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Letter to Editor
September 8, 1864
Marshall County Republican
Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana
What is this article about?
Chaplain Lozier writes to excuse his absence from a Union meeting in Indianapolis due to illness, including a satirical critique of George McClellan's presidential candidacy, comparing it to failed Confederate efforts like the Merrimac.
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Chaplain Lozier, in a letter excusing himself for not speaking at a Union meeting at Indianapolis, on account of sickness, says:
"That gun fired at Chicago makes a loud report, but it kicks so that it will kill any party that fires it. You'll see great rolls of Goshen butter come sliding down the sun beams about the time the sound headed people of this country elect a professed war man on a peace platform.
"McClellan will take the Presidential Chair just like he took Richmond. 'Little Mac' and Big 'Mac' will suffer the fate of another craft which the rebels undertook to use in destroying our Government. That was the Merrimac."
"That gun fired at Chicago makes a loud report, but it kicks so that it will kill any party that fires it. You'll see great rolls of Goshen butter come sliding down the sun beams about the time the sound headed people of this country elect a professed war man on a peace platform.
"McClellan will take the Presidential Chair just like he took Richmond. 'Little Mac' and Big 'Mac' will suffer the fate of another craft which the rebels undertook to use in destroying our Government. That was the Merrimac."
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
Satirical
Provocative
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Military War
What keywords are associated?
Mcclellan
Presidential Election
Union Meeting
Indianapolis
Civil War Satire
Merrimac
What entities or persons were involved?
Chaplain Lozier
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Chaplain Lozier
Main Argument
satirically dismisses mcclellan's chances of winning the presidency, comparing it to his failure to take richmond and the doomed merrimac.
Notable Details
Gun Fired At Chicago
Goshen Butter
Professed War Man On A Peace Platform
Little Mac And Big Mac
Merrimac