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Editorial September 25, 1827

The National Republican And Ohio Political Register

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio

What is this article about?

This editorial mocks a political party for forging letters and opinions from dead figures like Jefferson to slander living opponents, especially the 'old soldier' in Tennessee, portraying it as desperate and terror-inducing, akin to biblical hauntings.

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It now seems, that some of the same party who forged letters for the deserter Harris, have also been forging opinions for the patriot Jefferson! Why will they thus call on dead men to slander the living? Are all their living slanderers discredited and disgraced, that they must thus cry to the people, Hark from the tombs.' Can neither the criminal nor the sage sleep in peace? Must these Sauls with troubled minds, call spirits from their dread abode, to mingle with the affairs of men? Like the wicked King of Israel, the responses they obtain fill them with terror and despair. The ghost of Harris pronounces them guilty of falsehood and forgery; the ghost of Jefferson tells them that their kingdom shall pass from them and be possessed by the persecuted David, now in the wilderness of Tennessee, the "only man left" who can save our republican Israel.

What will the people think of a party who can sustain themselves only by such means? Read their papers, and say what else they give to their readers, except these and similar slanders on the old soldier!—Frankfort Argus.

What sub-type of article is it?

Partisan Politics Satire

What keywords are associated?

Political Forgery Slander Jefferson Harris Partisan Attack Old Soldier Tennessee

What entities or persons were involved?

Jefferson Harris Sauls David Old Soldier Frankfort Argus

Editorial Details

Primary Topic

Criticism Of Political Forgery And Slander Using Dead Figures

Stance / Tone

Mocking And Condemnatory Of Opposing Party's Tactics

Key Figures

Jefferson Harris Sauls David Old Soldier Frankfort Argus

Key Arguments

Party Forges Letters And Opinions From Dead To Slander Living Living Slanderers Are Discredited, So They Invoke The Dead Biblical Allusions To Haunted Kings Seeking Spirits Ghosts Condemn The Forgers And Predict Their Downfall Party Sustains Itself Only Through Slanders On The Old Soldier

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