The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1852-11-10
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~. sosiiie coat. Y,.rsy beiwaea DR.. ParAei


in ~e,tisn 10 the coat. strsy beiweea Dr. Paraer
sD6 sra. Stowe. +
3f,- connection with the transaction in question
,yus not professional. Il in.-the rel"ten OF
ffieni to you and Mr.. Butler, that he requested
nv meditation between the parties. He desired
to nreyent u snit. by obisining ffon' hrs' o'o"e
n rsblc and voluntary recognition and reiraci:on
t4s error in her book.
yysrh to MIR. Buffers house on the 26th oil
Nav. and there perused certain documents and
listened to explanations aud statements made by
him and by DR.. Parker, and was convinced That
Mrs Stowe had not quoted the exact language OF
Dr. Parker, and that she had been still more un-
fortunate in representing the sentiment OF what be
did utser on the supposed OCCASION.
Mrs. Stowe was then at your house. and cali
ed thsre the same evening. l announced to yoa
alone the object of my visit. You remarked thar
Mrs. Stowe was in feeble health aud would lose
the nights sleep if the subject should be introduced
then to her; that | had better say what l wished
to You, and that ycu would 90 oyerthc saijFct with
her the next morning Accordingly l stated TO
You that DR.. Parker bad employed my late part
por &c bring suit upon the alleged lbeI that Slr
Butler was desrous Of avoiding, if pcssbie, that
IL
tatfon Of which DIR. Parker complained had tot
been Intentionally made, wilfuliy persisted in,
on the part of Mrs. Stowe and believed that if size
couI know the facts of The case, she would GJlun
taFlly accord to Dr. Parker the proper satisfaction
I stated 10 you the relation in which acted in
calling you, and my conviction that Dir. Parker
had been misrepresented in The language uIpaied
10 him n Mrs. Stoves book. You replied in
nearly the following language:
~ do not see how there be my mistake
about the language and the sentiment. We hnye
Just received corroborative evidence Of the correct
ness of the quotation Fl ON eiergymen who profess
to know just what DR.. Parker said. Unless 1t can
be made to appear that she has done him injustice
there il no earthly power or motive that eoEld
rnaks her re,rnct or bulge an inch from her ro-
ation. She will do voluntarily all that she can
conscientiousy do, to relieve DR.. Parker from un-
lust odian1; bat she will never while the word
stands, whatever may come, discredit that qreth-
ton, unless she can believe it to be Incorrect AT
the same time, l hope, for the sake of Brother
Parker, and for the sake of humanity aud religion
tas the quotation is untrue and SO does my sister;
and she and | will gladly receive, and hopefully
examine, any evidence on that side
0Our feelings are of the most friendly kind
toward DIR. Parker, and he himself cannot bn more
anxious than my sister and | are, that justice
should be done him. There is no much in
terested TO repair un injury lie that does it.
regard this talk about suit mere matter OF in
timidation. do not believe that he would dar
bring su and if he should bring one, ho c1ul
never recover more than sixpence damages, if h
could maintain it at ALL If Harriet has made
mistake in this matter, will regret it a
much as she, and no need p. esent any motive
to bar to do all that the admits of to repa!r If
She will insist upon making the reparation. l Wi
LOOK into the matter, and hope the Doctor vii
shew himself to be right, and my sister wrong"
saw Mr. Butler the next day, and assured hin
that you were rigIit-mindrd, and that unless /
should appear that DR.. Parker had used the Ian
ct,aqe imputed to him some occasion other thai
iu-the correspondence in the Philadelphia Ca'iS
f;an Observer, (which at that time hal seen' bu
you had not,) there would be no diihcuiiy III con
vincing you and Mrs. Stowe that her quotatl' il wa
erroneous and unjust; in which case Mrs. Stow
would not hesitate to do what she rightuiy con'
do TO repair any injury done to DR.. Parker / Z
not think that the probability of suit had any ii
Aasncs upon your mind Or your sisters, except
make you more cautious ia weighing the evidene
which DIR. Parker should produce 10 show that /
had been misr5presented and more determine
than ever to stand by the quotation, ii you shoG
not find sueh evidence satisfactory.
Yours, very respectfully,
TIyPA,, r .1rry