o it. It does not appear by the
letter that it is expected I should extend my work outside of our
Society. One thing, however, I do see clearly, that I am not to do it
now, for I have begun to write an 'Appeal to the Christian Women of the
South,' which I feel must be finished first."

She then proceeds to give an account of the part of this Appeal already
written, and of what she intended the rest to be, and shows that she
shared the feelings common among Southerners, the anticipation of a
servile insurrection sooner or later. She says:--

"In conclusion I intend to take up the subject of abolitionism, and
endeavor to undeceive the South as to the supposed objects of
anti-slavery societies, and bear my full testimony to their pacific
principles; and then to close with as feeling an appeal as possible
to them as women, as Christian women, setting before them the awful
responsibility resting on them at this crisis; for if the women of
the South do not rise in the strength of the Lord to plead with
their fathers, husbands, brothers, and sons, that country must
witness the most dreadful scenes of murder and blood.

"It will be a pamphlet of a dozen pages, I suppose. My wish is to
submit it to the publishing committee of the A.A.S.S., of New York,
for revision, to be published by them with my name attached, for I
well know my _name_ is worth more than _myself_, and will add
weight to it.[4] Now, dearest, what dost thou think of it? A pretty
bold step, I know, and one of which my friends will highly
disapprove, but this is a day in which I feel I must act
independently of consequences to myself, for of how little
consequence will my trials be, if the cause of truth is helped
forward ever so little. The South must be reached. An address to
men will not reach women, but an address to women will reach the
whole community, if it can be reached at all.

"I mean to write to Elizur Wright by to-morrow's mail, informing
him that I am writing such a pamphlet, and that I feel as if the
proposition of the committee is one of too much importance, either
to accept or refuse, without more reflection than I have yet been
able to give to it. The trial would indeed be great, to have to
leave this sweet, quiet retreat, but if duty calls, I must go....
Many, many thanks for thy dear, long letters."

[4] In a letter written som