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Letter to Editor December 22, 1787

The Kentucke Gazette

Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky

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A letter apologizing to 'the Transylvanian' for harsh words driven by superstition and party spirit, arguing they divide people and hinder public good. Concludes with a garbled moral story about two schoolboys demonstrating virtue and friendship.

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A LETTER TO THE PRINTER

MR. BRADFORD,

Be pleased to present my compliments to the Transylvanian, and tell him, That I humbly beg his pardon. Superstition and party spirit do not concern general public and disinterested; but they are so very disinteresting, that they cause men to disjoin their hands: and then thus to whom they mentioned to apply the odious epithets of factious and party hired men as they did, and since an action last there benevolent regard to the public. To him I form the earth, and free it from inundation. We have ten times in which we and plague that the libel aid disinterested world is the lead: and will do in vigour conduct the immense or times of the execution of both by our laws, our final act of religion is exhausted and for no have full movements yet. Our high and great called gentle even seem to imagine, their age are all alive lands, and that the lesson move to a glad is a path no m in lead o up te'. A to cry terrible to it to be t n d ye e e that rotten r c n i te c re glom dem. I ' e T, there ry fo i me hu : i ht t t re i he to or of them, w i e a th r do i e t t io n e e s . t t i g ten h ru . in the t u l e v t i e n w f a m i h i i t , that a c ro w i n a w t e d . a t w a n , th . s t y r s . b e r n s to b g c t o , o r t h a t i a m o r e r e f n u h b e e e a k . I u t e n p o h i b i l t e t h a s m d e e s n i b g h t h e f u e i n g i r a e g i h m o r e f u p e r f t i o u s a n l p a t v . t h i r t e d , w h d p e j n n e t p c o m t r a d i c r e n .

Sir, I shall conclude this letter by telling you a story. There was once two schoolboys who met to go to school with that they eat in the country by the barriers name. They spent some time in changeable and in doing, o e i t protection of their thad o d te sn p og of virtue: and s, as they were laid o gnid, l u d l e great progress. At length A. in other to u u e i t his fiddle temored m a que e tha s is ur the direction or he th rot and nd an i not. many months after we i e i d k had ed dent P v l o m de review g e a h e v e o f joy, gave him a hearty ram et o t e i c e ad in at i a d o f t i a n f o r t i m a n T r e i e d t a p i l y g o t d e a t f a l l t h e i o h i f l , A g b H e 4 and motion. Rev h n m n d that her is no h m e r t t t o s n i a m e i e A but an ex t t a n a r a n t i p e h d i h d a n t c i o t m t e which he viewing with f a n n i z e a n c s g i on r a a k l c w e o f R f i e n e a n d r e t p r e d o cold g a t of C n e Q i t i e h a n d r a v n r i t e .

I am Sir your humble servant.
A SECTARIAN

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Persuasive Reflective Ethical Moral

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Religion Politics Morality

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Superstition Party Spirit Transylvanian Apology Moral Story Sectarian Virtue

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A Sectarian Mr. Bradford

Letter to Editor Details

Author

A Sectarian

Recipient

Mr. Bradford

Main Argument

apologizes to the transylvanian for applying odious epithets due to superstition and party spirit, which divide people and harm public interest; shares a moral story about schoolboys to illustrate the value of virtue over superstition.

Notable Details

References To Transylvanian Story Of Schoolboys A. And P. Critique Of Superstition And Party Spirit

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