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Editorial
July 4, 1844
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Patriotic editorial urging celebration of a day dedicated to Freedom with joy, temperance, and dignity, emphasizing national unity under one Constitution despite political, local, or religious differences, and gratitude for liberty.
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THIS DAY, consecrated to Freedom, dawns upon a great and prosperous nation, destined, we trust, to endure for ages, with one Country, one Constitution, one Destiny. However much we may be divided by political, local, or religious differences of opinion, we are yet, and, esto perpetua! for all national, and social purposes, a united people. We may all, with brotherly feeling for our neighbors, be well content to agree to disagree, and thank a kind and beneficent Providence for casting our lot in a land of Liberty, where each man can exercise his own rights of opinion, with no one to molest or make him afraid. With this feeling, and these sentiments, let the Day be celebrated-joyously-but with that temperance and dignity, that befit the citizens of a Free Republic.
What sub-type of article is it?
Constitutional
Moral Or Religious
What keywords are associated?
National Unity
Freedom
Liberty
Constitution
Providence
Republic
What entities or persons were involved?
Providence
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Celebration Of National Freedom And Unity
Stance / Tone
Patriotic Exhortation For Temperate Celebration
Key Figures
Providence
Key Arguments
Nation Destined To Endure With One Country, One Constitution, One Destiny
United People Despite Political, Local, Or Religious Differences
Agree To Disagree With Brotherly Feeling
Gratitude To Providence For Land Of Liberty
Exercise Rights Of Opinion Without Fear
Celebrate Joyously But With Temperance And Dignity