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Editorial
November 14, 1846
Weekly National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
The editorial sarcastically endorses celebrating November 5th as a day of thanksgiving for Henry Clay's electoral defeat, noting widespread rejoicing in states like Maryland, Pennsylvania, and others due to the defeat and its outcomes. (From U.S. Gazette.)
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The editor of the Reading Press thinks that, as the 5th of November was the day on which Henry Clay was informed of his defeat, the people of this country ought to keep it as a day of rejoicing and thanksgiving.
The people understand that matter. They are rejoicing. Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, New York, Michigan, Iowa, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, are all rejoicing, all keeping a grand thanksgiving, and all these merry-makings are consequent upon the defeat of Mr. Clay, and the means by which that defeat was wrought and the measures which were consequent upon it.
[U. S. Gazette.
The people understand that matter. They are rejoicing. Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, New York, Michigan, Iowa, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, are all rejoicing, all keeping a grand thanksgiving, and all these merry-makings are consequent upon the defeat of Mr. Clay, and the means by which that defeat was wrought and the measures which were consequent upon it.
[U. S. Gazette.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Henry Clay Defeat
Election Rejoicing
Political Thanksgiving
State Celebrations
What entities or persons were involved?
Henry Clay
Reading Press Editor
U. S. Gazette
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Rejoicing Over Henry Clay's Defeat
Stance / Tone
Celebratory Of Clay's Defeat
Key Figures
Henry Clay
Reading Press Editor
U. S. Gazette
Key Arguments
November 5th Should Be A Day Of Rejoicing For Clay's Defeat
People In Multiple States Are Rejoicing Over Clay's Defeat And Its Consequences