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Tag Archives: William Cobbett
How Mathew Carey Cleverly Avoided Accusation
In December 1799, John Ward Fenno, Junior, editor of the leading Federalist newspaper, Gazette of the United States, published an editorial claiming the United Irishmen in the United States were plotting a rebellion. He identified the suspected leaders of the organization: … Continue reading
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Tagged Caius, Democratic-Republicans, Dr. James Reynolds, Federalists, James Carey, John Daly Burk, John Ward Fenno Jurnior, Mathew Carey, Matthew Carey, Matthew Lyon, United Irishmen, William Cobbett, William Duane
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How Benjamin Franklin’s Grandson was charged with Seditious Libel
In May 1798, William Cobbett published an influential piece, “Detection of a Conspiracy formed by the United Irishmen, with the Evident Intention of Aiding the Tyrants of France in Subverting the Government of the United States” reporting that the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alien and Sedition Acts, Benjamin Franklin Bache, Caius, Democratic-Republicans, Federalists, Jefferson, Margaret Bache, Mathew Carey, Matthew Carey, Peter Porcupine, sedious libel, sedition, United Irishmen, Washington, William Cobbett
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How the Federalists Attacked Mathew Carey and His Brother
Mathew’s brother James established the Daily Advertiser in Philadelphia. He was an avid Democratic-Republican. He had been involved with the Evening Star, mouthpiece of the United Irishmen in Dublin. Inevitably, he attracted the attention and venom of William Cobbett. Cobbett … Continue reading
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Tagged Caius, Civil War, Daily Advertiser, Democratic-Republicans, Essex Junto, Federalists, James Carey, Jefferson, Madison, Mathew Carey, Matthew Carey, New England, Peter Porcupine's Gazette. United Irishmen, United States Recorder, William Cobbett
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