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July 22, 1842
The Daily Madisonian
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
A Tennessee newspaper reprints a vehement editorial denouncing the U.S. President's veto of the Provisional Tariff Bill, portraying him as corrupt and calling for his violent death, surpassing the rhetoric of other Whig papers.
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CLAY VENGEANCE—THE RICHMOND
WHIG AND LOUISVILLE JOURNAL
OUTDONE.
We copy the following morceau from Mr.
Arnold's Jonesboro' (Tenn.) Whig. Can no one
recognize the style?
Another Veto.—The corrupt fool and knave
who pretends to act as President of the United States
has vetoed the Provisional Tariff Bill, recently passed
by large majorities in both houses of Congress. Thus
it seems, the one man power is omnipotent. And has
it come to this, that when the People's Representatives in Congress, pass an important law—one upon
which the prosperity of the whole country depends,
that one corrupt, weak, ambitious, and unprincipled
scoundrel [this beats Stanly!] is to defeat it? What
need of a Congress at all? "He ought to be taken by
the throat by some overgrown Whig ruffian, [Arnold?]
and choked to death. Or he ought to be shot
down in his tracks, as he walks along.
Then there would be nothing left for Botts.
WHIG AND LOUISVILLE JOURNAL
OUTDONE.
We copy the following morceau from Mr.
Arnold's Jonesboro' (Tenn.) Whig. Can no one
recognize the style?
Another Veto.—The corrupt fool and knave
who pretends to act as President of the United States
has vetoed the Provisional Tariff Bill, recently passed
by large majorities in both houses of Congress. Thus
it seems, the one man power is omnipotent. And has
it come to this, that when the People's Representatives in Congress, pass an important law—one upon
which the prosperity of the whole country depends,
that one corrupt, weak, ambitious, and unprincipled
scoundrel [this beats Stanly!] is to defeat it? What
need of a Congress at all? "He ought to be taken by
the throat by some overgrown Whig ruffian, [Arnold?]
and choked to death. Or he ought to be shot
down in his tracks, as he walks along.
Then there would be nothing left for Botts.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Presidential Veto
Tariff Bill
Political Corruption
Whig Criticism
Violent Rhetoric
What entities or persons were involved?
President Of The United States
Stanly
Arnold
Botts
Where did it happen?
United States
Story Details
Key Persons
President Of The United States
Stanly
Arnold
Botts
Location
United States
Story Details
The President vetoes the Provisional Tariff Bill passed by Congress, prompting outrage and calls for his execution by a Whig ruffian.