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Editorial
February 1, 1797
Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
Editorial attacks the Aurora newspaper's advertised political works as embodying the conductors' immoral and politically bankrupt views, deriding the 'persecuted patriots' as knaves whose banishment to Louisiana or Botany Bay would be no loss, valuing honest writing over their output.
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The list of publications advertised in the Aurora
as "POLITICAL WORKS," is a very striking
exhibition of the manners, morals, politics and
religion of the conductors of that paper. If the
"persecuted patriots" should settle in Louisiana, or
if the French should not possess that country, as
these patriots wish, and they should themselves co-
lonize Botany Bay, these "Political Works" would
be a great comfort to them in their banishment.
The loss of the works and the patriots would be
very tolerable--as one honest man and one book
written with truth and plain good sense would be
of more value than all the ten waggon loads of ad-
vertised lies, nonsense and blasphemy, and all the
mob of bankrupts and knaves who are called "per-
secuted patriots."
as "POLITICAL WORKS," is a very striking
exhibition of the manners, morals, politics and
religion of the conductors of that paper. If the
"persecuted patriots" should settle in Louisiana, or
if the French should not possess that country, as
these patriots wish, and they should themselves co-
lonize Botany Bay, these "Political Works" would
be a great comfort to them in their banishment.
The loss of the works and the patriots would be
very tolerable--as one honest man and one book
written with truth and plain good sense would be
of more value than all the ten waggon loads of ad-
vertised lies, nonsense and blasphemy, and all the
mob of bankrupts and knaves who are called "per-
secuted patriots."
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Moral Or Religious
What keywords are associated?
Aurora Newspaper
Political Works
Persecuted Patriots
Blasphemy
Banishment
Partisan Attack
What entities or persons were involved?
Aurora
Persecuted Patriots
French
Louisiana
Botany Bay
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Criticism Of Aurora Newspaper's Political Publications And Persecuted Patriots
Stance / Tone
Strongly Critical And Mocking
Key Figures
Aurora
Persecuted Patriots
French
Louisiana
Botany Bay
Key Arguments
The List Of Advertised Political Works In The Aurora Exhibits The Poor Manners, Morals, Politics, And Religion Of Its Conductors.
These Works Would Comfort The Persecuted Patriots If Banished To Louisiana Or Botany Bay.
The Loss Of These Works And The Patriots Would Be Tolerable.
One Honest Book And Man Is More Valuable Than All The Advertised Lies, Nonsense, Blasphemy, And The Mob Of Bankrupts And Knaves Called Persecuted Patriots.