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Editorial
November 1, 1837
Danbury Times
Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
The editorial proposes holding certain legal trials behind closed doors to shield young people from the corrupting influence of explicit vice revelations, warning of youths' alarming interest in such proceedings and criticizing inconsistent moral guardianship.
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It has been suggested whether it would not be for the benefit of the morals of the younger portion of the community, if, on the recurrence of another one of those peculiar legal investigations, of which a second instance has occurred among us within a few days past, the case were attended to with "closed doors."
The minute and disgusting developments of vice which are there made, certainly cannot foster any of the virtuous principles of the heart; and the eagerness with which many youth, who are probably as yet strangers in the paths of licentiousness, resort to these trials, ought at least to be regarded with alarm. The consequences of "vice seen too often with familiar face," need not be enlarged upon. The guardians of public morals sometimes "strain at gnats and swallow camels."
The minute and disgusting developments of vice which are there made, certainly cannot foster any of the virtuous principles of the heart; and the eagerness with which many youth, who are probably as yet strangers in the paths of licentiousness, resort to these trials, ought at least to be regarded with alarm. The consequences of "vice seen too often with familiar face," need not be enlarged upon. The guardians of public morals sometimes "strain at gnats and swallow camels."
What sub-type of article is it?
Moral Or Religious
Social Reform
What keywords are associated?
Public Morals
Youth Protection
Closed Door Trials
Vice Exposure
Legal Investigations
What entities or persons were involved?
Guardians Of Public Morals
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Closed Doors For Trials Involving Vice To Protect Youth Morals
Stance / Tone
Alarmist Suggestion For Moral Protection
Key Figures
Guardians Of Public Morals
Key Arguments
Closed Doors In Legal Investigations Would Benefit Youth Morals
Public Trials Reveal Disgusting Vice Details That Corrupt Virtuous Principles
Youth Eagerly Attend Trials Despite Being Strangers To Licentiousness
Familiarity With Vice Has Dire Consequences
Public Moral Guardians Are Inconsistent In Their Vigilance