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Editorial September 5, 1846

The Mississippi Creole

Canton, Madison County, Mississippi

What is this article about?

The editorial mocks Democratic newspaper editors for prematurely or blindly supporting President Polk's policies, citing examples like the Oregon claim, the vetoed River and Harbor Bill used as a ruse for British free trade, and the initial denial of California ambitions later revealed in a letter to Stevenson.

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How unfortunate are the Editors of Democratic papers who presume to speak of the acts of Mr. Polk, before they get their cue from the organ; and even sometimes when they do speak by its authority. Every one remembers how flat the small fry felt, after they had lustily declared "the whole of Oregon or none" to be the true democratic creed, and then found that Polk had backed out. Latterly, we have had another exhibition of the same sort, on the River and Harbor Bill. Various members of Congress having written home that they had triumphed over false friends and open enemies, (never dreading a veto, after the article in the Organ praising the River bill) but finding it was only a ruse to get their votes for the British Free Trade bill, and that the River bill was vetoed, they felt particularly flat. Again; the Post, a loco foco paper, denounced the California rumor as a slander upon the Administration, and in a very few days the Senate bro't out the letter to Stevenson, in which the designs were shadowed forth, and a request that it be kept from the people. Now see how the Post is caught again: Vicksburg Whig

What sub-type of article is it?

Partisan Politics Satire

What keywords are associated?

Democratic Editors Polk Administration Oregon Claim River And Harbor Bill Veto Ruse British Free Trade California Designs Stevenson Letter

What entities or persons were involved?

Mr. Polk Editors Of Democratic Papers The Organ The Post Stevenson Members Of Congress

Editorial Details

Primary Topic

Inconsistency Of Democratic Editors And Polk Administration

Stance / Tone

Mocking And Ridiculing

Key Figures

Mr. Polk Editors Of Democratic Papers The Organ The Post Stevenson Members Of Congress

Key Arguments

Democratic Editors Speak Without Authority From The Organ Editors Declared 'The Whole Of Oregon Or None' But Polk Backed Out River And Harbor Bill Praised In Organ But Vetoed As Ruse For British Free Trade Bill Congress Members Felt Triumphant Then Flat After Veto Post Denounced California Rumor As Slander, But Senate Revealed Letter To Stevenson Outlining Designs To Be Kept Secret

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