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March 25, 1831
Phenix Gazette
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
A reported declaration by Mr. Calhoun stating he would support General Jackson is contradicted. The text references anecdotes from Louis XI and the play 'New Way to Pay Old Debts' to illustrate the implications if true.
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The declaration ascribed to Mr. Calhoun, that "he would still go for General Jackson," is contradicted, and doubtless upon the best grounds. If the statement was true, it would warrant a repetition of the anecdote which Mr. de la Borde lately quoted in the French Chamber of Deputies. Louis XI. received a deputation from the Genoese, who said to him "We give ourselves to you;" and "I," answered the king, "give you to the Devil." General Jackson's "Understanding you now, Sir," is almost equivalent to Sir Giles Overreach's reply to Lovel in the "New Way to pay Old Debts"
"Lord! thus I spit at thee
And at thy counsel."—National Gazette.
"Lord! thus I spit at thee
And at thy counsel."—National Gazette.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Calhoun Declaration
Jackson Support
Political Contradiction
Historical Anecdote
French Chamber
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Calhoun
General Jackson
Mr. De La Borde
Louis Xi.
Sir Giles Overreach
Lovel
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Key Persons
Mr. Calhoun
General Jackson
Mr. De La Borde
Louis Xi.
Sir Giles Overreach
Lovel
Event Details
The declaration ascribed to Mr. Calhoun that he would still go for General Jackson is contradicted upon the best grounds. If true, it would echo an anecdote quoted by Mr. de la Borde in the French Chamber of Deputies about Louis XI. rejecting Genoese deputation, and General Jackson's response likened to Sir Giles Overreach's reply in the play.