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Editorial February 24, 1797

Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

What is this article about?

Federalist editorial criticizes Democrats for decrying public admiration of a leader as idolatry while professing to adore the people, accusing them of degrading American character via their newspapers to appease the French.

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The democrats call the attachment of the citizens to their "beloved fellow citizen" idolatry. This is strange talk for men who "adore the people." Is their voice stupid idolatry? Yes or no, is equally a plea of guilty for the democrats. Either they quarrel with the people for their approving voice, or say no to the fact and quarrel with the truth. A stranger to America, and to both parties, would think the nation the stupidest and basest upon the earth, if he read and judged only from the jacobin gazettes. Yet this is the glorious conclusion our "patriots" "the adorers of the people" take such unwearied pains to establish. To lower the national character, and the national spirit too, to make Americans think themselves slaves, and to persuade the French to believe that we are cowards and traitors, 'are the "patriotic" tasks assigned by their severe task masters to the democrats (or American mongrels) and their gazettes.

What sub-type of article is it?

Partisan Politics

What keywords are associated?

Democrat Hypocrisy Political Idolatry National Character Jacobin Gazettes American Patriotism

What entities or persons were involved?

Democrats Jacobin Gazettes French Americans

Editorial Details

Primary Topic

Criticism Of Democrats' Hypocrisy On Idolatry And Patriotism

Stance / Tone

Strongly Anti Democrat, Pro National Character

Key Figures

Democrats Jacobin Gazettes French Americans

Key Arguments

Democrats Call Citizens' Attachment To Their Leader Idolatry While Adoring The People Themselves This Accusation Implies Democrats Quarrel With The People's Approving Voice Or Deny The Truth Democrats' Gazettes Portray Americans As Stupid And Base To Lower National Character Democrats Aim To Make Americans Feel Like Slaves And Convince French That Americans Are Cowards And Traitors

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