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Terrific issue on the Jefferson/Callender situation...
Terrific issue on the Jefferson/Callender situation...
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October 26, 1802
GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, Philadelphia, Oct. 26, 1802 Page 2 begins with a very lengthy & excellent editorial concerning the entire Thomas Jefferson/James Callender situation, the latter being a political journalist who claimed to have been paid $50 by Jefferson to write a pamphlet, 'The Prospect Before Us' attacking Jefferson's political rivals: Washington, Adams, and Hamilton.
James Callender was one of America's earliest "scandalmongers". A political journalist, his writings were often controversial. He curried favor with Republican interests early on, landing a job with Benjamin Franklin Bache’s newspaper, the Aurora General Advertiser. Firing darts at Federalists like Washington, Adams, and Hamilton made him good friends with Republicans like Jefferson. In fact, Jefferson called Callender “a man of genius”.
He became a central figure in the press wars between the Federalist and Democratic-Republican parties. Pleased with Callender's attacks on his rivals Hamilton & Adams, Jefferson viewed him as journalistic ally, even supporting Callender financially.
But Callender's attack on President Adams had him jailed under the Sedition Act. But after Jefferson won the presidency he pardoned Callender, who then solicited employment as a postmaster which he felt was owed him by Jefferson. Jefferson denied it.Callender then began publishing existing rumors claiming President Jefferson had children with slave Sally Hemings.
Four pages, nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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