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Editorial
November 3, 1817
Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
Editorial criticizes Democratic editors for continued vindictiveness against Federalists after they ceased opposing President Monroe, likening it to a quarreling couple unable to stop fighting.
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A HARD CASE.
What can please the Democrats, we know not, for some of their Editors appear to be just as vindictive against the Federal party for having given up opposition to President Monroe, as they formerly were, because the federal party opposed their candidate. Surely if they were right in their clamours against the Federal party formerly, they are bound to suspend their hostility now. We once heard of a man who complained grievously of his matrimonial altercations—at length his wife, tired by his incessant altercations, responded amen to every syllable that he uttered. At this proof of condescension, the husband became perfectly outrageous, and addressing his wife, exclaimed, 'my dear, I shall certainly die if we don't have our old quarrels again.' [ibid.
What can please the Democrats, we know not, for some of their Editors appear to be just as vindictive against the Federal party for having given up opposition to President Monroe, as they formerly were, because the federal party opposed their candidate. Surely if they were right in their clamours against the Federal party formerly, they are bound to suspend their hostility now. We once heard of a man who complained grievously of his matrimonial altercations—at length his wife, tired by his incessant altercations, responded amen to every syllable that he uttered. At this proof of condescension, the husband became perfectly outrageous, and addressing his wife, exclaimed, 'my dear, I shall certainly die if we don't have our old quarrels again.' [ibid.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Democrats
Federalists
Monroe
Political Vindictiveness
Party Hostility
What entities or persons were involved?
Democrats
Federal Party
President Monroe
Democratic Editors
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Democrats' Vindictiveness Towards Federalists After Monroe Support
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Democratic Inconsistency
Key Figures
Democrats
Federal Party
President Monroe
Democratic Editors
Key Arguments
Democratic Editors Remain Hostile To Federalists Despite Their Abandonment Of Opposition To Monroe
Inconsistency In Democratic Criticism Of Federalists
Analogy To A Husband Outraged By His Wife's Agreement Ending Quarrels