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Letter to Editor
July 16, 1828
Literary Cadet And Rhode Island Statesman
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
A letter to the editor questions the authority behind a report in the Journal that Hon. Nehemiah R. Knight declined re-election to the U.S. Senate, asking if Col. Rivers was authorized by Knight or if it was to signal opposition to his election. The editor notes it was received from a southern state resident and initially declined publication.
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FOR THE LITERARY CADET:
Mr. Editor.—I saw a paragraph in your last paper, stating that the Hon. Nehemiah R. Knight, had declined a re-election to the Senate of the United States. The authority which you quoted, was the editor of the Journal, and I would ask permission through your columns to inquire what authority Col. Rivers had for making such a statement. Was he authorised from Mr. Knight, or was it done without any authority at all, and for the purpose of giving that gentleman to 'understand, that he (Col. Rivers) should oppose his election. This is a question I should wish to have answered.
A FREEMAN.
[The above communication was received some days since, from a gentleman residing in the south part of the State, with a request that it might be published, a request which we felt disposed to decline, until we received a second note, when we concluded to give it publicity.]
Mr. Editor.—I saw a paragraph in your last paper, stating that the Hon. Nehemiah R. Knight, had declined a re-election to the Senate of the United States. The authority which you quoted, was the editor of the Journal, and I would ask permission through your columns to inquire what authority Col. Rivers had for making such a statement. Was he authorised from Mr. Knight, or was it done without any authority at all, and for the purpose of giving that gentleman to 'understand, that he (Col. Rivers) should oppose his election. This is a question I should wish to have answered.
A FREEMAN.
[The above communication was received some days since, from a gentleman residing in the south part of the State, with a request that it might be published, a request which we felt disposed to decline, until we received a second note, when we concluded to give it publicity.]
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
Investigative
What themes does it cover?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Nehemiah R Knight
Senate Re Election
Col Rivers
Election Opposition
Journal Authority
What entities or persons were involved?
A Freeman.
Mr. Editor.
Letter to Editor Details
Author
A Freeman.
Recipient
Mr. Editor.
Main Argument
questions the authority of col. rivers' statement that hon. nehemiah r. knight declined re-election to the u.s. senate, asking if it was authorized by knight or intended to signal opposition to his election.
Notable Details
Received From A Gentleman In The South Part Of The State
Editor Initially Declined Publication But Agreed After A Second Note