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Gazette Of The United States And Daily Evening Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Charles Demarque publicly defends his wife, Mrs. Demarque, a principal female dancer, against indecency accusations in the Aurora newspaper following a stage accident. He demands an apology from the printer and warns of seeking justice if the attacks continue.
Merged-components note: Continuation of the letter to the editor from page 2 to page 3, defending Mrs. Demarque; relabeling the second component from 'notice' to 'letter_to_editor'.
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AS the Protector of Mrs. Demarque's Character, and my own Honor, I feel myself impelled to make this Appeal to the Feelings of a generous Public.
The Printer of the Aurora, having thought fit in his Paper of yesterday to accuse the principal female Dancer with want of Decency, I must thus publicly tell him, it is a most unmanly and illiberal Attack, and basely tending to destroy private Peace. The accident that happened to Mrs. Demarque-on Saturday Evening, from her Cloak getting fast to Mr. Nugent's Knee Buckle, surely did not merit such wanton Abuse. Every part of the Audience (except himself,) conscious of the Accident, and her good Character, kindly supported her with that liberal Applause they have always honored her.
The Dress of a female Dancer, with the decent Precautions always taken, has not been found to offend the most rigidly Virtuous.—Though the Liberty of criticizing on public Exhibition cannot be denied, yet when that Critic licentiously descends to base Scurrility and the Destruction of domestic Happiness, he merits, not only universal Contempt but a just Punishment.—
The Printer of the Aurora if possessed of Honor, certainly owes a public Apology to Mrs. Demarque; but
Should he wantonly persist in his illiberal scurrility, he may depend that it shall not be passed over, but that Justice shall be obtained, by
CHARLES DEMARQUE.
Wednesday, March 11th, 1795.
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Letter to Editor Details
Author
Charles Demarque
Recipient
Mr. Fenno
Main Argument
the aurora printer's accusation of indecency against mrs. demarque is an unmanly attack unworthy of her character and the audience's support; he demands a public apology and threatens to seek justice if the scurrility continues.
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