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Domestic News
January 9, 1809
Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
The town of Marblehead has petitioned Congress through Mr. Story for a bounty on their fish, citing sufferings from the embargo they previously supported. The article criticizes this as immodest, noting similar claims from other towns like Salem.
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The town of Marblehead it seems
have petitioned Congress, through
Mr. Story, for a bounty on their fish.
The modesty of these people really exceeds all bounds. They have done
every thing in their power to encourage the administration in their project of destroying trade and navigation-have even offered themselves
and their vessels, heretofore laudably
employed in catching fish, to aid in
enforcing the embargo-and now
they tell a pitiable story to Congress
about their sufferings, proceeding
from this very Embargo they so
much admire, and beg them to afford
them a pension of the money which
the taxes upon their fellow-citizens
have brought into the public treasury. We believe Salem, and every
other commercial town, has as much
of a claim upon the bounty of government, from their sufferings, as Marblehead.--Ibid
have petitioned Congress, through
Mr. Story, for a bounty on their fish.
The modesty of these people really exceeds all bounds. They have done
every thing in their power to encourage the administration in their project of destroying trade and navigation-have even offered themselves
and their vessels, heretofore laudably
employed in catching fish, to aid in
enforcing the embargo-and now
they tell a pitiable story to Congress
about their sufferings, proceeding
from this very Embargo they so
much admire, and beg them to afford
them a pension of the money which
the taxes upon their fellow-citizens
have brought into the public treasury. We believe Salem, and every
other commercial town, has as much
of a claim upon the bounty of government, from their sufferings, as Marblehead.--Ibid
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Marblehead Petition
Fish Bounty
Embargo Sufferings
Congress Request
Trade Destruction
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Story
Where did it happen?
Marblehead
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Marblehead
Key Persons
Mr. Story
Event Details
The town of Marblehead petitioned Congress through Mr. Story for a bounty on their fish due to sufferings from the embargo, which they had previously supported by offering aid in its enforcement. The article criticizes this petition as lacking modesty and suggests other commercial towns like Salem have equal claims.