Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Editorial
March 2, 1842
The North Carolina Standard
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
The editorial taunts Whigs for silence on a alleged proposal to sell log cabin debtors to fund suspended banks, decrying it as heartless cruelty and challenging readers to guess the reason.
Clipping
OCR Quality
95%
Excellent
Full Text
NO DENIAL.
What no answer? Silent as the grave? Do you stand mute? It is admitted, then, that the proposition was made to sell out the Log Cabin Debtors, to raise money to invest in the suspended Banks? But, pray guess the reason. What was the reason assigned for the heartless cruelty to the people who were debtors for their Log Cabins? We are not given to betting; but here's an offer! We will give any "whig," who can guess right, a big gourd, provided he answers in time to insert in the Standard soon, and if he does not do it, we mean to go to guessing ourselves.
"Look out," as the "whigs" say.
"Why, oh, tell us why?" as the song goes.
What no answer? Silent as the grave? Do you stand mute? It is admitted, then, that the proposition was made to sell out the Log Cabin Debtors, to raise money to invest in the suspended Banks? But, pray guess the reason. What was the reason assigned for the heartless cruelty to the people who were debtors for their Log Cabins? We are not given to betting; but here's an offer! We will give any "whig," who can guess right, a big gourd, provided he answers in time to insert in the Standard soon, and if he does not do it, we mean to go to guessing ourselves.
"Look out," as the "whigs" say.
"Why, oh, tell us why?" as the song goes.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
Whig Denial
Log Cabin Debtors
Suspended Banks
Political Cruelty
Partisan Proposition
What entities or persons were involved?
Whigs
Log Cabin Debtors
Suspended Banks
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Whig Proposition To Sell Log Cabin Debtors For Bank Investment
Stance / Tone
Mocking And Critical Of Whigs
Key Figures
Whigs
Log Cabin Debtors
Suspended Banks
Key Arguments
No Denial Or Answer From Whigs To The Proposition
Proposition Made To Sell Out Log Cabin Debtors To Raise Money For Suspended Banks
Heartless Cruelty To Debtors For Their Log Cabins
Challenge To Guess The Reason Assigned For The Cruelty