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Editorial September 21, 1802

The New Hampshire Gazette

Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

What is this article about?

Editorial from a Southern paper condemns James T. Callender for indiscriminately attacking Presidents Washington, Adams, and Jefferson with malignant lies, dismissing him as a profligate villain whose falsehoods self-refute and pose no real threat.

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From a Southern Paper.

It must be obvious to every Newspaper reader, that, since the arrival of the infamous and profligate J. T. Callender, within the United States, each of the Chief Magistrates of the Union has been successively the object of his most malignant invectives--as if the wretch was at war with the office and not the man, and did not the notorious villainy and insignificance of the abandoned sot, place him below the confidence even of our enemies; it might well be suspected, that he was a tool in the hand of some foreign agent, to separate the people from the government. But his blighted character shields him from such suspicions, and compels us to ascribe his indiscriminate invectives to the natural malignity of an infernal heart. It is evident that no description of character or politics, can protect our Rulers from his base assertions. Washington, Adams and Jefferson, are alike the victims of his ferocity. Such a villain would be more dangerous in society, than plague or pestilence, did not the wild extravagance of his falsehoods bear with them their own refutation.

What sub-type of article is it?

Partisan Politics

What keywords are associated?

Callender Attacks Presidential Invectives Political Villainy Federalist Defense

What entities or persons were involved?

J.T. Callender Washington Adams Jefferson Chief Magistrates Of The Union

Editorial Details

Primary Topic

Criticism Of J.T. Callender's Attacks On Us Presidents

Stance / Tone

Strongly Condemnatory Of Callender As A Malignant Villain

Key Figures

J.T. Callender Washington Adams Jefferson Chief Magistrates Of The Union

Key Arguments

Callender Has Attacked Each Successive Us President With Malignant Invectives His Attacks Target The Office Rather Than The Individuals He Is An Infamous, Profligate, Notorious Villain And Abandoned Sot His Insignificance Shields Him From Suspicion Of Foreign Influence His Invectives Stem From The Malignity Of An Infernal Heart No Character Or Politics Protects Rulers From His Base Assertions Such A Villain Is More Dangerous Than Plague Or Pestilence His Falsehoods Bear Their Own Refutation

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