Wilson's article was published on January 7, 1805 in the True American, a newspaper from Trenton, New Jersey. Each year, around January 1, many newspaper editors of the time published short overviews of the events which had marked the previous year, and indulged in making predictions regarding the year to come. Reepublican editor James J. Wilson declared his support for the Tripolitan War, and applauded Jefferson's decision to get involved in it. His article praised America's progress in the war, and argued that the war was justified because America had been threatened. Moreover, the language he employs is mobilizing, and calls to patriotism, and a sense of national duty. Wilson uses the term "defensive navy" which has the power to legitimize the actions of the navy, and to contribute to the creation of a mythical dimension associated with the nation's heroes who, thanks to "their skill and bravery," have "given an idea of what they can and will do, when neccessity commands their employment in such enterprises." The second article was published on January 15, 1802, i.e. during the war itself, in Boston, Massachussetts....
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