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Who was Theophilus Parsons?
Theophilus Parsons (1750-1813) like Timothy Pickering and George Cabot, was born in Essex County, Massachusetts. Parsons, the son of a Congregational minister, graduated from Harvard College in 1769. While he studied law he taught school in what is now Maine. Like … Continue reading →
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Who was Fisher Ames?
Fisher Ames (1758-1808) was born outside of Essex County, near the southwest corner of Boston, in Dedham. Intellectually precocious, Ames entered Harvard when he was twelve. At an early age, he excelled at oratory and elocution. He participated in a … Continue reading →
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Who was George Cabot?
George Cabot (1752-1823), like Timothy Pickering, was born in Salem, in Essex County Massachusetts. He too, attended Harvard. He was a member of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress in 1775. He was a delegate to his state’s constitutional convention in 1777 … Continue reading →
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How Mathew Carey Singled Out John Lowell and the Clergy
Carey compared the state of Massachusetts with Georgia. He noted “The state [Massachusetts] enslaved by faction, whines, and scolds, and murmurs, and winces, and curses the administration for not defending it, although every possible exertion was made to enfeeble the administration … Continue reading →
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Tagged Caius, Civil War, Democratic-Republicans, Economic sanctions, Essex Junto, Federalists, Hartford Convention, Jefferson, Madison, Mathew Carey, Matthew Carey, New England, Olive Branch, secession, secession 2012, secession petitions, War of 1812
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Why Specie Flowed to New England
Boston’s Federalists crippled Madison’s war efforts economically. First, using their newspapers and Congregationalist pulpits, they urged New Englanders not to subscribe to government loans—the war bonds of the era.[1] Carey noted that most Federalists from the mid-Atlantic did not take … Continue reading →
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Did New England Pay More Duties than the South?
Before income tax, custom duties (or tariffs) provided revenue for the United States government. Carey lumped together the duties paid by New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island and Connecticut from 1791 until 1810: $10, 591,000.[1] From 1791 until 1810 Maryland paid … Continue reading →
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Did New England Have the Right to Claim Superiority in Commerce?
Carey claimed his readers would be amazed at the figures he was about to report. He wrote that he was astonished himself when he analyzed foreign and domestic exports from the United States. Exports Foreign and Domestic Exports Foreign and … Continue reading →
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Tagged Caius, Civil War, commercial trade, Democratic-Republicans, Economic sanctions, Embargo, Essex Junto, Faults on both Sides, Federalists, Hartford Convention, Massachusetts, Mathew Carey, Matthew Carey, New England, Olive Branch, secession, secession 2012, secession petitions, War of 1812
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How New England Considered Itself Morally Superior to the Rest of the Country
Carey admitted New Englanders did not assert their moral superiority with the same vehemence as when they claimed superiority and exclusivity in commerce. He concluded there was nothing to be gained politically. Carey had traveled extensively through New England. In … Continue reading →
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Tagged American Geography, Caius, Civil War, Democratic-Republicans, Economic sanctions, Embargo, Essex Junto, Hartford Convention, Jedidiah Morse, Joseph Dennie, Madison, Mathew Carey, Matthew Carey, New England, Olive Branch, OPort Folio, secession, secession 2012, secession petitions, War of 1812
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How Newspapers in New England Inflamed Their Readers
Carey asserted that New England’s newspapers, especially those in Boston, wrote essays against Jefferson’s and Madison’s administrations. They repeatedly inflamed their readers with the following falsehoods: New England was not agricultural; it was commercial. States in the South were only … Continue reading →
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How the Federalists excited jealousy and discord, painting a “hateful picture” of the South
Carey wrote the Olive Branch to appeal to moderate Federalist farmers in New England. He aimed his criticism at wealthy Federalist merchants and the newspapers that promoted their views. [1] He singled out Boston, characterizing it as the “seat … Continue reading →
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