Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-23
IrTTERs FROM THE PEOPLE.
ADDRESSED TO cANDoR,

RUTLAND, March %.
Ma Dear Friend Candor Why dol
you not write that piece in answer to Mrs
Slocum9 Is it possible that your BUSH
ness drives you yet2 Your friends, all OF
-us, are SO anxious to hear what you have
to say about this "Modern infidelity, its
contempt for christianity, and hatred OF
the teachings of the Bible, its war upon
christians and Christ, upon churches and
ministers of the Gospel ETC., etc. We
are 80 anxious to hear what you have to
say about the "table rappings, dark seam
oes. mesmerism,' etc. You promised 80
many things in that short epistle of
March Cd, that we are very anxious for
you to fulfill your promise. You are not
only loosing the opportunity to do great
deal of good in the cause of reiig ion, but
you are an instrument to help to over
throw that "arch enemy of this strong
minded nineteenth century" Brother
Candor. don't give up, but give us of that
fund of knowledge that you mentioned
as having in store March the I'd, suppose
it does not bear upon the controversy in
question. Mrs. Slooum is merely Spirit
ualist Suppose she does claim that she
is proveing the Immortality of the soul
by the raps, table.tippings, spirit control
frances, etc. 1t is facts we are after, and
you have them, let people see that that
''arch fend" is yet at work. The idea
of giving up to woman, don't do it. This
Woman's Rights business, only think OF
it, I am told she is one of them. The
idea of mans mother, or sister or wife
being equal to any man! I don't believe
I can bear it, and if you don't come out
again, everybody will say that woman
has beaten you, and with your experience
as citizen and as correspondent, and
standing as Christian gentleman, it will
not do. Our opponents are talking about
it, and if you let this drop here fear that
the women will be putting on airs, and
tell us men that they will vote; and il
they do vote, the gentleman liquor dealer.
will have to go to work, In the car shop'
or in the mercantile business. And ou'
shops are full, and our merchants (except
the liquor merchants) are all complaining
, that business Ia overdone. Our liquor
dealers here are very large and respecta
BILE class, and it will not do on that &C
count. And yet another great issue Il
, depending. If you give this up it viii
give the spiritualists hope that they may
get bill through the next Legislature tt
allow them to hold property like Other
Christians. Only think of it How in
fidelity would get disseminated" in tina
case. l beg of you, friend Candor. dom
stop, for know of number of thinkin;
men who have been led away by that de
fusion. You know that "hope deferred
makes the heart SICK" and we are tired o
putting off this work that is of so mucl
Importance for work of less consequence
tell you, Brother Candor, that our repu
tstion is at stake. We want your intellec
on this occasion. Had you not said
word it would have been all right; but a
! j. is, don't give up to woman, and sh,
advocating that ism, in opposition to you
that you 70 characterized as pernioious t.
Christianity and the world. It is TOT
bad it does not seem to be bearable d.
say something. Yours hopefully.
FRIENDSHIP.