New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-31
a C.rs from Mrs. T.. Oakc4 Smith.


Will you have the goodness 20 tell your road
Or, b, wi at law Of public utility you ju'aiy 70 yourself
the insertion in your paper OF the fooh sqao o. Us
noYr,ne signed "Young Amcricaf" 1t is taoa5a "a
Tie ccurny that you favor INC doctrine kaown as
Wornsn's Rights and yt your paper contains oi'eA
more or lcss covert attack direct snser Tnsi'
probably in Consequence Of having so maay Elior-'
which veriaes the old saying, "too mlny COOKS, 81.
Ia tho ,,t:cle TO which refer no. only are princi-
me, isrepreseEcd as you must yourself perceive oa:
peron, sl,o and contend that an itor WAC Claims,
Ike yourself 10 be plain, honestspohen man, 10 re-
sropsbe or msro presentations presented to thepab-
lie Mr. lame. and Mr.. Andrews my or may not re.
rrd themselves rs aggrevcd, bu; certainly do. foa
ere well aware that one of the most subtle methods OF
our enemies to put down any unwon:ed opinions 10 %
Witty the upholders-or, as in VIA. are called our
Courts Of Law to destroy the te.tinony OF witness
by attacking his credbilty. So in the advocates Of
Womans Rights, or any other progressive principles
our enemies have but to resort to fasehood and mis-
representation in order To suppress the Increment we
expect this, but do not epect taat our suPpo'ei
friends will aid and abet this injustice done u.s.
The lecture TO which your correspondent re'ers aiL
through which designed TO m5rspfesent N WIN
the public, is one of a series upon TYPE WON n ~
which select historic characters as p5rng ,ie e.
rress of civilization The Woman OF Power, tue NO
man of Intellect the Women OF Splritualism, the WO
man Of Philanthropy. | call upon the many VINO i3-
tened my lecture upon Cleopatra ae opening OF inc
seriee 10 say if there word in 1t Ike peiaton OF
the life of this representative OF Pagan civlzaton
rave an analysis, no more. ] am willing TO have my
opinions fairly challenged, but when one stands bennd
the buckler OF de plume and sends tDrtn poi
soned shafts it the man who helps them to
The mark is tobc held responsible. You well know how
Margaret Fuller suffered from unjust aspersions upon
her opnions which embittered many hours oil her NE
in NewYork and it seems 10 me that 1he 1HIane
planting itself upon higher platform OF human good
sDd human progress than any other paper IN tne conh
try should convey The c0urteeies which belong 10 the
,r1e relations of men and women into its columns
challenge any reader of my works, any listener 10 my
ecturs land these have not been coninedto byepaces
A the testimony OF The Tribune will showD 10 say II
there word there either in book or lecture opposei
10 the hcheft, purest morality. The Tribune has not
been silent upon this aspect Of my opinions and yet per-
mits anonymous correspondent to represent me a.
whitewasbing vice.
Much might be said upon the Inconsistencies OF the
pres For instance SINGER beautiful and artistic, will
sng adming thousands songs conveying an lnuendo
which no woman would dare to sing in parlor. The
Clergy come out with public thankhe press ID in rap
fures lecturer eelects for bis subject with no aim 70
illustrate any human aspect beyond the literary period
renowned for its venaty hcares and grossness-
period when It's writers shamelessly mnistered to the
corrupt taste Of the masses and produced works whose
coarscness wit redeenand press clergy and the
people regard him ne benefactor
These anomalies enough TO make The heart 81 *
and were not faith in the divine aspirations for
human GOOD the web and wool of the very soul, we
should FINK OOWIl III utltf ucrph, cOutd
ever come into complete adjustment TO the truth.
Ifyou pease to publish the foregoing, will submit to
any comments. Truly, Il. oAkEs SMITH,
Gg We waive the privilege of comment on
the above further than say that see reason
why Mrs. Smiths Type woman of the Pagan era is
more truly such than Young Americas, and that those
who voluntarily the Of discussion not scrup
ling to give blows not be too thin skinned to take
them The Trbune lie certainly favorable to an enlarge
ment Of the sphere hitherto accorded to Woman, but
may or may not agree with f. O. s. as to the precise
nature Of that enlargement But If agreed with her
e ely and exactly, should not for that deem
1t our duty shield her opinions or teachings from crit
icsm In these columns not deeming them entitled to
any immunity rot accorded to our own. If Young
America misrepresented Mrs. s. with regard to Dl-
vorc6 &C. her right to be heard In self vndicaton
and while should have been glad to hear distinctly
whether she believes in Divorce rnot-andifycs, what
che conders ADEQUATE grounds for tive publish her
letter a. il reached us. led.