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Letter to Editor
May 5, 1796
Gazette Of The United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
An observer writes to Mr. Fenno warning of a new Pharo gambling table in the city that has already ruined several young men financially and morally, urging magistrates to suppress it before it undermines honest principles in society.
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Mr. Fenno,
Considering the Editors of Newspapers in some measure as the guardians of the morals of the public; I have taken up my pen to inform you of an evil which if not speedily suppressed by the magistracy, threatens to overthrow every honest principle in society. The evil—I allude to is a PHARO TABLE, which has lately been established in this city. And which, though it has been set up but a short time, has already reduced many young men, (who otherwise might have been an ornament to society,) to beggary and infamy. If this evil is suffered to grow by time and inattention, we may in vain bolt and bar our doors, as, they cannot, protect us from the man in whom our confidence has been betrayed by the spirit of gaming.
AN OBSERVER.
Considering the Editors of Newspapers in some measure as the guardians of the morals of the public; I have taken up my pen to inform you of an evil which if not speedily suppressed by the magistracy, threatens to overthrow every honest principle in society. The evil—I allude to is a PHARO TABLE, which has lately been established in this city. And which, though it has been set up but a short time, has already reduced many young men, (who otherwise might have been an ornament to society,) to beggary and infamy. If this evil is suffered to grow by time and inattention, we may in vain bolt and bar our doors, as, they cannot, protect us from the man in whom our confidence has been betrayed by the spirit of gaming.
AN OBSERVER.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ethical Moral
Persuasive
Social Critique
What themes does it cover?
Morality
Social Issues
What keywords are associated?
Pharo Table
Gambling Evil
Young Men Ruin
Moral Suppression
Societal Threat
Magistracy Action
What entities or persons were involved?
An Observer.
Mr. Fenno,
Letter to Editor Details
Author
An Observer.
Recipient
Mr. Fenno,
Main Argument
a pharo gambling table recently established in the city is ruining young men and threatens societal morals; it must be suppressed by the magistracy to prevent further harm.
Notable Details
Editors As Guardians Of Public Morals
Young Men Reduced To Beggary And Infamy
Spirit Of Gaming Betrays Confidence