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Editorial
March 29, 1842
Indiana State Sentinel
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
What is this article about?
A newspaper editorial retorts against insults from the Semi-weekly Journal of March 25, labeling it the 'Rat office,' 'Nigger Organ,' and 'Mean concern' for borrowing and harboring a runaway apprentice, amid a Whig quarrel.
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OCR Quality
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Full Text
The Semi-weekly Journal of March 25, contains an article entirely worthy its legal author. Our subject, the quarrel being exclusively among the whigs, is to notice the honorable terms he, lawyer-like, bestows on our humble sheet. He calls it the "loco foco organ," and "chanticleer newspaper." We can, and shall retort the compliments on every occasion, at least till we teach the concern honesty if not decency. We shall call it the "Rat" office, and can prove it such. We shall call it the "Nigger Organ," and every body knows it to be such. We shall call it the "Mean concern," for wishing to live on others by borrowing after having harbored a runaway apprentice.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Satire
What keywords are associated?
Newspaper Feud
Partisan Insults
Whig Quarrel
Loco Foco
Rat Office
What entities or persons were involved?
Semi Weekly Journal
Whigs
Loco Foco Organ
Rat Office
Nigger Organ
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Retaliation Against Rival Newspaper Insults
Stance / Tone
Retaliatory And Derogatory
Key Figures
Semi Weekly Journal
Whigs
Loco Foco Organ
Rat Office
Nigger Organ
Key Arguments
Retort Insults By Calling The Rival The 'Rat Office' And Proving It
Label It The 'Nigger Organ' As Commonly Known
Call It The 'Mean Concern' For Borrowing And Harboring A Runaway Apprentice
Continue Retorts Until The Rival Learns Honesty And Decency