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46 /// of 111 hitA ing criticism and the motives of its author questioned and even attacks made upon hia character,s Nevertheleaa in a letter to Bronson Murray of LaSalle, Illinois, December ! 1852, he expresses unbounded confidence in the plan and in its ultimate success. H e writes: 86 l t Yours of the 27th of November is at hand, and I embrace at once a few moments, though it is approaching midnight to reply. I am pleased with the general doings at the Convention. 37 I think it will do good and indeed all agitation will do good. As regards the details of a plan, I conceive that we cannot profitably urge anything more than a mere general outline, defining our ends and aims, not fully our modes of reaching them, before the people. Let us get the thing started, and get the people awake about it, then we can urge the details if need be before the Trustees or responsible Corporation who alone can decide upon them." 3 8 " I n the nature of things they cannot be decided in popular conventions though there each one can and should give his own ideas freely. As regards my plan as it is called, but as I should prefer more properly to say, the plan of the Granville Convention (for it is theirs in truth) I have no fears about it, it will cut its own way (and has done it) if we can only get any plan in motion. " I t s main features are indestruetable as time itself, because they are true, let who will oppose. And there is a vitality in truth which no man, and no convention of men can destroy, though they may oppose and hinder it for a time. * The idea is out upon the world, it has gone into all the leading journals, North, South, East and West, and it will cut its way, in time, in spite of all conventions, on earth, because true. There is not a college in the United States that will not be compelled to adopt its leading ideas. This college here has done it already. All others in the state will be forced to it soon. They grumble at me for throwing out such an idea upon the world. But the trouble is, they can't help themselves. ••Turner to Murray, December 1, 1852, Murray manuscripts. •TBeferring to the third convention held at Chicago on November 24, 1852. Turner had been appointed on a committee for this purpose by the third convention.
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