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Letter to Editor
April 27, 1787
The New York Packet
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
Extract of a 1787 letter from a Southern gentleman to a Newport correspondent, decrying Rhode Island's chaotic governance as a threat to the union, urging federal intervention at the Philadelphia Convention to impose order or exclude the state.
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Full Text
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in the Southern States, to his correspondent in Newport (Rhode-Island) dated April 1787.
"The distracted state you are in, is sufficient to wean and drive every good citizen from his native country ;--matters have come to such an alarming crisis, that the confederation must take notice of you, and it seems the opinion of many here that when the Convention meets in Philadelphia, that measures will be taken to reduce you to order and good government, or strike your State out of the union, and annex you to others ; for as your Legislature now conducts, they are dangerous to the community at large and ruinous to every honest and respectable character in the State, the clamour is now loud against your State, and will daily increase."
"The distracted state you are in, is sufficient to wean and drive every good citizen from his native country ;--matters have come to such an alarming crisis, that the confederation must take notice of you, and it seems the opinion of many here that when the Convention meets in Philadelphia, that measures will be taken to reduce you to order and good government, or strike your State out of the union, and annex you to others ; for as your Legislature now conducts, they are dangerous to the community at large and ruinous to every honest and respectable character in the State, the clamour is now loud against your State, and will daily increase."
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
Persuasive
Provocative
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Constitutional Rights
What keywords are associated?
Rhode Island
Confederation
Philadelphia Convention
State Union
Government Crisis
Southern States
Legislature Conduct
What entities or persons were involved?
His Correspondent In Newport (Rhode Island)
Letter to Editor Details
Recipient
His Correspondent In Newport (Rhode Island)
Main Argument
rhode island's legislature is conducting affairs in a way that endangers the community and ruins honest citizens, necessitating confederation intervention at the philadelphia convention to impose order or exclude the state from the union.
Notable Details
Distracted State
Alarming Crisis
Convention Meets In Philadelphia
Opinion Of Many Here
Clamour Is Now Loud Against Your State