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Letter to Editor
March 18, 1793
The Patowmac Guardian, And Berkeley Advertiser
Martinsburg, Shepherdstown, Berkeley County, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Critique of American political factions as disorganizers attacking the constitution and public servants' characters with unprecedented malignity, unlike milder English parties. (148 characters)
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COMMUNICATIONS.
When those who only write and declaim against public measures shall be considered as the patriots of our country, the best title to public confidence will arise from a knack at disorganizing the government.
It is so very easy to find fault, and there is so much merit to be derived from filching that of our neighbour, that it is really surprising the group of disorganizers is not more numerous than it is.
Parties are not very amiable in any country. Their virulence in England has long been lamented by the most virtuous men of that nation. It is but justice however to their factions to remark, that they do not attack their constitution, nor even whisper the division of the island into two governments. Our American faction is really scrambling for office and power, but the means they choose are deadly. In these two particulars they distance all rivals. They set out declared enemies of the constitution itself, and they attack the characters of the servants of the public with a malignity that is unexampled.
When those who only write and declaim against public measures shall be considered as the patriots of our country, the best title to public confidence will arise from a knack at disorganizing the government.
It is so very easy to find fault, and there is so much merit to be derived from filching that of our neighbour, that it is really surprising the group of disorganizers is not more numerous than it is.
Parties are not very amiable in any country. Their virulence in England has long been lamented by the most virtuous men of that nation. It is but justice however to their factions to remark, that they do not attack their constitution, nor even whisper the division of the island into two governments. Our American faction is really scrambling for office and power, but the means they choose are deadly. In these two particulars they distance all rivals. They set out declared enemies of the constitution itself, and they attack the characters of the servants of the public with a malignity that is unexampled.
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
Persuasive
Provocative
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Constitutional Rights
What keywords are associated?
Political Factions
American Constitution
Public Measures
Disorganizers
Government Attack
Letter to Editor Details
Main Argument
criticizes writers and declaimers against public measures as false patriots who gain confidence by disorganizing government; contrasts american factions' attacks on the constitution and public servants' characters with less virulent english parties.
Notable Details
Comparison To English Factions
Malignity Unexampled
Scrambling For Office And Power