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Letter to Editor
February 2, 1837
Litchfield Enquirer
Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
A pseudonymous letter likens recent 'expunging resolutions' by 24 politicians to the devil's attempt to obscure divine truth, urging Connecticut freemen to vote out these 'vipers' on the first Monday in April to protect the Trees of Knowledge and Liberty.
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EXPUNGING NO NEW THING.
Mr. Editor—In looking over the pages of antiquity, I find the first Expunging resolution on record is that of that old Serpent the Devil coiled round the Tree of Knowledge as so many black lines to Expunge a righteous decree of the Eternal. I did not believe till recently that all evil spirits were possessed of that curious sort of magic. Twenty-four of them have lately shown how they hate the Tree of Knowledge; but the doings of the pure and worthy are not so easily obliterated. Freemen of Connecticut! an attempt has been made to girdle the Tree of Knowledge—be prepared on the first Monday in April to turn this generation of vipers out of your garden, lest they seize upon the Tree of Liberty.
P. Y.
Mr. Editor—In looking over the pages of antiquity, I find the first Expunging resolution on record is that of that old Serpent the Devil coiled round the Tree of Knowledge as so many black lines to Expunge a righteous decree of the Eternal. I did not believe till recently that all evil spirits were possessed of that curious sort of magic. Twenty-four of them have lately shown how they hate the Tree of Knowledge; but the doings of the pure and worthy are not so easily obliterated. Freemen of Connecticut! an attempt has been made to girdle the Tree of Knowledge—be prepared on the first Monday in April to turn this generation of vipers out of your garden, lest they seize upon the Tree of Liberty.
P. Y.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Political
Provocative
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Religion
Morality
What keywords are associated?
Expunging Resolution
Tree Of Knowledge
Connecticut Freemen
Generation Of Vipers
Tree Of Liberty
April Election
What entities or persons were involved?
P. Y.
Mr. Editor
Letter to Editor Details
Author
P. Y.
Recipient
Mr. Editor
Main Argument
recent expunging resolutions by 24 evil spirits mimic the devil's attempt to obscure eternal truth and the tree of knowledge; connecticut freemen must vote out this generation of vipers on the first monday in april to prevent seizure of the tree of liberty.
Notable Details
Biblical Allusion To Serpent And Tree Of Knowledge
Reference To 'Twenty Four Of Them'
Call To Action On First Monday In April
Metaphor Of Girdling The Tree Of Knowledge