that the citizens of the United States should individually learn to consider themselves as Americans-Detached by nature from other parts of the civilized world, our interests are distinct and ought not to be involved with any other nation whatever."
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Presidents Speech
Congress
Jacobin Clubs
Neutrality
American Identity
National Prosperity
Where did it happen?
Philadelphia
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Philadelphia
Event Date
Wednesday Last (Prior To Nov. 22, 1794)
Event Details
A gentleman in Philadelphia encloses a copy of the President's speech to Congress, highlights its patriotic sentiments, hopes Jacobin clubs will heed it, notes the country's rising prosperity, and emphasizes the need for neutrality and a distinct American identity detached from other nations.