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Letter to Editor
May 15, 1798
Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
A letter to Mr. Fenno criticizes the abuse of press liberty by Jacobins and Democrats like Freneau, Greenleaf, Adams, and Bache, which led to invective over reason and escalated to duels where two Federalists died defending virtue and country. Signed 'NO DUELLIST.'
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MR. FENNO.
THE natural result of the abuse of the liberty of the press on the part of the Jacobins and Democrats, has long since been foreseen, but the consequences have but just began to ripen into general notice, and feeling.
Freneau, Greenleaf, Adams and Bache gave rise to this substitution of opprobrium and invective, for reason and argument. Though there were attempts to defeat their purposes, by honest endeavours to bring them to a sense of decency and propriety, all would not do.—Despairing of any other mode of defence, several writers have recently entered the lists, and defeated these miscreants in their own way: But as every well-educated man cannot descend to such weapons, duels have been fought. and blood spilt on these occasions. The Champion of audacious Giles, and B. Livingston. have each destroyed their federal antagonists, who died in defence of virtue, decency and their country. Thus stands the account at present,—Dr.
The Enemies of Virtue, of Order and of their Country, to the Lives of two brave, though unfortunate. Men. How the account will stand in future, time only can shew.
NO DUELLIST.
THE natural result of the abuse of the liberty of the press on the part of the Jacobins and Democrats, has long since been foreseen, but the consequences have but just began to ripen into general notice, and feeling.
Freneau, Greenleaf, Adams and Bache gave rise to this substitution of opprobrium and invective, for reason and argument. Though there were attempts to defeat their purposes, by honest endeavours to bring them to a sense of decency and propriety, all would not do.—Despairing of any other mode of defence, several writers have recently entered the lists, and defeated these miscreants in their own way: But as every well-educated man cannot descend to such weapons, duels have been fought. and blood spilt on these occasions. The Champion of audacious Giles, and B. Livingston. have each destroyed their federal antagonists, who died in defence of virtue, decency and their country. Thus stands the account at present,—Dr.
The Enemies of Virtue, of Order and of their Country, to the Lives of two brave, though unfortunate. Men. How the account will stand in future, time only can shew.
NO DUELLIST.
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
Persuasive
Provocative
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Press Freedom
Morality
What keywords are associated?
Press Abuse
Jacobins Democrats
Political Invective
Duels
Federalists
Political Violence
Virtue Defense
What entities or persons were involved?
No Duellist.
Mr. Fenno.
Letter to Editor Details
Author
No Duellist.
Recipient
Mr. Fenno.
Main Argument
the abuse of press liberty by jacobins and democrats has led to invective replacing reason, resulting in duels and the deaths of two federalists who defended virtue, decency, and their country.
Notable Details
Mentions Freneau, Greenleaf, Adams, Bache As Originators Of Opprobrium.
References Duels Involving Champions Of Giles And B. Livingston Who Killed Federalists.
Balances Account: 'Dr. The Enemies Of Virtue... To The Lives Of Two Brave... Men.'