Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-05-20
Southern Editors and Book
sellers,
ABOLITION LITERATURE.

ABOLITION LITERATURE.
The prevalence in the Southern States Of
IN uncommon social organization has at once
constituted distinction between them and
other States, and produced an identity OF
interest which, underlying all local and party
differences, pervades the whole community.
An attack upon Southern institutions, par
ticularly if it be of political or religious
character, will set all the newspapers in com
motion, and through these disturb the
cquanimity of the quiet public. But there
is, in reference to abolition literature, a
strange negligence. Why is this! Is it
only the political hack that can influence
public opinion, or have IN effect upon the
destinies of the common wealth! Are we
forqetfnl that the ballad maker of people
has influence rs well as the law maker? Or
are we to be compelled to the belief that
party drill and political promotion are more
active motives and more powerful agents
than patriotism and truth! While we but
do our duty in opposing political abolitionists
are We highly criminal or grossly negligent
when we welcome to our hresdes and homes
the productions of our literary abolitionists
Our newspapers have made us all familiar
with the names and opinions and conduct OF
that old political hack, the notorious Joshua
Giddings; but his name is u name of con-
tempt. Are there not some ust Us decided
in their sentiments and just rs deadly in
their hatred to every interest OF the South
whose names are names of honor! And by
whose fault? We answer, by the fault oi
Southern editors and Southern booksellers
The putfs of the first and the advertisements
of the last give reputation and introduce The
writings of abolitionsts to our people. Thus
Longfellow's poems on slavery have been
introduced inculcating false views and sick.
]y sentimentality, instead OF true poetic
feeling.
The most influential newspaper in the
Northern States, out of question, IS the
New York Tribune, and the most deadly
enemy of Southern institutions is its Editor
Horace Greedy. A free soier, in national
politics, an agrarian and vote-yourself-a-farnl
man, 4 Fourieite, an anti-slavery man in eve.
nv respect, is Mr.. Greely. He has lately
published II book about his sayings and do
ings in Europe, and at once the Southern
press and the Southern book merchants ad.
vcrise and sell Mr.. Greely's lucubrations
putting money in his pocket to enable him to
fight US more successfully. Mr.. Dana, OF
Charleston, has published a better book Of
travels, and Southern editors do not put
and Southern merchants do not advertise it
Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe, sister of Mr.
Henry Ward Beecher, has lately published
an abolition Novel, called Uncle Toms Cab
in. A very convenient substitute for ia len
and genius is u miserable conformity to bat
popular passion And mediocre writers Cal
get up Il tolcrable share of notoriety ant
pocket some money by pandering TO th'
public taste. Be it so. If the Northern pco
pie are satisfied to receive Anti-saver,
d;atribes as 4 substitute for genius. we have
no objection; but we do object to Southerl
critics taking abolition works on the credi
of Northern puftS. We hope our brelhrel
of the press will examine Mrs. Stoves bool
before they puff it, and we trust Longtel
lows poems and Greely's book may l'ns
continue to adorn the shelves of the South
ern booksellers who nave them on sale.
Temp. Banner.