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Letter to Editor
April 19, 1798
Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
A former Grand Juror defends the jury against B. F. Bache's Aurora accusations of bias, labels him a liar, notes his attacks on pro-government addresses, and reveals Bache's unpaid debts, affirming public support for the U.S. government.
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MR. FENNO,
The observations of Bache in the Aurora of this morning, respecting the Grand Jury are worthy of himself. The wretch cannot write but to abuse—nor speak but to villify. I would advise him not to leave his Press, for he may be assured there will be as much business shortly as he and his friend Callender can attend to. Addresses from all parts of the Union are coming forward, and, it is his study to attack them, because they express the determination of the People to support their government.
"The Grand Jury, he observes, are the creatures of the Marshal." I was one of that body, and I assert he is a Liar.
It would be degrading indeed, if there should be a man in the United States, who would hesitate for a moment, to whose assertion to attach the most credit; to that, of any one of these late Jury, or of Benjamin Franklin Bache. I have not time just now to say as much to this man as I could wish; I will, however, recommend to him to discharge the Notes which he gave to his paper makers; and which, since last October have been laying protested in one of the Banks of this city, before he says anything more about Credit.
One of the late Grand Jury.
The observations of Bache in the Aurora of this morning, respecting the Grand Jury are worthy of himself. The wretch cannot write but to abuse—nor speak but to villify. I would advise him not to leave his Press, for he may be assured there will be as much business shortly as he and his friend Callender can attend to. Addresses from all parts of the Union are coming forward, and, it is his study to attack them, because they express the determination of the People to support their government.
"The Grand Jury, he observes, are the creatures of the Marshal." I was one of that body, and I assert he is a Liar.
It would be degrading indeed, if there should be a man in the United States, who would hesitate for a moment, to whose assertion to attach the most credit; to that, of any one of these late Jury, or of Benjamin Franklin Bache. I have not time just now to say as much to this man as I could wish; I will, however, recommend to him to discharge the Notes which he gave to his paper makers; and which, since last October have been laying protested in one of the Banks of this city, before he says anything more about Credit.
One of the late Grand Jury.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Political
Provocative
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Press Freedom
What keywords are associated?
Grand Jury
Benjamin Franklin Bache
Aurora
Federalist Support
Press Criticism
Government Loyalty
Financial Discredit
What entities or persons were involved?
One Of The Late Grand Jury
Mr. Fenno
Letter to Editor Details
Author
One Of The Late Grand Jury
Recipient
Mr. Fenno
Main Argument
the writer, a member of the recent grand jury, refutes benjamin franklin bache's claims in the aurora that the jury is controlled by the marshal, calling bache a liar and abuser who attacks public support for the government, and urges bache to address his own protested notes before discussing credit.
Notable Details
Accuses Bache Of Writing Only To Abuse And Speaking To Villify
Mentions Bache's Friend Callender
References Incoming Addresses From The Union Expressing Support For Government
Highlights Bache's Protested Notes In A Bank Since October