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Editorial
October 21, 1811
Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
Short editorial mocks Englishman Cales' call in the Post Advertiser Intelligencer for American federalists to justify or oppose British depredations on commerce. Writer asserts his service in the American Revolution against British aggressions while Cales was a monarch's subject.
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A GOOD JOKE.
Cales, an Englishman, in the Post Advert. Int. says, " We call on the federalists either to stand forth and justify the British depredations on OUR Commerce, or retrieve their American character by joining us; [Englishmen] in a general opposition to all aggressions !" Be it known to this European, that when he was the humble slave of a monarch the writer of this note was bearing arms in his country's cause, in opposition to the aggressions of his then lord and master. And that of posterity—
Cales, an Englishman, in the Post Advert. Int. says, " We call on the federalists either to stand forth and justify the British depredations on OUR Commerce, or retrieve their American character by joining us; [Englishmen] in a general opposition to all aggressions !" Be it known to this European, that when he was the humble slave of a monarch the writer of this note was bearing arms in his country's cause, in opposition to the aggressions of his then lord and master. And that of posterity—
What sub-type of article is it?
Foreign Affairs
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
British Depredations
American Commerce
Federalists
American Revolution
Englishman Critique
What entities or persons were involved?
Cales
Federalists
Englishmen
British
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Mockery Of Englishman's Call To Federalists Against British Commerce Aggressions
Stance / Tone
Patriotic Dismissal And Personal Retort
Key Figures
Cales
Federalists
Englishmen
British
Key Arguments
Cales Calls On Federalists To Justify Or Oppose British Depredations On American Commerce
Writer Fought Against British Aggressions In The Revolution While Cales Was Subject To A Monarch