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Editorial
October 19, 1824
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
The editorial mocks the Boston Statesman, organ of the Crawford party, for lavishly praising Federalist Daniel Webster's Republican nomination, contrasts it with their disdain for Fisher Ames, and questions reactions from other editors, suggesting hypocrisy akin to old federalism.
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The Boston Statesman, the organ of the Crawford party in Massachusetts, is quite in raptures with the nomination of Daniel Webster. The following poetic flight is from that paper of Thursday last:
"Daniel Webster, the pride of New-England, is now adopted into the Republican family with all the rights and privileges of a favorite son. The transcendent talents, the firm integrity, the noble independence, the liberal manners, and great soul of this man who has risen to the most commanding distinction among his countrymen solely by his talents and character have long exalted the reputation of New-England, and shed a glory upon his native land."
What will Mr. Hill, the editor of the New-Hampshire Patriot, say to this? As for Mr. Greene, the nominal editor of the Statesman, he was employed in the Portsmouth Oracle Office during the war, and therefore may be presumed to be well acquainted with the merits of Mr. Webster.
The following is the language of the same paper in regard to the well-known Fisher Ames.
"Many of our worthy citizens, I am sorry to say, seem to have lost that pride which once ennobled their sentiments, when they could boast of an AMES for their Representative."
This may be modern democracy, but it seems to us, who remember old times, very much like old fashioned federalism.
"Daniel Webster, the pride of New-England, is now adopted into the Republican family with all the rights and privileges of a favorite son. The transcendent talents, the firm integrity, the noble independence, the liberal manners, and great soul of this man who has risen to the most commanding distinction among his countrymen solely by his talents and character have long exalted the reputation of New-England, and shed a glory upon his native land."
What will Mr. Hill, the editor of the New-Hampshire Patriot, say to this? As for Mr. Greene, the nominal editor of the Statesman, he was employed in the Portsmouth Oracle Office during the war, and therefore may be presumed to be well acquainted with the merits of Mr. Webster.
The following is the language of the same paper in regard to the well-known Fisher Ames.
"Many of our worthy citizens, I am sorry to say, seem to have lost that pride which once ennobled their sentiments, when they could boast of an AMES for their Representative."
This may be modern democracy, but it seems to us, who remember old times, very much like old fashioned federalism.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Satire
What keywords are associated?
Daniel Webster
Boston Statesman
Crawford Party
Fisher Ames
Federalism
Political Nomination
Party Hypocrisy
What entities or persons were involved?
Daniel Webster
Boston Statesman
Crawford Party
Mr. Hill
New Hampshire Patriot
Mr. Greene
Fisher Ames
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Mockery Of Boston Statesman's Praise For Daniel Webster
Stance / Tone
Ironic Critique Of Political Hypocrisy
Key Figures
Daniel Webster
Boston Statesman
Crawford Party
Mr. Hill
New Hampshire Patriot
Mr. Greene
Fisher Ames
Key Arguments
Boston Statesman Praises Daniel Webster As A Favorite Son Of The Republican Family
Webster's Talents And Character Exalt New England's Reputation
Questions Mr. Hill's Reaction To The Praise
Mr. Greene's Past Employment Suggests Familiarity With Webster's Merits
Statesman Criticizes Pride In Fisher Ames As Lost Nobility
This Stance Resembles Old Fashioned Federalism