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Letter to Editor
January 27, 1859
The Greenville Advocate
Greenville, Bond County, Illinois
What is this article about?
A letter to the editor in the Advocate agrees with a proposal for an asylum for inebriates if liquor sales cannot be halted, but urges Greenville's temperance advocates to unite and suppress the liquor traffic decisively through community action and better laws if needed.
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For the Advocate.
Mr. Editor:—I noticed in your last paper an article in which the writer recommends an asylum for the care and cure of inebriates, if the sale of spirituous liquors cannot be stopped. I agree with him in thinking such an institution desirable if the traffic cannot be stopped. For one I am of opinion that there has not been much effort made to stop this iniquitous business in Greenville, except on the part of a few. I think we have temperance men enough in our community to put down such things, if they will arise in their might and march into the camp of the enemy and demand an unconditional surrender. Let the test be made and every one show his true colors.
If our town laws are not sufficient to protect us from such an enemy to our peace and prosperity, it is time we had better; and if our laws are right, let every temperance man join in the crusade against this monster vice, and never sign a treaty of peace till he shows his hydra-head no longer within our limits. Be assured that your hands will be stayed up, and your hearts cheered by the prayers and blessings of
WOMAN.
Mr. Editor:—I noticed in your last paper an article in which the writer recommends an asylum for the care and cure of inebriates, if the sale of spirituous liquors cannot be stopped. I agree with him in thinking such an institution desirable if the traffic cannot be stopped. For one I am of opinion that there has not been much effort made to stop this iniquitous business in Greenville, except on the part of a few. I think we have temperance men enough in our community to put down such things, if they will arise in their might and march into the camp of the enemy and demand an unconditional surrender. Let the test be made and every one show his true colors.
If our town laws are not sufficient to protect us from such an enemy to our peace and prosperity, it is time we had better; and if our laws are right, let every temperance man join in the crusade against this monster vice, and never sign a treaty of peace till he shows his hydra-head no longer within our limits. Be assured that your hands will be stayed up, and your hearts cheered by the prayers and blessings of
WOMAN.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Ethical Moral
What themes does it cover?
Temperance
Morality
What keywords are associated?
Temperance
Inebriates Asylum
Liquor Traffic
Greenville
Moral Reform
Spirituous Liquors
What entities or persons were involved?
Woman.
Mr. Editor
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Woman.
Recipient
Mr. Editor
Main Argument
the writer supports an asylum for inebriates if liquor sales cannot be stopped but believes the community in greenville has enough temperance advocates to suppress the traffic through unified action, demanding enforcement of laws or better ones to eliminate the vice entirely.
Notable Details
References To 'Camp Of The Enemy' And 'Unconditional Surrender'
'Crusade Against This Monster Vice'
'Hydra Head' Metaphor For The Vice