The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-13
The Doctrines Of Fourier, Proudhon, Sumner,
Greeley, Garrison, 8. r. Andrews, Old
Abe Lincoln, Wendell Phillips, Lucy
Stone, Hinton B. Helper, Fanny
Wright and Robert Dale Owen
Practically ExeDpllhed.
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FREEDOM OF ACTION THE SUM OF ALL HUMAN GOOD.
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The Great Social Phenomenon Explained and Illus
trated-Exetsr Hall Giving to the Woman's
Rights Party Crinoline John Brown.
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A Free Love Manifesto for the CAM
paign-Mr. Stewards Higher Law
for Disseminated Wives,
FREEDOM OF ACTION THE SUM OF ALL HUMAN COCO

from the New York Tribune Incolns Metropolitan Or
gan, august 10
Our readers will remember the elopement OF Mrs Cur
ney lady of the Quaker connection England young
rich, accomplished, the mother Of two children,
who last year left her husbands house. and the
continent Of Europe with her groom The event caused
deep sensation not only in Eogand but in this country
we subjon the runaway wife attempts to Justify her
crime. II letter written 10 female friend OF hers In
England and has hitherto been circulated In that country
in pamphlet form.
Mrs. Gurney's letter opens with an allusion to her
school days and her passionate desire be freed from
restraint moral physical. She then aIudes TO her
marriage a species of slavery, and lays down
REGsSKRArx SOCIAL PLAroRx.
II is past now-my living death is have chosen
between the universal condemnation OF the world and
my of right; not in any sublime way, but in
the simple, truthful way my nature craved lilo down
the evening and rise In the morning the first time
since child, blessing God for my existence. Nothing
can rob me Of this now but death Alone have that
treasure to woman's heart that woman can alone I'M
being With it, part OF It, all OF IT, is the man, free from
prejudice, filled with every noble aspiration who is its
object ShouldI ask you, have preferred the reput-
tion which the world acoords to her who, yielding
It's FORMS becomes daily the living lie 1t approvess
They who 20 disposing OF human instincts,
human affections and human brains in their own way,
according to their own sense Of right and wrong,
should 60 further nt they should chsugs their meet
vents, and watch the religious aspirations they would
control by daily and nightly supervision. Into their
homes they should introduce haem espionage that the
bodily instincts, which they hold 10 enforced compliance,
may have opportunity 10 assert the truth about
c,i oSs h;cSy i TO- va w. ,so aaa
head Of woouan sbo thinks and acts contrary 10 n,
rules Of action have not that full power and effect they
rioon, ~ ,hs ho,v .r% ~, 49, a py Of nm
mind, can prevent woman from becoming the secret
or % not ran aher ,bs
only deveope that unquesti0nabe vice OF womans weak
ness, hypocrisy The brain, when innde nde by its
Ss,, sr,ss va,niv =, ,ha Coz Who a ana
I'd n in everv No bora soul. the hodv vben nadei 10
~. - u" 49, 4, 4. 49,, ,y, r - n.
oer io.,,ec,s ana .bey who p,,en, 70 control srte
fre~,sa ~ Law Of ~ c,ea,Son F " p" s~'
$1,000 tow y,,r oxry asrrctox
wber will narrow minded biSoted me, la.rp ,h., ,,e
one absolute. coproIIiur law Of woman;s nature is
ove-tha II Ia the ouly good ANA desirable thing about
xoman-sbe only ysIi,bie thing shout hsrS rhsv can
,rrst her WITH bsr love 10 ure 4, b,,se of nros,,
lion ihcy cannot control her w,hor, ~ nv The mos an
soluie SOCIAL os,racIsm - -
And this love, what Is ~ II Is power present al
,r,s honcos,r,h h,nss H., ~, a.ch ,s p.a ~.
Control and in violsion n naad he ar snv obss is~
as nv moshers ,oys bon,d ber - M, c,hsr sna nv "a
,ha,. nvs h,rnd h,,, 10 Lsr ana 80 re ~, h.sr.
being cradles in The ,enaeres, tTes, h., ave-
existed no, reen vro hsman hs,ngs
ro,r ,ons hsve Ahssn ,r .scsrs,n,nr and vsia,. nav
now ,ohs nave ooeen N asre,..ining ana yelung my
srhal,ons darar,,or, 90 ,na lie, ns,nx.i wh., ~
pocrisy' dishouorina to God what suffering have I
c.n.aS ~ nan 80 nc .iana sinc ,, Az Al,
,.h,oh &C., i~ -, - rassca,..i 1870 ~ ' ~ W
n seems So long sso' n seems Sr onoer n, ma than the
,,-s .ns 4, US !, 49,. :, ~ - 90 Ds,s "a sa,t n,es e
oh HAD ouestionnvs ~ r,rh, and wrong In that N,
thomoss interval Of despair other far deeper than
su had been tausht or could De taught oy ther lips
W. shcr,d bsve 1ovea h,,s wsy AL iovs hi,,
What is love In himS All this have asked myself
thousand times ana there has never oeen can never De-
Yet / say nov 10 Won: whs should I no, love him >
What Is there not to love In him Ny heart only an
wna. Is .nsde 70 M wa, snoai os Owed ,nn
ali years Of other time a mockeryi
And these Questions DO We ask each O'oer daily ana
And vet there Is one reason they say. why should
not have loved himone word there Is which the world
10 us,sr crossaS ,, H. "a; 80 ord
srs 90, nxov,n, in ,he, eves ne ,s Sscst az ma,
ad,,e,r uhirh co,,r,,, i,s, az go, a. hath are
san,iiv' rc,nIngiess "a ,orchi,. orr rsia,t,,n 'O
,a, W.T. er orcsses ,hs scia na,,,5o, he bore ma
R,,bea than bsv neon bs l,.yf VIC, evs, o1ht have
been a king's mattress ar snv n,hlem.n's na-am,ur
with Iess oa-pce
And 4 who was tho rerutabie bawt Of rn,rrf,ve res
was shove hi,as dailv offence against decfpcy In
obed 10 Abe same social la that would have forced
him 10 lifelong humill,vY was I above him H,xP In
what yayS , sunk in the abaseuent OF my own weak