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Editorial
December 14, 1836
The Daily Cincinnati Republican, And Commercial Register
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
What is this article about?
A Democratic editorial mocks the Whig Natchez Courier's prejudiced and overly celebratory reaction to Harrison's election victories in Ohio and Pennsylvania, while congratulating Mississippi's support for Van Buren and rebuking the Courier's betrayal of democratic principles.
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The Natchez Courier—A Whig Editor drunk with Glory.—The Natchez Courier seems to have imbibed a strong prejudice against this paper, the why or the wherefore we cannot divine. Whenever we have had occasion to notice the lucubrations of its editor, we have generally done so in respectful terms, such as are befitting from one editor in noticing another. The following is a specimen of the editor's language towards us:
"The ELECTIONS.—Glorious News comes rapidly upon us from every quarter. The Whigs seem to stand in amaze, as if unable to realize what is transpiring before their eyes. The Tories seem to stand in amaze, as if unable to realize what is transpiring before their eyes. And the Cincinnati Republican,—the great Tory organ of Ohio—of Nov. 12th, thus despondingly discourses:
'It is generally conceded that Ohio has gone for Harrison, and we hear much inquiry made as to the cause of our defeat.' The editor then goes on to giving some half dozen idle and paltry surmises of the cause of the catastrophe. But it won't do, Mr. Tory Republican, the reason, the true reason, and the only one, is, that the sovereign people have arisen in their majesty, and have declared that the present dynasty shall be overthrown, and that the unalienable rights of American citizens shall be maintained. It is useless to attempt to honey over the bitter pill; you must swallow it, although you have published again and again, that Ohio was safe for the arch intriguer and his fitting comrade of the Great Crossings. 'True, Ohio is safe; her citizens have willed it. They have done worthily; and while many of them would still 'maintain their affection for the old General, they can but despise his dog.' We have never seen a paper in which more chagrin and vexation are evinced, than in the above mentioned 'paper.' 'Alas—poor Yorick!' thy hopes have all forsaken thee."
The false returns of the Pennsylvania elections had affected his brain. He was drunk with glory. We presume that he will have recovered his senses before this meets his eye sufficiently to appreciate a reciprocated compliment. Allow us Mr. no-party organ of Mississippi, to congratulate you upon the success of Martin Van Buren, the People's candidate for President of the U. S. in the democratic State of Mississippi, over the coalition ticket. We will not exclaim "Alas, poor Yorick!" for we have not a particle of commiseration or any editor that will become the subservient tool of such a miserable faction as that to which you evidently have sold yourself. But we will exclaim, all hail Mississippi! She has nobly sustained her character for patriotic devotion to democratic principles, and given a salutary rebuke to those who like the editor of the Courier, have been laboring to betray her into the hands of one of the most corrupt coalitions that ever disgraced an enlightened country.
"The ELECTIONS.—Glorious News comes rapidly upon us from every quarter. The Whigs seem to stand in amaze, as if unable to realize what is transpiring before their eyes. The Tories seem to stand in amaze, as if unable to realize what is transpiring before their eyes. And the Cincinnati Republican,—the great Tory organ of Ohio—of Nov. 12th, thus despondingly discourses:
'It is generally conceded that Ohio has gone for Harrison, and we hear much inquiry made as to the cause of our defeat.' The editor then goes on to giving some half dozen idle and paltry surmises of the cause of the catastrophe. But it won't do, Mr. Tory Republican, the reason, the true reason, and the only one, is, that the sovereign people have arisen in their majesty, and have declared that the present dynasty shall be overthrown, and that the unalienable rights of American citizens shall be maintained. It is useless to attempt to honey over the bitter pill; you must swallow it, although you have published again and again, that Ohio was safe for the arch intriguer and his fitting comrade of the Great Crossings. 'True, Ohio is safe; her citizens have willed it. They have done worthily; and while many of them would still 'maintain their affection for the old General, they can but despise his dog.' We have never seen a paper in which more chagrin and vexation are evinced, than in the above mentioned 'paper.' 'Alas—poor Yorick!' thy hopes have all forsaken thee."
The false returns of the Pennsylvania elections had affected his brain. He was drunk with glory. We presume that he will have recovered his senses before this meets his eye sufficiently to appreciate a reciprocated compliment. Allow us Mr. no-party organ of Mississippi, to congratulate you upon the success of Martin Van Buren, the People's candidate for President of the U. S. in the democratic State of Mississippi, over the coalition ticket. We will not exclaim "Alas, poor Yorick!" for we have not a particle of commiseration or any editor that will become the subservient tool of such a miserable faction as that to which you evidently have sold yourself. But we will exclaim, all hail Mississippi! She has nobly sustained her character for patriotic devotion to democratic principles, and given a salutary rebuke to those who like the editor of the Courier, have been laboring to betray her into the hands of one of the most corrupt coalitions that ever disgraced an enlightened country.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Election Results
Whig Bias
Van Buren Victory
Mississippi Democrats
Partisan Press
1840 Campaign
What entities or persons were involved?
Natchez Courier
Martin Van Buren
William Henry Harrison
Whigs
Tories
Cincinnati Republican
Mississippi
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Critique Of Whig Editorial Bias In 1840 Election Coverage
Stance / Tone
Pro Democratic Mockery Of Whig Triumph
Key Figures
Natchez Courier
Martin Van Buren
William Henry Harrison
Whigs
Tories
Cincinnati Republican
Mississippi
Key Arguments
Natchez Courier Shows Strong Prejudice Against This Democratic Paper
Courier Editor Is Overly Excited And 'Drunk With Glory' Over Whig Election Wins
True Reason For Democratic Defeats Is The People's Will To Overthrow The Current Administration
Mississippi Nobly Supports Van Buren And Democratic Principles
Courier Editor Has Sold Out To A Corrupt Whig Coalition