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January 25, 1848
The New Hampshire Gazette And Republican Union
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
19th-century political satire criticizing Whig excuses for Wilson's vote for alleged slaveholder Campbell as Clerk, analogized to an old woman's evasive claims about a borrowed kettle.
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The whigs have three defences, against the charge that Wilson has broken his pledges by voting for a slaveholder for Clerk. They are firstly that Campbell is not a slaveholder: secondly that his office is not an important one, and therefore it is no matter if he is—and thirdly that Wilson never said he wouldn't vote for slaveholders. This reminds us of the old woman, who said that she never borrowed the kettle, that she had returned it, and that furthermore it was broken when she had it.—Coos Dem.
What sub-type of article is it?
Deception Fraud
What themes does it cover?
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Whig Defenses
Wilson Vote
Slaveholder Clerk
Political Excuses
Kettle Analogy
What entities or persons were involved?
Wilson
Campbell
Story Details
Key Persons
Wilson
Campbell
Story Details
Whigs defend Wilson against charge of breaking pledges by voting for slaveholder Campbell for Clerk with three excuses: Campbell is not a slaveholder, the office is unimportant, and Wilson never pledged against voting for slaveholders; likened to old woman's contradictory defenses about borrowing a kettle.