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Editorial
March 3, 1794
Gazette Of The United States & Evening Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
Editorial defends Massachusetts Congress members Ames, Goodhue, and Sedgwick against six years of calumny, noting their increasing reelections as rewards for independence and patriotism. Urges them to continue firm conduct against efforts to dissolve the Union and provoke unnecessary foreign war.
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OCR Quality
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Full Text
The gall of bitterness lately poured out on the Massachusetts members in Congress is but the dregs of the old phial. For six years Mess. Ames, Goodhue, Sedgwick, &c. &c. have been the theme of calumny; but at three several elections when the " VOICE OF THE PEOPLE" is most emphatically pronounced, we have seen them honoured with the increasing suffrages of their fellow citizens, as the reward of their independence and patriotism. They know, that from them their constituents still expect a continuation of that conduct : They bid them be unmoved by the clamour of competitors, and unshaken by the arts of those who would dissolve the Union, destroy justice, introduce domestic infelicity, and entail on their country the horrors of an unnecessary foreign war !
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Constitutional
War Or Peace
What keywords are associated?
Massachusetts Congress
Ames Goodhue Sedgwick
Calumny
Elections
Suffrages
Union
Patriotism
Foreign War
What entities or persons were involved?
Ames
Goodhue
Sedgwick
Massachusetts Members In Congress
Constituents
Competitors
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Defense Of Massachusetts Congressional Delegation
Stance / Tone
Strongly Supportive And Exhortative
Key Figures
Ames
Goodhue
Sedgwick
Massachusetts Members In Congress
Constituents
Competitors
Key Arguments
Six Years Of Calumny Against Ames, Goodhue, Sedgwick, Etc.
Reelected With Increasing Suffrages At Three Elections As Reward For Independence And Patriotism.
Constituents Expect Continuation Of That Conduct.
Be Unmoved By Clamor Of Competitors.
Be Unshaken By Arts Of Those Who Would Dissolve The Union, Destroy Justice, Introduce Domestic Infelicity, And Entail Horrors Of Unnecessary Foreign War.