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Editorial
August 12, 1843
The Weekly Register
Panola, Panola County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
An editorial mocks The Globe newspaper's defense of Tylerism, accusing it of allying with treacherous former Whigs who betray their party for personal gain and corruption in 1840s politics.
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The Globe has a way of complimenting Tylerism that seems to us a good deal less polite than honest. In its last paper; after abusing the Whigs for their victory in 1840, it speaks of its own party and the Tylerites as follows:
"And what would be justly thought of the morality of the party that sinks under this accumulated iniquity, if it were (at the moment it has begirt itself to vindicate its honest cause) to take by the hand--take to its bosom--the meanest offenders in this unhallowed business--those who toiled and worked to secure the subordinate stations to be bought with such infamy, and who, by accident having reached the highest, show their gratitude and treachery by warring against their more respectable friends, and display their emboldened facility to corruption by offering to those on whom they made war the wages of iniquity, in patriotic resolution to betray the cause of their country
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"And what would be justly thought of the morality of the party that sinks under this accumulated iniquity, if it were (at the moment it has begirt itself to vindicate its honest cause) to take by the hand--take to its bosom--the meanest offenders in this unhallowed business--those who toiled and worked to secure the subordinate stations to be bought with such infamy, and who, by accident having reached the highest, show their gratitude and treachery by warring against their more respectable friends, and display their emboldened facility to corruption by offering to those on whom they made war the wages of iniquity, in patriotic resolution to betray the cause of their country
Plenty is the possession. Decent method to attack m
Let the principles and measures upon
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Tylerism
Whigs
Party Betrayal
Political Corruption
Globe Newspaper
What entities or persons were involved?
The Globe
Tylerism
Tylerites
Whigs
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Criticism Of The Globe's Support For Tylerism
Stance / Tone
Sarcastic And Critical Of Tylerites And Their Allies
Key Figures
The Globe
Tylerism
Tylerites
Whigs
Key Arguments
The Globe's Compliments To Tylerism Are Dishonest
Tylerites Are Treacherous Former Whigs Who Betray Their Friends
Alliance With Corrupt Offenders Undermines Party Morality
They Offer Bribes To Enemies In Betrayal Of The Country