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Foreign News
October 28, 1819
The Portland Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
In London, radical reform supporters prepare a pompous reception for Orator Hunt with flags and pageantry, opposed by some as hypocritical. At Lancaster, female reformers drew his carriage themselves.
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Arrangements were making in London, at the last dates, by the friends of radical reform, for receiving Orator Hunt, in London, with all the parade and pageantry they can prepare. Silk Flags were painting with suitable devices and inscriptions. There was, however, among the reformers, a party opposed to this pompous ceremony. It is indeed rather absurd, considering what they complain of in royalty and aristocracy—a misuse of time and money, and calculated to operate upon the weakness of human nature, and not its wisdom.
At Lancaster, the female reformers took Hunt's horses from his carriage and drew it themselves. What a picture this would make, and yet be no caricature!
At Lancaster, the female reformers took Hunt's horses from his carriage and drew it themselves. What a picture this would make, and yet be no caricature!
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
What keywords are associated?
Radical Reform
Orator Hunt
London Reception
Lancaster Reformers
Political Demonstration
What entities or persons were involved?
Orator Hunt
Where did it happen?
London
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
London
Event Date
At The Last Dates
Key Persons
Orator Hunt
Event Details
Arrangements were making in London by friends of radical reform for receiving Orator Hunt with parade and pageantry, including silk flags with devices and inscriptions. Among reformers, a party opposed this pompous ceremony as absurd and hypocritical given complaints against royalty and aristocracy. At Lancaster, female reformers took Hunt's horses from his carriage and drew it themselves.