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Editorial
August 11, 1795
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
An anonymous communication criticizes a treaty with Britain, arguing against the British faction's claim that the public lacks competence to judge it quickly. It likens the treaty to vice, asserting it is so obviously harmful that mere reading suffices to condemn it.
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Rifum teneatis amici?
COMMUNICATION.
The British faction in the several parts of the United States, alledge that the people are not competent to judge on the Treaty, and that it requires a long and deliberate investigation.
But it may be said of this destructive instrument, as the Poet speaks of "Vice."
"Vice is a monster of such hateful mien, As to be hated, needs but to be seen."
Thus it is with the Treaty.—It is so glaringly an imposition upon the United States—so completely calculated to bring this nation again under the influence of the British nation, that it need only be read, and it will be hated. It does not require more time to reprobate it, than to condemn Vice.
COMMUNICATION.
The British faction in the several parts of the United States, alledge that the people are not competent to judge on the Treaty, and that it requires a long and deliberate investigation.
But it may be said of this destructive instrument, as the Poet speaks of "Vice."
"Vice is a monster of such hateful mien, As to be hated, needs but to be seen."
Thus it is with the Treaty.—It is so glaringly an imposition upon the United States—so completely calculated to bring this nation again under the influence of the British nation, that it need only be read, and it will be hated. It does not require more time to reprobate it, than to condemn Vice.
What sub-type of article is it?
Foreign Affairs
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
British Treaty
Treaty Opposition
Public Judgment
Vice Analogy
British Influence
What entities or persons were involved?
British Faction
United States
British Nation
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Opposition To The British Treaty
Stance / Tone
Strongly Anti Treaty
Key Figures
British Faction
United States
British Nation
Key Arguments
People Are Competent To Judge The Treaty Without Long Investigation
The Treaty Is A Destructive Instrument Like Vice
The Treaty Is A Glaring Imposition On The United States
The Treaty Aims To Bring The Us Under British Influence
Reading The Treaty Is Enough To Hate It