He and Defoe quarreled in their public writings, with Defoe representing a more Puritan stripe of the whig party and Tutchin the more democratic and Cromwellian side, and several authors would mention the two names together (including Alexander Pope, who has Defoe standing above a prostrate Tutchin in The Dunciad). The paper was written in dialogue form, where "Observator" or "Mr. Observator" and "Countryman" speak to one another.
He and Defoe engaged in public disputes through their writings, with Defoe representing a more Puritan-leaning Whig faction and Tutchin embodying a more democratic and Cromwell-like perspective. Several authors would mention the two names together (including Alexander Pope, who depicted Defoe above a prostrate Tutchin in The Dunciad). The paper was written in dialogue format, where "Observator" or "Mr. Observator" and "Countryman" engage in conversation with each other.