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Letter to Editor
September 5, 1826
The National Republican And Ohio Political Register
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
What is this article about?
A former supporter of John Quincy Adams withdraws support after reading Adams' irreverent poetry on Captain Lewis' discoveries, which includes swearing, and accuses him of hypocrisy regarding his piety.
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Messrs. Editors:
I have heretofore been a warm supporter of John Quincy Adams, and my principal reason for advocating his cause, was, that he was the only pious Presidential candidate. But I have been deceived, and since I have read in your paper his doggrels on the discoveries of Captain Lewis, my mind has entirely changed, and I am ashamed of having been so long kept in the dark as to his true character, when I might have informed myself with little trouble. A pretty religious President indeed, who can swear "By G-", to effect any thing he pleases: away with such hypocrisy. Let me hear no more of the Pious John Quincy Adams; for my part nothing can ever again reconcile me to his favor.
A LATE COMMITTEE MAN
Messrs. Editors:
I have heretofore been a warm supporter of John Quincy Adams, and my principal reason for advocating his cause, was, that he was the only pious Presidential candidate. But I have been deceived, and since I have read in your paper his doggrels on the discoveries of Captain Lewis, my mind has entirely changed, and I am ashamed of having been so long kept in the dark as to his true character, when I might have informed myself with little trouble. A pretty religious President indeed, who can swear "By G-", to effect any thing he pleases: away with such hypocrisy. Let me hear no more of the Pious John Quincy Adams; for my part nothing can ever again reconcile me to his favor.
A LATE COMMITTEE MAN
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Provocative
Political
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Religion
Morality
What keywords are associated?
John Quincy Adams
Piety
Hypocrisy
Presidential Candidate
Captain Lewis
Irreverent Poetry
What entities or persons were involved?
A Late Committee Man
Messrs. Editors
Letter to Editor Details
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A Late Committee Man
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Messrs. Editors
Main Argument
the writer, a former supporter of john quincy adams for his perceived piety, now rejects him after discovering irreverent language including swearing in his poetry about captain lewis' discoveries, viewing it as hypocrisy.
Notable Details
Doggrels On The Discoveries Of Captain Lewis
Swear "By G "
Pious John Quincy Adams