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[1852]
Sunday evening,
Dear Susan,
I will gladly do all in my power to aid you. Work down this way then you come and stay with me, and Miss Clarke with Mrs. Bloomer and I will assist you in getting up such a lecture as you desire. We will get up a meeting here and do what we can to advance the interests of the society. I think that you and Mrs. Hallowell and I have as good a right to infuse what we make of the radical principle into the proceedings of the society, as the miserable time serving conservatives have to enforce their principles of policy and expediency. I think that address of Mrs. G. is altogether too small, too mamby pamby to go forth from any society claiming the reason we as a society do. Let the thing drop. I will address the women of the state as an individual, in due time, but this is between us. I am not astonished at what you write me of Mrs Gould. The church is the great engine of oppression in our day, and you will always find church members truckling and political. If my address would serve you as a kind of skeleton for a lecture I will send it to you and you can fill out the heads more fully. I am hoping to hear a good account of Miss Clarke. I
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have no doubt a little practice will make you an admirable lecturer. I will go to work at once and write you the best lecture I can. Dress loose, take a great deal of exercise and be particular about your diet, and sleep enough, the body has great effect upon the mind. In your meetings if attacked be good-natured and cool, for if you are simple and truth loving no sophistry can confound you.
Try and get subscribers for the Lily wherever you go, and make Mrs. B. pay you something for your trouble. I will talk to her about you as an agent for the Lily, she needs an agent and you see you could easily attend to that in your meetings. I have a book just adapted to your wants a prize essay on Temperance going over the whole ground, which I will send you if you tell me where, or keep it until you come. I sent you the report of the Temperance anniversary, read it closely and you will see that many are already prepared to carry this question with the churches, you will see in Clarke of Boston and Brainard of Philadelphia, the idea hinted at. Shall our society lead or follow public sentiment, - I say lead. Have
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you read Emerson’s speech to Kossuth? Read it and write what he says of majorities. Good night, E.
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[typed transcript]
[Stanton 1.1]
Sunday evening, (1852)
Dear Susan
I will gladly do all in my power to aid you. Work down this way then you come and stay with me, & Miss Clarke with Mrs. Bloomer & I will assist you in getting up such a lecture as you desire. We will get up a meeting here & do what we can to advance the interests of the society. I think that you & Mrs. Hallowell and I have as good a right to infuse what we make of the radical principle into the proceedings of the society as the miserable time serving conservatives have to enforce their principles of policy and expediency. I think that address of Mrs. V. is altogether too small too namby-pamby to go forth from any society claiming the reason we as a society do. Let the thing drop. I will address the women of the state as an individual, in due time, but this is between us. I am not astonished at what you write me of Mrs Gould. The church is the great engine of oppression in our day & you will always find church members truckling and politic. If my address would serve you as a kind of skeleton for a lecture I will send it to you & you can fill out the heads, more fully. I am hoping to hear a good account of Miss Clarke. I have no doubt a little practice will make you an admirable lecturer. I will go to work at once & write you the best lecture I can. Dress loose, take a great deal of exercise & be particular about your diet & sleep enough, the body has great effect upon the mind, In your meetings if you are simple & truth loving no sophistry can confound you.
Try and get subscribers for the Lily wherever you go, & make Mrs. B. pay you something for your trouble. I will talk to her about you an agent for the Lily, she needs an agent & you see you could easily attend to that in your meetings. I have a book just adapted to your wants a prize essay on temperance going over the whole ground, which I will send you if you tell me where, or keep it until you come. I sent you the report of the temperance anniversary read it clearly & you will see that many are already prepared to carry this question with the churches, you will see in Clarke of Boston Brainerd and of Philadelphia, the idea hinted at. Shall our society lead or follow public sentiment-.- I say lead. Have you read Emersons speech to Kossuth? Read it and note what he says of majorities.
Good night
E.
[1852]
Sunday evening,
Dear Susan,
I will gladly do all in my power to aid you. Work down this way then you come and stay with me, and Miss Clarke with Mrs. Bloomer and I will assist you in getting up such a lecture as you desire. We will get up a meeting here and do what we can to advance the interests of the society. I think that you and Mrs. Hallowell and I have as good a right to infuse what we make of the radical principle into the proceedings of the society, as the miserable time serving conservatives have to enforce their principles of policy and expediency. I think that address of Mrs. G. is altogether too small, too mamby pamby to go forth from any society claiming the reason we as a society do. Let the thing drop. I will address the women of the state as an individual, in due time, but this is between us. I am not astonished at what you write me of Mrs Gould. The church is the great engine of oppression in our day, and you will always find church members truckling and political. If my address would serve you as a kind of skeleton for a lecture I will send it to you and you can fill out the heads more fully. I am hoping to hear a good account of Miss Clarke. I
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have no doubt a little practice will make you an admirable lecturer. I will go to work at once and write you the best lecture I can. Dress loose, take a great deal of exercise and be particular about your diet, and sleep enough, the body has great effect upon the mind. In your meetings if attacked be good-natured and cool, for if you are simple and truth loving no sophistry can confound you.
Try and get subscribers for the Lily wherever you go, and make Mrs. B. pay you something for your trouble. I will talk to her about you as an agent for the Lily, she needs an agent and you see you could easily attend to that in your meetings. I have a book just adapted to your wants a prize essay on Temperance going over the whole ground, which I will send you if you tell me where, or keep it until you come. I sent you the report of the Temperance anniversary, read it closely and you will see that many are already prepared to carry this question with the churches, you will see in Clarke of Boston and Brainard of Philadelphia, the idea hinted at. Shall our society lead or follow public sentiment, - I say lead. Have
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you read Emerson’s speech to Kossuth? Read it and write what he says of majorities. Good night, E.
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[typed transcript]
[Stanton 1.1]
Sunday evening, (1852)
Dear Susan
I will gladly do all in my power to aid you. Work down this way then you come and stay with me, & Miss Clarke with Mrs. Bloomer & I will assist you in getting up such a lecture as you desire. We will get up a meeting here & do what we can to advance the interests of the society. I think that you & Mrs. Hallowell and I have as good a right to infuse what we make of the radical principle into the proceedings of the society as the miserable time serving conservatives have to enforce their principles of policy and expediency. I think that address of Mrs. V. is altogether too small too namby-pamby to go forth from any society claiming the reason we as a society do. Let the thing drop. I will address the women of the state as an individual, in due time, but this is between us. I am not astonished at what you write me of Mrs Gould. The church is the great engine of oppression in our day & you will always find church members truckling and politic. If my address would serve you as a kind of skeleton for a lecture I will send it to you & you can fill out the heads, more fully. I am hoping to hear a good account of Miss Clarke. I have no doubt a little practice will make you an admirable lecturer. I will go to work at once & write you the best lecture I can. Dress loose, take a great deal of exercise & be particular about your diet & sleep enough, the body has great effect upon the mind, In your meetings if you are simple & truth loving no sophistry can confound you.
Try and get subscribers for the Lily wherever you go, & make Mrs. B. pay you something for your trouble. I will talk to her about you an agent for the Lily, she needs an agent & you see you could easily attend to that in your meetings. I have a book just adapted to your wants a prize essay on temperance going over the whole ground, which I will send you if you tell me where, or keep it until you come. I sent you the report of the temperance anniversary read it clearly & you will see that many are already prepared to carry this question with the churches, you will see in Clarke of Boston Brainerd and of Philadelphia, the idea hinted at. Shall our society lead or follow public sentiment-.- I say lead. Have you read Emersons speech to Kossuth? Read it and note what he says of majorities.
Good night
E.
