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Letter to Editor
August 27, 1798
The Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
An extract of a letter from a Connecticut gentleman, formerly supportive of the French Revolution, announces his political conversion, condemning French ambitions for universal conquest and tyranny, and pledging to defend America even at the cost of bloodshed.
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Political Conversion!
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Connecticut, a brother to one of the members of Congress from Georgia. He was a warm friend of the French revolution, and opposer of our administration.
'I have changed my political creed. I can no longer justify the conduct of the modern Titans. I have heretofore been very enthusiastic in their cause—my prejudices have been violent for the Sans Culottes. My faith in their justice, friendship and humanity has been small for a year past; but my prejudice existed and still compelled me to advocate their cause, even after my reason abhorred it. I am convinced their design is nothing less than universal conquest and tyranny—no nation escapes their ambition and avarice. I am convinced that it is impossible for our government, pursue what line of conduct it may, to guard our country from their harpy claws: and, sooner than yield to them, I would see my country deluged with blood, and have the ghouls of all my countrymen 'shriek at once on the hollow wind.'
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Connecticut, a brother to one of the members of Congress from Georgia. He was a warm friend of the French revolution, and opposer of our administration.
'I have changed my political creed. I can no longer justify the conduct of the modern Titans. I have heretofore been very enthusiastic in their cause—my prejudices have been violent for the Sans Culottes. My faith in their justice, friendship and humanity has been small for a year past; but my prejudice existed and still compelled me to advocate their cause, even after my reason abhorred it. I am convinced their design is nothing less than universal conquest and tyranny—no nation escapes their ambition and avarice. I am convinced that it is impossible for our government, pursue what line of conduct it may, to guard our country from their harpy claws: and, sooner than yield to them, I would see my country deluged with blood, and have the ghouls of all my countrymen 'shriek at once on the hollow wind.'
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
Reflective
Persuasive
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Military War
What keywords are associated?
Political Conversion
French Revolution
Sans Culottes
Universal Conquest
Tyranny
Connecticut Gentleman
Us Administration Opposition
What entities or persons were involved?
A Gentleman In Connecticut
Letter to Editor Details
Author
A Gentleman In Connecticut
Main Argument
the writer has abandoned support for the french revolution, viewing it as a pursuit of universal conquest and tyranny, and asserts that america must resist even if it leads to war and bloodshed.
Notable Details
References 'Modern Titans' And 'Sans Culottes'
Vivid Imagery Of Resistance: 'Country Deluged With Blood' And 'Ghouls Of All My Countrymen "Shriek At Once On The Hollow Wind"'