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EXTRACT FROM LETTER OF SARAH PALMER.

Aunt Lucretia has had a letter from Abby Kelly, questioning the propriety of holding women's conventions, unless it be with open doors; she seems to think it yielding the right of men and women to meet together. Thee knows it is a matter of principle with many women-speaking in mixed assembly-as Paul has taught it is unbecoming in women to do.

how to answer her.

Lucretia says she is at a loss I wish Stephen Treadwell would preach a sermon in New York, such as he gave us. If it would not 'meet the witness' in some of your lukewarm hearts, they must have become seared.

"S. H. P. "

An Anti-Slavery Medal, with appropriate designs, is proposed.

Mr. Gibbons writes under the date of 11 mo., 28, 1840, “A man could not purchase a neater toy for his children, nor a cheaper gum-cutter for teething infants. Let all our children cut their gums with an Anti-Slavery Medal. Older folks may use theirs for their wisdom teeth. It seems to me there is no possibility of a failure of this scheme. Will not several hundred sell at the Fair? If I had time, I could say volumes."

SARAH TO ABBY.

"Philada., 1st mo., 24, 1841.

"I think I'll begin with the Fair. It was not

two months before the sale that it was decided to

have one, and the whole care devolved upon Anna Hopper. Our funds were exhausted and it seemed the last resort to renew them. She persevered most commendably, and succeeded in having a very decent assortment of articles which produced upwards of three hundred dollars profit, which has since served as capital in assisting the 'Freeman' to get out of debt. I laughed at them in the Female Society's' annual meeting. Said I: 'It must be for the pride of saying you owe nothing, for you will no sooner be out than you will be in again.' Now they have suspended the Freeman for a month, that they may say this and come out new. "But I'm a Dutchman, if they can make anything different from the old thing, with such stuff as they have to work upon. Our sort of abolitionists-these non-committal, Pharisaical, soft-solder, cry-peace, no-peace, jealous sort of folks, can't raise wind enough to turn an Anti-Slavery Mill long at a time. They remind me of my own efforts to spin on a little wheel. It would only turn right for a few revolutions, and then whizz !—the wrong way back again!

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But they are such a self-sufficient set, they imagine they will go right now. Brother James set his light on a candle-stick while he was here, and made them believe what they would hate to acknowledge. was boasting at Daniel

Neall's lately, that he lition blood in him.'

had not one drop of aboNay, verily-one drop of

such blood would transform him into a man, compared with his present nonentity.

"You did wonders at the Boston Fair. I read all the latter part of thy letter to our Association, after a preface setting forth the fruits of thy labor, under such discouraging circumstances. received with suitable applause."

TO ANNE AND DEBORAH WESTON.

It was

"New-York, 3rd mo., 24th, 1841.

"We are now in a dilemma, having issued a call for a Fair, and having so few come to aid us save our Boston friends, who, I believe, intend it. Philadelphians say they have enough to do to help themselves. Here, I am the only white female member of the Manhattan Anti-Slavery Society, and the colour inefficient. All our children have had the measles, two of them severely, and the baby has been so indisposed since as to occupy my close attention. Thus we are progressing, or rather not progressing at all.

"Well, I will speak right out and say, my object in writing is to beg you to pass several weeks with us previous to the Anniversary, in the capacity of superintendents, for we are as ignorant as it is possible for human nature to be, as regards the arrangements on such occasions. My husband and self will do aH in our power to make you at home during your stay. So do, my dear girls, favour us with your company and services as early as suits your convenience, and we will ever be your "True and grateful friends

"J. S. and A. H. Gibbons."

"ON

N Seventh day, Richard Price received a letter from Geo. F. White, to this effect Don't be surprised if I should be in Philadelphia, and not stay at thy house.' Sure enough, he came to Cherry Street Meeting, and 'called upon the constituted authorities of this meeting to look to it; that the sword was to be passed between bosom friends'; and exhorted them to be strong-this visitation is at hand— yea, at your very door.' He spoke of 'ambitious men and ambitious women'-of puny rushlights,' etc., and so much nonsense that I have not the patience to repeat it-intermixed with a deal of doctrine that would be revolting to a Calvinistic congregation. Washington Brown had been a little carried away with his eloquence, but the reading of Oliver's pamphlet changed his views; and, after Meeting, on First day, he said to Miller in the Meeting-House yard: "That man

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is ready to take the sword and the musket,' and when he heard of your cases going to the Meeting he said: There lies the danger of religious organizations-they are subject to such abuses.'

George Justice went to James Mott's, in search of R. Hicks, to tell him (so he said) that he thinks they had better sheathe the sword in New-York -and that George White's sermon at their Meeting was entirely inapplicable.

"I like the independent ground thee takes in thy letter. It is right, in this case, to observe plainness of speech and behaviour. Miller has just shown me his letter to Oliver, and tells me it is said here there will be no division in NewYork-that he thinks there will be a division in the Society here that 'Father's case will not be carried forward, because Father is coming to Philadelphia to live.' I can only answer thus: 'That I have never heard of it if it is true.'

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Do tell me all you know and are doing, for every hour seems a day when I hear nothing from you. People tell me that I am my Father's daughter as regards plain speaking—and, truly, no one sews up my mouth in these days."

SARAH TO ABBY.

"Hannah Foulke kindly stopped in to ask for letters, which I send, with a very nice rennet. I wish I had another or two to accompany it, but I'll remember them another time. Now I am going to tell thee something which thee must carefully conceal from Father, because he will grieve