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Editorial
March 16, 1802
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
This editorial refutes the Oracle newspaper's claim that the majority of 694 voters at a town meeting on the first inst. engaged in indecent hissing, asserting only about 20 did so and were immediately checked by the moderator. It sarcastically criticizes the Oracle editors' judgment and arithmetic.
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THE Editors of the Oracle still seem disposed to justify themselves in the low, vulgar and despicable practice of giving the LIE, even in instances, where (if they had the discernment of a "weaned" child) it would rebound back with double force.—
The instance we allude to, is the assertion in their paper of the 6th inst. "That the majority at the town meeting of the first inst. were guilty of indecent hissing."
To convince the public that this assertion is "FALSE," we will demonstrate as follows:—The meeting consisted of 694 voters, and the whole number that hissed, did not exceed twenty, and they were instantly checked by the Hon. Moderator. Now if twenty, (in the view of the Oracle editors) is the Majority of 694, we wish to relinquish any further controversy on this subject with such high learned gentlemen!
The instance we allude to, is the assertion in their paper of the 6th inst. "That the majority at the town meeting of the first inst. were guilty of indecent hissing."
To convince the public that this assertion is "FALSE," we will demonstrate as follows:—The meeting consisted of 694 voters, and the whole number that hissed, did not exceed twenty, and they were instantly checked by the Hon. Moderator. Now if twenty, (in the view of the Oracle editors) is the Majority of 694, we wish to relinquish any further controversy on this subject with such high learned gentlemen!
What sub-type of article is it?
Press Freedom
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Oracle Editors
Town Meeting
Hissing Incident
Majority Claim
Press Dispute
False Assertion
What entities or persons were involved?
Editors Of The Oracle
Hon. Moderator
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Refutation Of Oracle's Town Meeting Hissing Claim
Stance / Tone
Sarcastic Refutation And Criticism Of Rival Editors
Key Figures
Editors Of The Oracle
Hon. Moderator
Key Arguments
Oracle's Assertion Of Majority Hissing Is False
Only 20 Out Of 694 Voters Hissed
Hissers Were Instantly Checked By Moderator
Sarcasm On Editors' Poor Judgment And Math