Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-10-09
From the Independent,
Uncle Toms Cabin,

The author of >" Uncle Toms Cabin" he
received from NJ. Tuuchniz, of Leipsic, al
application to authorize him to print iha
work for general circulation on the Cont
nent of Europe, among such rs read Eng
lish ms n foreign language, n class comprising
most of the literary men of Europe.
NJ. Tauclnitz has one OF the largest esiab
lishmenis for classical literature in III,
known world. Personally he is man o.
the highest honor and probiiy, aud n consis.
tent and decided Christian. Though he
might have published the work without the
consent of The author he declined doing il,
from honorable principle. Through all his
bookselng career he has made it rule neg
er 10 publish a toork ,oithout The consent Of its
author, and piihom c6ering 10 The author a
suitable pectmidIy remuneration, which he has
volunteered to do in this case.
The following is the preface which the auth,
or has prepared for this edition.
''ln authorizing the circulation of this book
on the continent of Europe, the author has
only the apology that the love of humanity
is higher than the love Of country"
That great mystery which allChrstan ma
lions hold in common-the UNION OF GoD
WITH MAN, through the humanity of Jesus
fiil sacredness, aud in the eye of the true be-
liever in Jesus, lie who tramples on the
rights of his mennest fellow man is not only
inhuman, hut sacrilegious! aud the worst
form Of this sacrilege is the institution of
Slavery.
II has been said that the representations Of
this book are exaggerated. Would that this
were true-would that this book were indeed
ficton,and not close wrought mosaic oflact.
But that il is not n fiction, the proofs lie
bleeding in thousands of henrts-lbey have
been attested by responding voices from al-
most every slave state, and from slave own
ers themselves, with express reference to the
representations of this book. IL more is
wanting, we can point the whole civilized
world to the written published SLAVE CODE
OF THE SOUTHERN sTATEs-where may he
seen calm clear legal crystnll:zation aud
arrangement Of every enornity and every
injustice which despotic power can inflc
On the soul and body of a felow-man. Le
any man read the Ldics, aud he will neve
doubt the results.
"Since so il is, thanks be to God that th
mighty cry-tlIis wall of an unutterablc OH
guish has mt last been heard
4" Ii has been said that the slave population
Of America is a degraded race, utterly un
prepared for and incapable of freedom, ant
that such characters as are described in thi
book are not TO be found among thein.-
Whatever may he true of the pure African
race, il is n fact that the majority Of the slav
population of America are o mixed race, il
whose veins is circulated the blood of thei
oppressors, and characters such as that q
George Harris aud Eliza are not unfrequent
ly found among them. Lest the characte
of Uncle Tom he considered merely crea
ton, with no type in reality, the author place
beside of it the following description of
favorite slave, from the published will G
Judge Upshur, late Secretary of State, unde
the administration of President Tyler:
al hereby emancipate and set free m,
servant, David Rice, aud direct my executor
20 give him one hundred dollars. | recon-
mend him in the strongest manner 10 tn
respect, esteem aud confidence, of any com
muniiy in which he may happen to live
ile has been my slave for twenty four years
during all which time he has been trustee
10 every extent aud in every respect. M
confidence in him has been unbo,lnded; hi
relations to myself and family have alwny
been such MS TO afford him daily opportur
tiles to deceive and injure us, aud yet lie ha
never been detected in any serious fault, nc
even III an uHlntentOnal breacn OF tue ut
corum Of his station. His intelligence is
high order-his sense of right and propr
ETY. correct, and even refined. feel that !
is Justly entitled TO carry this certificate fro
me in the new relations which he must no
form il is due to his long and most faithf
services, aud to tho sincere aud stead
friendship which benr him in the uninte
Tupted aud confidential intercourse of twel
ty-four years, have never given nor hi
occasion to give him one unpleasant wor
know no man who has fewer faults
more excellencies than he.
"Such character, of course is not cor
mon, either in fiction or in fact; but 80 mu'
of degradation, obloquy, aud of eniorc,
vice has been heaped upon the head of d
unhappy African, that lie is in justice en-
iled TO The very fairest representation whi'
insy consist with probability and fact.
Il is not in utter despair, but in soleu
hope aud assurance, that the friend of fire
dom may regard the struggle that now co
vulses America. II is the outcry Of the d
anon of slavery, which has heard the vol
of coming Jesus, and is rending the mob
tbrm from which at last lie will bid il depn