{"id":160,"date":"2012-03-01T07:19:08","date_gmt":"2012-03-01T07:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/hist359\/?p=160"},"modified":"2012-03-22T02:36:19","modified_gmt":"2012-03-22T02:36:19","slug":"be-not-misled-vote-not-for-madison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/hist359\/articles\/be-not-misled-vote-not-for-madison\/","title":{"rendered":"Be not misled &#8211; Vote not for Madison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Against Madison [EDIT]\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GH65iYO9wxI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Against Madison Video<\/p>\n<p>I tried to convey through my video that Madison deteriorated what George Washington established, was unfaithful to the United States, and was simply a minion of Thomas Jefferson.\u00a0<!--more--> I began my film by not only highlighting George Washington\u2019s career as a general and as the first president, but also how Washington is of the noblest stature.\u00a0 The background music is Vivaldi\u2019s \u201cSpring\u201d, I intended for the song\u2019s happy melody to indicate the utopia of Washington\u2019s presidency.\u00a0 The first image is of his farewell address, showing that he left the nation in perfect order, emphasized with the highly complementary quote, \u201cA life ever devoted to the dearest interests and felicity of mankind.\u201d\u00a0 The next image shows him as a general, looking regal and healthy, highly capable of leading the American nation.\u00a0 Behind him, troops look up to him, as if to seek advice or for leadership.\u00a0 The next frame is of a quote fading back into the distance, which reads, \u201cMay his presidential career secure to America, at least, some of those eminent services, which has rendered Washington so much the admiration of the world\u201d.\u00a0 The quote is moving backwards and out of sight, as Washington moves away from the presidency.\u00a0 In the next phrase there is a diminuendo in the music, and a nostalgic, scenic, and pleasant image of Washington moves backwards in Keith Burns\u2019 effect, emphasizing that his presidential reign is ending, as is the happy music.<\/p>\n<p>The next frame begins with the sounds of Mozart\u2019s foreboding and ominous sounding \u201cMoonlight Sonata\u201d, along with a scary image of Madison; the video zooms in on his unfriendly and cold expression.\u00a0 He is wearing black and white and there is a red curtain draped in the background.\u00a0 I purposefully repeatedly used the colors red, black, and white in several of the images because together those colors are harsh, and my goal was to diminish Madison\u2019s likability as much as possible.\u00a0 The next frame is a black and white grainy image of Madison with the quote in red writing, \u201cMr. Madison was one of the framers and defenders of the Constitution; but no sooner did Mr. Jefferson return from Europe than Mr. Madison commenced an opposition to the measures of government\u201d.\u00a0 The grainy image is intended to imply that Madison is wishy-washy, and the quote covers part of him; Madison\u2019s fickle actions reduce his credibility.\u00a0 The next frame features another black and white image of Madison with red writing over it.\u00a0 This time, the image is of Madison with his hand on a document.\u00a0 And the writing says, \u201cEmbargo of 1807\u201d and then \u201c \u2018A strong measure\u2019?\u201d.\u00a0 The following frames answer the question.\u00a0 The next frame is a political cartoon featuring Jefferson and a mob of unhappy people.\u00a0 The words over the image are a few of the people\u2019s speech blurbs, \u201cMy warehouses are full\u201d, \u201cThe goods are spoiling\u201d, and \u201cMy family is starving\u201d.\u00a0 The next frame is another political carton, again black, white and red.\u00a0 This carton shows two merchants who are unhappy with the Embargo Act, referring to it as the \u201ccursed Ograbme\u201d.\u00a0 \u201cOgrabme\u201d was one of the nicknames the Embargo of 1807 was given, along with \u201cdambargo\u201d, emphasizing frustration with the failure of the measure.\u00a0 The red words over the black and white cartoon read, \u201cA more impudent attempt to further mislead an already misled people\u201d.\u00a0 The last frame zooms in on a black and white image of Madison looking severe while sitting in a chair, with red words that read, \u201cbe not misled\u201d, playing off the last quote, and then \u201cvote not for Madison\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Quotes<\/span>: (in order of appearance)<\/p>\n<p><em>New-Hampshire Gazette<\/em>.\u00a0 \u201cGeorge Washington\u2019s Birth-Day\u201d.\u00a0 Vol. XLII.\u00a0 Issue 2152.\u00a0 Page 3.\u00a0 02-21-1798.\u00a0 Portsmouth, New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p><em>Weekly Museum<\/em>.\u00a0 \u201cSaturday; March; Yesterday; Heaven; George Washington; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Consequently; John Adams; President\u201d.\u00a0 Vol. 40.\u00a0 Issue 40.\u00a0 Page 3.\u00a0 03-04-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1797.\u00a0 New York, New York.<\/p>\n<p><em>Gazette.<\/em>\u00a0 \u201cMiscellaneous Articles.\u00a0 Important Crisis\u201d.\u00a0 Vol. III.\u00a0 Issue 108.\u00a0 Page 1.\u00a0 05- 19-1800.\u00a0 Portland, Maine.<\/p>\n<p><em>New-England Palladium.<\/em>\u00a0 \u201cPolitical Miscellany.\u00a0 For the Palladium\u201d.\u00a0 Vol. XXXI.\u00a0 Issue 9.\u00a0 Page 1.\u00a0 01-29-1808.\u00a0 Boston, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>Quotes from the cartoon\u2019s speech blurbs.<\/p>\n<p><em>Massachusetts Spy<\/em>.\u00a0 \u201cMiscellany.\u00a0 Embargo\u201d.\u00a0 Vol. XXXVI.\u00a0 Issue 1814.\u00a0 Page 1.\u00a0 01-13-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1808.\u00a0 Worcester, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Images<\/span>:\u00a0 (in order of appearance)<\/p>\n<p>Image 1:\u00a0 George Washington\u2019s Farewell Address<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/familypedia.wikia.com\/wiki\/George_Washington_%281732-1799%29\/biography\">http:\/\/familypedia.wikia.com\/wiki\/George_Washington_(1732-1799)\/biography<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Image 2:\u00a0 George Washington with Troops<\/p>\n<p>Image 3:\u00a0 George Washington at windowsill<\/p>\n<p>Image 4:\u00a0 James Madison in color in front of red curtain<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:James_Madison.jpg\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:James_Madison.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Image 5:\u00a0 Grainy<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:James_Madison.png\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:James_Madison.png<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Image 6:\u00a0 Black and white, hand on document (Constitution)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/curezone.com\/ig\/i.asp?i=24273\">http:\/\/curezone.com\/ig\/i.asp?i=24273<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Image 7: Jefferson with people unhappy about the Embargo Act<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/yesteryearsnews.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/07\/embargo-act-effects-of-that-grand-system-1807.jpg\">http:\/\/yesteryearsnews.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/07\/embargo-act-effects-of-that-grand-system-1807.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Image 8:\u00a0 Unhappy merchants, \u201cOgrabme\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/matthewashton.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/07\/embargo-act.jpg\">http:\/\/matthewashton.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/07\/embargo-act.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Image 9:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:James_Madison_sitting2.jpg\">http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:James_Madison_sitting2.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Music<\/span>:\u00a0 (in order of occurrence)<\/p>\n<p>Vivaldi, Antonio Lucio.\u00a0 <em>The Four Seasons: Spring.\u00a0 <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l-dYNttdgl0\"><em>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l-dYNttdgl0<\/em><\/a><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Beethoven, Ludwig van. <em>Horowitz: A Reminiscence:\u00a0 <\/em>Piano <em>Sonata #14 in C sharp Minor, Op. 27\/2, \u201cMoonlight\u201d- 1. 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