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September 13, 1859
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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Senator S.A. Douglas writes to Lucy Stone, supporting a September 12 woman's rights convention in Chicago but unable to attend due to business, from Washington on July 11.
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Senator Douglas on Woman's Rights.
Since the appearance of Mr. Douglas' recent letter to J. B. Dora, of Dubuque, Iowa, the Senator seems to have been taken with the letter-writing mania. The Bath (Maine) Sentinel gives publicity to the following:
"WASHINGTON, July 11.
"Mrs. Lucy Stone—Dear Madam: Your kind letter of the 5th inst., wishing me to be present at a convention of the ladies of the Northwest, to be convened at Chicago on the 12th of September next, to devise measures for the promotion of the happiness and protection of the interests and rights of the female sex, has just been laid before me. You are right, dear madam, when you say that I have a deep interest in all that concerns the happiness of our great and glorious country. And I need not now, after so many years of toil and labor in the cause of popular sovereignty assure you that you have, in your endeavors to obtain the liberty of governing yourselves, in your own way, subject only to the Constitution of the United States, the fullest measure of my undivided sympathy. I regret, dear madam, that business of great importance will prevent me from being present at your convention. I have the honor to remain
Yours, &c.,
S. A. DOUGLAS."
Since the appearance of Mr. Douglas' recent letter to J. B. Dora, of Dubuque, Iowa, the Senator seems to have been taken with the letter-writing mania. The Bath (Maine) Sentinel gives publicity to the following:
"WASHINGTON, July 11.
"Mrs. Lucy Stone—Dear Madam: Your kind letter of the 5th inst., wishing me to be present at a convention of the ladies of the Northwest, to be convened at Chicago on the 12th of September next, to devise measures for the promotion of the happiness and protection of the interests and rights of the female sex, has just been laid before me. You are right, dear madam, when you say that I have a deep interest in all that concerns the happiness of our great and glorious country. And I need not now, after so many years of toil and labor in the cause of popular sovereignty assure you that you have, in your endeavors to obtain the liberty of governing yourselves, in your own way, subject only to the Constitution of the United States, the fullest measure of my undivided sympathy. I regret, dear madam, that business of great importance will prevent me from being present at your convention. I have the honor to remain
Yours, &c.,
S. A. DOUGLAS."
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
Social Event
What keywords are associated?
Woman's Rights
Senator Douglas
Lucy Stone
Chicago Convention
Popular Sovereignty
What entities or persons were involved?
S. A. Douglas
Lucy Stone
J. B. Dora
Where did it happen?
Washington
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Washington
Event Date
July 11
Key Persons
S. A. Douglas
Lucy Stone
J. B. Dora
Outcome
douglas expresses sympathy for the cause but regrets inability to attend the convention due to important business.
Event Details
Senator Douglas responds to Mrs. Lucy Stone's invitation to a woman's rights convention in Chicago on September 12, affirming his interest in the happiness of the country and sympathy for women's efforts to govern themselves under the Constitution.