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Editorial
January 12, 1833
The Northern Star, And Farmers' And Mechanics' Advocate
Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
This editorial humorously critiques the indecorous language used by editors in Albany and New York, who insult each other with terms like 'miserable wretch' and 'father of lies,' while noting that Western editors are more courteous but still accuse rivals of rascality and swindling.
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EDITORIAL DECENCIES.-An Albany Editor, speaking of a brother scribe, designates him as a miserable wretch who conducts a shameful organ of faction. Another Albany Editor calls one of his brethren, the "father of lies." A New York Editor accuses one of his neighbors of an unfortunate "infirmity"—that of getting drunk upon gin and water ; and the other New York Editor responds, that his accuser is "steeped to the very lips in lies."
In the West, however, the Editorial fraternity are more courteous towards each other. We have a paper before us, in which one Editor accuses another of being forced by his rascality to the necessity of hiding dry goods in a kitchen chimney- and of associating with a low, vile, pitiful, roguish tailor, for the purpose of swindling the publick.
In the West, however, the Editorial fraternity are more courteous towards each other. We have a paper before us, in which one Editor accuses another of being forced by his rascality to the necessity of hiding dry goods in a kitchen chimney- and of associating with a low, vile, pitiful, roguish tailor, for the purpose of swindling the publick.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Press Freedom
What keywords are associated?
Editorial Decorum
Journalistic Insults
Press Fraternity
Editorial Satire
What entities or persons were involved?
Albany Editor
New York Editor
Western Editor
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Editorial Decorum And Mutual Insults Among Journalists
Stance / Tone
Satirical Critique
Key Figures
Albany Editor
New York Editor
Western Editor
Key Arguments
Editors In Albany And New York Use Harsh Personal Insults Against Each Other
Western Editors Are Portrayed As More Courteous But Still Employ Accusations Of Rascality And Swindling