Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-05-08

circumstances which no often render the
yoke light aud easy. The whole is worked
up into d narrative of "thriIling interest,""
oboundng in scenes drawn with a simplicity
and power which it is TO be regretted had
not been employed in some better under
taking.
Now, fiction of this kind must be writ
ten with design TO accomplish some real
or iancied good. What is the design of the
book in question? "Snce the Legislative
Act of 1850" says the author, "wlcn she
heard, with perfect surprise and consterna-
ton, Christian and humane people actually |
recommending the remandng escaped Glgi- .
tiycs into slavery, ns duty binding on good
citizens; when she heard on all hands, from
kind, compassionate, and estimablc people,
in the free States Of the North, deliberations
aud discussions MS TO what Christian duty
could he on this head, she could only think
these men aud Christians cannot know what
slavery is if they did such question could
never bc open for discussion. And from
! this arose n desire to exhibit it in n iuing
dramatic reG'ily" Aud this is the end pro-
posed to be accomplished 10y this fiction =
! That is, at iimc when this blessed Cnun,
after being exposed to puriis greater than yet
| beset it, from the wild aud scdiious schemes
| of men with but one idea, had through the
/ unwCuricd aud strenuous efforts of the wise
and patriotic in the uiional councils been
rescued from danger; and when the fierce
! turmoil Of the struggle was settling into re-
! pose, 10 fan into fresh fury the uucXiiuguisli-
ed zeal OF fanatics, aud to excite anew the
| suspicious, ,.eais aud predjUdiccs OF our South
ern bleihren. For cloak ii with words as
YOU may, this is the design aud no other
will il accomplish. Would that it mighl ut
tetIy aud forever fall The "Chrisiian aud
| humane, kind, compassionate aud esiimnhle
public" of the North, have not counscled
and acted with their eyes shut. They know
fall well tire facts and the necessary and de-
| plOrnblc attendants of slavery; nor will
"Unclc Toms Cabin" cnlightcn them.
But there are two classes in the United
Estates upon which this work will have n
most unhappy effect. First, il will make
tho fanatics OF the North moro iinntical-
more sclt-opini1na,cd - moro obstinate -
more determined in opposition to the laws
| OF tic lrnd, and more fierce in
| their hatred towards slave holders Second
It viii serve TO eXlsporate tho. SouIl,--io
INSPIRE ihem with jcnlonsy,-lp excite their
suSpirions,--and To ii.i them with disirnsi Of
ihc North. n will Increase the bitterness OF
feeling on both sides. It will not aid one
| wilit IN ameliOraiing the condition
| OF tho slave, or in advancing the work
of emancipation. No opportunity Is lost
! Throughout the book to snccr at aud yiliiy the
aw of the land. The scenes nt ClIrisiian1
are openly justified and defended, in tho
| drawing of picture, whose mliu features
| nre evidently taken tfDm TINT bloody Tragedy.
Were the patience and endurance OF Uncle
Tom, under the toriiircs Inflicted By cruel
aud vindicliye master, held up MS bright cx-
ample OF the power of christianity 10 sup.
port aud strengthen in the scvcrest trinIs, il
would have been well enough. But in this
no IN other scenes of the most pathetic aud
hcart-noying character the whole tone of
the narrative is calculated and meant to in
splre hatred OF the slave holder; aud 70 work
The mind OF the reader up to such pitch.
tlat hence!orh hc shall see nothing in the
lilsory oi this country, hut slavery slavery
slavery to shut out every other cousdlra-
llon from bis view, and to awaken in him n
contempt and disregard of the laws.
| ANA more than this, it is hook which
"lii he seized on with ayidity in England,-
wlli.be reprinted there, nud meet with rea-
dy aud rapid sale. But will it awaken or
strengthen one feeling of sympathy or broth
erhood? No II will serve ruihcr TO strength
en these bitter feelings of plarasaical pride
| ana solicomplaccncy which now so uni,r-
| iuhAteiy possess The EuglisL mind. IL viii
| ha regarded as a trde picture Of the state of
| the whole country from Maine to Teyls.-
The authorizations which the narrative de.
plcis viii he overlooked, an Engiislncn
viii gloat with all the satisfaction OF blind
aud ianalcal zeul over tho scenes Of horror
aud think God with hypocrilca humility,
t'a' ihey ATE not rs their Americap brethren.
II Is always 10 be regretted when fiction il
perverted into an n-trunent of evil. instead
OF beng used as u channel through which
TO lncnlcaie good. But how fearful a res.
possibility rests upon the author who uses,
or rather abuses, her talents, in The produc-
lion OF work, whose effect must he To nour-
ISL the seeds of disrOr,l aud disriiiion in our
lnnd, and to pampcr the craving appcliles of
abusive nnd inlpertincnt foreigners, who
se'ze with avidily upon every thing which
leeds their own uubouuded sGl conccii, aud
FURNISHES 1.i @ an occsion for heapinS contempt
ana opprobium upon this country.