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Letter to Editor
March 5, 1808
Kentucky Gazette And General Advertiser
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
A correspondent requests the editor of the Palladium to publish a vindication of Judge Easton, which appeared in the Kentucky Gazette Extra on January 30, following the paper's earlier publication of a grand jury presentment assailing the judge's character. The writer emphasizes fairness and equal justice, signed S. H-, dated March 1, 1806.
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A CARD,
To the Editor of the Palladium.
SIR--In November or December last, you gave publicity to the presentment (as it was termed) of the grand jury of Louisiana, in which the character of Judge Easton was wickedly and unjustly assailed.-- In the "Kentucky Gazette Extra," of the 30th of January, a vindication of Judge Easton made its appearance; I had flattered myself that your sense of " equal and exact justice," would have induced you to give it a place in the Palladium--But having waited a month, and not seeing it appear, I have, as a friend of Judge Easton, to request that you will give it an early insertion-- If it is too long for one paper, let it commence in one number, and be continued and concluded in another. This reasonable request, I have not a doubt but you will comply with--for it is no more than just, that a man should be defended by the same medium thro' which he has been attacked--There are always two sides to a subject, and a perfect knowledge of both are necessary to the formation of a correct and impartial decision.
Your ob't serv't,
S. H-.
March 1st, 1806.
To the Editor of the Palladium.
SIR--In November or December last, you gave publicity to the presentment (as it was termed) of the grand jury of Louisiana, in which the character of Judge Easton was wickedly and unjustly assailed.-- In the "Kentucky Gazette Extra," of the 30th of January, a vindication of Judge Easton made its appearance; I had flattered myself that your sense of " equal and exact justice," would have induced you to give it a place in the Palladium--But having waited a month, and not seeing it appear, I have, as a friend of Judge Easton, to request that you will give it an early insertion-- If it is too long for one paper, let it commence in one number, and be continued and concluded in another. This reasonable request, I have not a doubt but you will comply with--for it is no more than just, that a man should be defended by the same medium thro' which he has been attacked--There are always two sides to a subject, and a perfect knowledge of both are necessary to the formation of a correct and impartial decision.
Your ob't serv't,
S. H-.
March 1st, 1806.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Ethical Moral
What themes does it cover?
Press Freedom
Morality
What keywords are associated?
Judge Easton
Grand Jury Presentment
Vindication
Palladium Publication
Fairness
Equal Justice
What entities or persons were involved?
S. H .
Editor Of The Palladium
Letter to Editor Details
Author
S. H .
Recipient
Editor Of The Palladium
Main Argument
requests the palladium to publish judge easton's vindication for fairness, as the paper previously published the assailing grand jury presentment, allowing both sides to be heard.
Notable Details
Grand Jury Presentment Of Louisiana
Kentucky Gazette Extra, 30th Of January
Sense Of Equal And Exact Justice
Two Sides To A Subject