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Letter to Editor
April 6, 1833
New Hampshire Statesman And State Journal
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A Beverly townsman writes to the Boston Courier correcting their report that Nathan Dane, author of the Northwest Ordinance, is deceased. He affirms Dane's good health, productive work ethic, and enduring legacy superior to nullification advocates like Hayne.
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Nathan Dane. The writer of the paragraph referred to in the following communication, is happy to find himself mistaken in the impressions under which he spoke of 'the late Nathan Dane.' Long be it before that melancholy prefix shall belong to his name. May his years be as many as his virtues, and as happy as his life is useful and honorable.
Boston Courier.
Beverly, 28th March, 1833.
To the Editors of the Courier;
Under the head, 'Nathan Dane's Ordinance.' in yesterday's Courier, you say, 'that ordinance was prepared by the late Nathan Dane.' I am happy to inform you that Nathan Dane is yet alive and in good health, and is employed more hours in the day in writing more pages of good sense, than the whole South Carolina delegation. To judge from Mr Dane's daily walk in all weathers, he will yet outlive nullification, and possibly Mr Hayne, as he has not that gentleman's hot temper to injure his constitution. And when his career is finished here his memory will be connected with something far more honorable than nullification and disunion.
One of His Townsmen.
Boston Courier.
Beverly, 28th March, 1833.
To the Editors of the Courier;
Under the head, 'Nathan Dane's Ordinance.' in yesterday's Courier, you say, 'that ordinance was prepared by the late Nathan Dane.' I am happy to inform you that Nathan Dane is yet alive and in good health, and is employed more hours in the day in writing more pages of good sense, than the whole South Carolina delegation. To judge from Mr Dane's daily walk in all weathers, he will yet outlive nullification, and possibly Mr Hayne, as he has not that gentleman's hot temper to injure his constitution. And when his career is finished here his memory will be connected with something far more honorable than nullification and disunion.
One of His Townsmen.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Political
Reflective
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Constitutional Rights
What keywords are associated?
Nathan Dane
Ordinance
Nullification
South Carolina
Hayne
Beverly
What entities or persons were involved?
One Of His Townsmen
To The Editors Of The Courier
Letter to Editor Details
Author
One Of His Townsmen
Recipient
To The Editors Of The Courier
Main Argument
nathan dane is alive and in good health, contrary to the courier's report; his legacy will be honorable, outlasting nullification and figures like hayne.
Notable Details
Correction Of 'Late Nathan Dane'
Reference To 'Nathan Dane's Ordinance'
Contrast With South Carolina Delegation And Mr. Hayne
Praise For Dane's Daily Walks And Writing