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Letter to Editor
November 3, 1837
The Liberator
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
W. S. Porter writes to Mr. Garrison correcting a misrepresentation in a newspaper notice about a Tuesday evening meeting. Porter clarifies he objected to an explanation as out of order since the constitution was already tabled, not afterwards, and denies being against free discussion.
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Thursday, Oct. 27.
Mr. Garrison:
You have misrepresented one matter of fact, in your
notice of the meeting on Tuesday evening, which needs
correction. You say, speaking of the interrogation by
Mr. Muzzey, 'Mr. Porter objected to an explanation
being made.' I objected as out of order; because the
constitution had been previously laid on the table, and
was not up for discussion. You say it was afterwards
laid on the table, when such was not the fact. Your
other statements of facts and comments, I am willing to
leave with a discerning public. But as you have left this
matter, you make me an enemy of free discussion.
Yours,
W. S. PORTER.
But why object to a simple explanation?—Ed.
Mr. Garrison:
You have misrepresented one matter of fact, in your
notice of the meeting on Tuesday evening, which needs
correction. You say, speaking of the interrogation by
Mr. Muzzey, 'Mr. Porter objected to an explanation
being made.' I objected as out of order; because the
constitution had been previously laid on the table, and
was not up for discussion. You say it was afterwards
laid on the table, when such was not the fact. Your
other statements of facts and comments, I am willing to
leave with a discerning public. But as you have left this
matter, you make me an enemy of free discussion.
Yours,
W. S. PORTER.
But why object to a simple explanation?—Ed.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Persuasive
What themes does it cover?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Meeting Correction
Free Discussion
Constitution Tabled
Out Of Order
Mr. Muzzey
What entities or persons were involved?
W. S. Porter
Mr. Garrison
Letter to Editor Details
Author
W. S. Porter
Recipient
Mr. Garrison
Main Argument
corrects the newspaper's report that porter objected to an explanation during a meeting and that the constitution was tabled afterwards; clarifies objection was due to it being out of order as the constitution was already tabled.
Notable Details
Interrogation By Mr. Muzzey
Editor's Note: 'But Why Object To A Simple Explanation?—Ed.'