{"id":200,"date":"2012-03-19T19:22:29","date_gmt":"2012-03-19T19:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/hist359\/?p=200"},"modified":"2012-03-23T18:19:20","modified_gmt":"2012-03-23T18:19:20","slug":"the-honourable-dewitt-clinton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/hist359\/1812\/the-honourable-dewitt-clinton\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Honourable DeWitt Clinton&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"For DeWitt Clinton.dv\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k14yjXtwUq0?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 style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\">Kelsey Roggensack<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">For DeWitt Clinton<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0In this video, I focused on highlighting Clinton\u2019s honorability, role in New York politics, and accomplishments.\u00a0 The first three frames of the video feature white writing in the font: Lucida Blackletter, which is intended to resemble an early American print style, on a black screen.\u00a0 <!--more-->The frames read, \u201cDeWitt Clinton\u201d, \u201cNew York State Senator\u201d, and \u201cMayor to New York City\u201d.\u00a0 The next frame is a portrait of a well-dressed Clinton, with a quote in Lucida Blackletter, \u201cThe honourable DeWitt Clinton\u201d.\u00a0 The next frame shows a map of New York from 1800, with the quote, \u201cdecidedly in favour of DeWitt Clinton\u201d.\u00a0 This image was chosen because as stated previously, Clinton had been the mayor and senator of New York, and New York supported Clinton over Madison in the 1812 election.\u00a0 Furthermore, New York was primarily where Clinton\u2019s political power came from, and New York was an electoral powerhouse.\u00a0 The next frame is the 12<sup>th<\/sup> Amendment to the Constitution, which Clinton initiated.\u00a0 After the 12<sup>th<\/sup> Amendment is a frame of a political cartoon showing unhappy merchants during the Embargo Act of 1807 with one of them saying, \u201cOh! This cursed Ograbme\u201d, which is \u201cembargo\u201d backwards.\u00a0 Then a red \u201cX\u201d crosses over the cartoon because Clinton opposed the unpopular Embargo Act.\u00a0 The next frame features a quote that reads, \u201cMr. DeWitt Clinton of New York is unquestionably one of the greatest patriots in the nation, as is abundantly proved by the number and variety of important offices which he has from time to time consented to hold for the people\u2019s good\u201d over a map of America from between 1800-1810.\u00a0 The quote rolls over the map like movie credits, while the map is being zoomed-in on.\u00a0 As the words rolls out of the frame, and the image finishes zooming, Lake Erie is the central focus of the screen.\u00a0 Clinton began advocating for the Erie Canal in 1810 as a canal commissioner and in his political career focused on internal improvements for America.\u00a0 The next quote is broken up between three frames.\u00a0 The first frame features the quote on a black screen with white writing, which reads, \u201cThe people at large declare, in a manner unusually impressive\u201d.\u00a0 The next screen features DeWitt Clinton with the middle part of the quote; \u201c \u2018We have confidence in the political integrity of DeWitt Clinton\u2019 \u201d.\u00a0 The third part of the quote, \u201cIf the voice of the majority be the standard of orthodoxy, whose opinion ought we adopt?\u201d on a black screen with white lettering.\u00a0 The last frame features the first image of Clinton, very well-dressed, with a quote that reads, \u201cPromote the election of the honorable DeWitt Clinton to the presidency of the United States\u201d.\u00a0 This quote represents a picture of politics of the age.\u00a0 The quote is like a command or call to action, similar to the political action taken in the streets during this era.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Quotes<\/span>:\u00a0 (in order of appearance)<\/p>\n<p><em>Tickler<\/em>.\u00a0 \u201cMr. Scratch, DeWitt Clinton; Leib\u201d.\u00a0 Vol. V.\u00a0 Issue 25.\u00a0 Page 2.\u00a0 10-13-1812.\u00a0 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.\u00a0 *First two quotes<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Washington Federalist<\/em>.\u00a0 \u201cMr. Jefferson; United States; Washington; Mr. DeWitt \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clinton\u201d.\u00a0 Issue 746.\u00a0 Page 2.\u00a0 05-15-1805.\u00a0 Georgetown, District of Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>The Columbian.\u00a0 <\/em>\u201cDeWitt Clinton\u201d.\u00a0 Volume II.\u00a0 Issue 439.\u00a0 Page 2.\u00a0 04-01-1811.\u00a0 New \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 York, New York.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Poulson\u2019s American Daily Advisor.\u00a0 <\/em>\u201cNew-York; Promote; DeWitt Clinton; Presidency; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New-York; October\u201d.\u00a0 Volume XLI.\u00a0 Issue 11205.\u00a0 Page 2.\u00a0 10-22-1812.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Images<\/span>:\u00a0 (in order of appearance)<\/p>\n<p>Image 1:\u00a0 Portrait of DeWitt Clinton<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/learn\/wiki\/en\/images\/c\/c3\/Governor_DeWitt_Clinton.JPG\">https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/learn\/wiki\/en\/images\/c\/c3\/Governor_DeWitt_Clinton.JPG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Image 2:\u00a0 New York 1800<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vredenburgh.org\/vredenburgh\/graphics\/New_York_1800.gif\">http:\/\/vredenburgh.org\/vredenburgh\/graphics\/New_York_1800.gif<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Image 3:\u00a0 12<sup>th<\/sup> Amendment<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nara.cyclecounters.org\/12th_Amendment_Pg1of1_AC.jpg\">http:\/\/nara.cyclecounters.org\/12th_Amendment_Pg1of1_AC.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Image 4:\u00a0 Embargo cartoon<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-jPjIkl0Uv0Q\/Ty9VxpFtOfI\/AAAAAAAABwE\/BulDb_rH54Y\/s1600\/ograbme.jpg\">http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-jPjIkl0Uv0Q\/Ty9VxpFtOfI\/AAAAAAAABwE\/BulDb_rH54Y\/s1600\/ograbme.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Image 5: Map of America<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Image 6: Portrait of DeWitt Clinton<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hallofgovernors.ny.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/themes\/bartik\/images\/6DeWittClinton.jpg\">http:\/\/hallofgovernors.ny.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/themes\/bartik\/images\/6DeWittClinton.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Image 7: same as Image #1<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Music<\/span>:<\/p>\n<p>Vivaldi, Antonio Lucio.\u00a0 <em>The Four Seasons: Autumn.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8Q8ez-hGsuU\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8Q8ez-hGsuU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kelsey Roggensack For DeWitt Clinton \u00a0In this video, I focused on highlighting Clinton\u2019s honorability, role in New York politics, and accomplishments.\u00a0 The first three frames of the video feature white writing in the font: Lucida Blackletter, which is intended to &hellip; 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