The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1852-11-24


am now catt,in of merchantman; and this
geut'eman,' turning TO his companion, will, in
my name. do the needful 20 settle an annuity Of
fly dollars upon you as proof Of my gratitude
for your kindness and especially for your good
advice. which hope, by Gods mercy, led me
10 think of Christ, and trust in him for sal
vaiion.'
The widow, unable TO give uiterance to the
emotion of her swelling heart, burst into tears.
Widow Smith returned 10 her cottage home
thankful 10 God for his blessing on her humble
efforts to benfi, fellow creature in body and
soul and for his hounful care for her, and delgh.
ed that shs had now incresed means of useful
ness; and never nfer di1 she listen to tale OF
suffering without thinking Of poor Jack Willis.
-1London Tract Magazine.
Reply of Henry Ward Beechcr
To he Structures Of The .NseO York Obsercer. upon
the allusion made IN "Uncle Toms Cab,a" TO
the Rev. joel Pa.ker
CONCLUDED.
enclosed the correspondence to Mrs. Stowe,
and wrote the following note to accompany it,
which note scertainly not reverent should be,
but it shows the honorable intentions entertained
towards DR.. Parker
Alter criiicising her card, lst as attempting to
do too many things; 81, as on that account falling
to produce the impression which she desired,
proceeded to say
8. When any apology is made before the pub
lie, it ought to be explicit at to gain for
the maker the credit of honesty, frankness, and
honor; and then, if afterwards you have augIt to
say, it will be kindly taken.
Nevertheless took it 10 Joel. He made wry
faces. We tinkered a little, as you will see, and
in this shape he agreed to let it go. But felt
bad about it. l said to him, 8. Mr.. Parker. don't
like the whole thing. Ii you will give me pen and
ink, and leave me alone, l will write one to my
mind'' So l wrote the enclosed, i. e. two letters
as from him, and one as from you. lam satisfied
that these will make good impression.
You will see that you do not commit yourself
as to whether he ever said, in any other contro-
versy, this thing. You express judgment made
up upon documents presented. Besides, l am
quite satisfied Tint he has been misrepresented in
that regard. That being the case, desire much
an unequivocal statement that point. Then,
the statement of the way in which you got hold of
the thing will have force, both to exculpate you,
| and to show that he brought the nfclion on bis
own head.
If you approve this send a cory in your hand
writing TO Wm Harmed, 4. S. Rooms, 43 Beck
man street, New York, and he will see to its in-
sert:on in Tribune, Era, Independent.
Truly yours, III. w. B.
! leave for Indiana Monday.
This letter is decisive of my feelings and inten-
tons towards DIR. Parker, and my only hesitation
about publishing it is, lest it should seem that
was too severe with Mrs. Stowe. But our disa-
greement was never for moment as to the fact oil
public reparation to icRat should be that re-
paration but simply as to how much or how little
collateral explanation had better be given. Mrs
Stowe was never inclined, as DR.. Parker says
to insist upon adding to the concessions other
matter relating to what she considered my position
in respect to the subject of slavery" All thai
Mrs. Stowe wished on this point was to show ex
actly what DIR. Parker's position and argument
had been the subject of slavery, in the origina
controversy. from which the language quoted ii
her book was supposed to be derived; and where
the drift Of his argument gave very different con
struction to his words fom what they would have
standing alone. Mrs. Stowe had no wish to define
his general belief, or his personal relations to sla
very. And her difficulty was, that DR.. Parker
thought she ought, while she thought she ought no
to take blame to hers elf in any card to be published
A third embarrassnis'It and the only other, wa
hour, frankly to retract in regard to the anguagt
used in the controversy, a0thOut posittrely deelar
ing, what she would not declare, that DIR. farke
had nerer used such language that attributed II
him. Her letter is explicit on that subject.
Here my agency in this transaction is closed
l left for the West. On my way home' hndin
the correspondence in copy of the Tribune, il
| CINCINNATI then first learned Mrs Stoves decls
ion and action in this matter. On reaching Brook
. lyn, 1 cannot tell whether amazement or lndigna
] ton was the strongest, reading tho ioliowin
letter from DIR. Parker to Prof Stowe, which ha
been sent to me by Mrs. Stowe
n DR.. Parker to Frof. Sto1oe.
New YORK, June 80, 1852.
MY DEAR SIR: Are you aware of the fact thf
;. the letters published in the Tribune and lndePer
dent as purportlng to have been written by mysel
were not arritten nor signed, sanctioned by me
L
d Beecher, and when read By me expressed tt
y idea that they might, Nth some notification lea
e to the settlement of the difficulty proposed tn
10 Mr.. Beecher should show them to my counse
d Mr.. Butler, aud that they should be made the su
il ject of future consideration.
o This was the understanding when aDe separate
. i mean Mr. Beecher and myself. have hea
nothing from Mr.. Beecher or Mrs. Stowe sine
;" TILL to my establishment, learned that these lie
y ters had been published without modification 'Oit
" out my kno,rledge or consent
n 1 am not aware whether Mr.. Beecher saw n
of counsel or not. have made repeated efforts
On see Mr.. Butler since my return, for have be
ar absent. But he has been out of Town, and ha
n. as yet learned nothing from him.
Of 1t has appeared to me unwise TO come out a
.l,a orthnrahD of the letters nscT