The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1852-11-17

and the Observer now before the reader, and
he is requested to find in them, if he can, the
shadow of offer Of any documentary evidence.
or of any evidence whatever.
In his first letter, he does not eyen deny that
| the words are his. He only implies it, by COM
plants of being aspersed, and that his ministerial
reputation was damaged. In the second letter, ten
days later. he Indeed denies the language and the
sentiments to be his, but makes no offer whatever
to puf Mrs. Stowe in possession of evidence 10
that point The third letter is equally barren.
The first offer ever made to produce documentary
evidence to either Ms. Stowe or myself, was an
offer from Benjamin F. Butler, ESD, after he had
been retained by DIR. Parker as couasel, conyeyed
| TO me by Mr. Blrney, the evening of the 26tIi
/ of May.
Aud then ii had its immediate effect, as it would
have done earlier, if it had been offered by DR..
Parker, or had been procurahle by us. And the
Observers deliberate affirmation, made under DR..
Parker's eye, of an offer TO place in Mrs. S owes
handssthe means Of asceriaining her error, is by
his own letters. shown to be void of truth.
3. / must ask the public to contrast the spirit Of
Mrs. Stoves mind toward DIR. Parker, as reveal.
cd in her letter, with the whole style of the OBJ
servers article toward her, aud of DR.. Parker's
letter of July 81, published in the Observer Of
September 80. We cannot believe that it is our
mere prejudice in this that leads US to sup
pase that the tone of the Observer is most un-
christian; and even malignant. Its blows are dealt
with unm;srakable rejoicing in its work. II
Mrs. Stove had fallen into the mistakes which
DR.. P@rSer charges, appeal to all good and
Christian men, whether it would not have been
matter. of repreach to Christianity; aud whether
re igious journal, of wide circuatiun represents
The spirit Of Christianity in its exultations over the
the downfall of a Christian
But. if this would be SD. on the supposition that
the OBSERVER is rignt how much worse is it, now
that it appears so plainly that it has been thorough-
y in the wrong! What idea of Christianity will
The world gain by reading such articles the OBJ
sewers, in VIII ch it appears that miasterpo
with another. for the j5int purpose of destroyiugs
third minister of Christ and the reputation Of d
Christian woman, without one exhibition of regret
sorr.,v, and with eveLy mark of malicious plsa-
.ure
The narrative Of events; which we now resume;
eft Mrs Stowe at New Haven, whence she was
20 send me what she chose TO be The final form of
| publication. Accordingly the 5th of
June, received from her letter of in4 truc.ions
/ from which extract as follows:
Letter Of Mrs. Stone.
Extract dated New Haven June 4.
81 told him would not publish anything with
out his seeing it.; and therefore / send you the
card enclosed to show to him. Ifhe likes it, pub.
Igh; if he wants the phraseology altered in any
wise, you have carrie blanche to act in the matter:
Of course you will have equal respect to my hon-
or and his.
Nov am under this misfortune; l cannot
say that am satisfied he never used the words in
| my hook, for the simple reason that am not. I
should not be in the least surprised if it should ap
pear that, in Of some nnltifarious things h6
has said and written this very form of expression
should turn up. 1t does seem 10 me that, in its
present form 1t must have had an origin.
Now, be evidently shriuks from my Publishing
IN this form, that Mr.. Parker authorises to
deny,' &C., and me to substitute the form;
I satisf fed that he never. &c.; that is take
the responsibility. I enclose my ultimatum--f
am well pleased with it; it is all wi do; and If
he won't have this. i viii publish it and he may
10 ,vot he likes
Put it in the Tribune and Era. but be sure he
and lawyer both sec it first; for gave my word
it should be shown, and I want all righteousness
fulfilled. Yours, in haste, H B. So
The card which was enclosed was as follows:
Hrs. .>tore's Card.
UNCLE TONS CABIN.-The author of this work
quoted on page l9l the following sentiment as as
cribrd to the Rev. Joel Parker, speaking Of slave
ry: " l. has no evils but such are inseparab,e
from any other relations in social or domestic life,'
This sentiment and language has heen quite ex-
'ensiveiy aud publicly attributed TO Mr. Parker
in the most respectable pnbIic prints in this coun-
try aud in England II was quoted at the meeting
Of an ecclesiastical body there, and in cooneciion
with many remarks of the same charae;er from
other American ministers, formed the basis of a
discussion on the propriety of admitting American
I clergyman to English pu'piis-a discussion which
? excited at the me considerable sensation. Fi-
f nally, it was published among the historic docu-
ments of tho An.i-Slavery Society for the year
1885, AMI copy of the report placed in the hands
of Mr. Parker; but public denial was ever
made.
The author therefore qnoted it rs an acknowl-
edged sentiment of Mr.. Parker. with the s,ms
freedom with which the well known uncontradict-
ed sentiment of public men are commonly alluded
20 and quoted.
Since coming to this city, she has learned with
some surprise, by correspondence and personal in-
,ervews with Mr.. Parker, that ha con .iders hin-
self misrepEesented and injured by the qooation
in The connection, and she feels that justice and
honor require fair statement of what may justly
be said on his side Of the subject.
AS, in the first place, the languags of the quota
ton in the book is no: the precise language of Mr..
Parker. and that the reader may fairly judge of
this, the two quotations placed eide by sides
Book Dr. Parker
Slavery has no evils bur What then are the evils in-
irserarable frep eparaee fron Slavery p
Nv ether reatitn in social lThere is not one net
and domestic life. ,qrsl> insegarahle from de-
l5Tavedhaman nature in other
l. lawful relations
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