Answer: He assumed that his readers shared the values of equality, democracy, and political freedom with him
Explanation:
Most protections of the Bill of Rights applied to state governments.
They were upset that the USA had interfered with China!
Secretary of State William Seward's decision to purchase Alaska was controversial. Public opinion during the period was influenced by newspapers, which sneered at what they called "Seward's Folly" or "Seward's Icebox." They saw no reason to purchase the land from Russia
