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Editorial
April 10, 1817
Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Editorial compares political events in England of 1795 and 1817, suggesting current ministers under Lord Castlereagh are using precedents to incite loyalty, enact repressive laws against speech, press, and assemblies, maintain a large army, impose heavier taxes, and resist parliamentary reform.
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ON THE LATE NEWS.
When our readers have read the foreign articles which we this day publish, they will be, as we have been, much struck with the extraordinary similitude between the doings in England in 1795 and 1817. It is not for us to say whether the present ministers, seeing that the tide of public feeling had set in against them, were desirous to profit by what Lord Castlereagh calls "the precedent of 1795," and therefore got up the hissers on the late occasion, but, certain it is, that the effect will be to kindle a blaze of loyalty through the nation, to call forth addresses and congratulations from every part, and to cause the enactment of laws to restrain the liberty of speech and the press, and to prevent popular assemblies of the people. Advantage will also be taken of the terror of the times to keep up a large army, to levy heavier contributions, & resist all attempts at a reform in parliament.-- There never was a minister in England, not even Pitt, who so well understood the management of such a crisis as does Lord Castlereagh. His experience in Ireland was as great as its effects were ruinous to the independence and prosperity of his country. Whether his efforts in England will be crowned with equal success, and attended with similar consequences. time alone can determine.—Dem. Press.
When our readers have read the foreign articles which we this day publish, they will be, as we have been, much struck with the extraordinary similitude between the doings in England in 1795 and 1817. It is not for us to say whether the present ministers, seeing that the tide of public feeling had set in against them, were desirous to profit by what Lord Castlereagh calls "the precedent of 1795," and therefore got up the hissers on the late occasion, but, certain it is, that the effect will be to kindle a blaze of loyalty through the nation, to call forth addresses and congratulations from every part, and to cause the enactment of laws to restrain the liberty of speech and the press, and to prevent popular assemblies of the people. Advantage will also be taken of the terror of the times to keep up a large army, to levy heavier contributions, & resist all attempts at a reform in parliament.-- There never was a minister in England, not even Pitt, who so well understood the management of such a crisis as does Lord Castlereagh. His experience in Ireland was as great as its effects were ruinous to the independence and prosperity of his country. Whether his efforts in England will be crowned with equal success, and attended with similar consequences. time alone can determine.—Dem. Press.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Press Freedom
Constitutional
What keywords are associated?
Political Crisis
Lord Castlereagh
Press Liberty
Parliament Reform
1795 Precedent
Ministerial Tactics
What entities or persons were involved?
Lord Castlereagh
Pitt
Present Ministers
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Comparison Of 1795 And 1817 Political Crises And Criticism Of Ministerial Tactics
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Ministers And Lord Castlereagh
Key Figures
Lord Castlereagh
Pitt
Present Ministers
Key Arguments
Extraordinary Similitude Between Events In England In 1795 And 1817
Ministers Desirous To Profit By 1795 Precedent
Effect To Kindle Loyalty And Enact Repressive Laws
Restrain Liberty Of Speech, Press, And Popular Assemblies
Maintain Large Army And Levy Heavier Contributions
Resist Parliamentary Reform
Castlereagh Excels In Managing Crises
His Irish Experience Ruinous To Independence And Prosperity