Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-02-22

lind the following which we feel constrained
70 publish. In the February number on
article appeared in Grahum's Magazine
severely cri,icizing ''Uncle Toms Cabin;''
whereupon number OF northern lanalical
editors pounced upon Mr., Graham, as though
they would annihilate him al once. To oil
this, Mr.. G. replies, precisely as any honest,
brave man would, under similar crcum.
stances. We copy the reply, endru:
PERsoNAL,-Wc have been refreshed by
reading some very bitter attacks upon US
personally, in some Of tho agitation news.
papers, on account Of the opinions expressed
in our last number in a review OF Uncle
Toms Cabin. Some Of these very journals
were loud in their praise when we engaged
Grace Greenwood, J. R. Lowell, DR.. Elder,
and other Northern contributors in the
The midst Of a very fierce sectional excite.
meni. II was their bull lhen-and VIC have
10 say, thu, no other feeling than that of q
just independence in The management Of a
business in which we give every man and
every woman The whole worth Of their
money, shall ever influence our de,ermina-
ZION as long as we shall live, let the Storm
blow high or low.
Does i, ever strike these persons thai
their intolerance OF every opinion that does
not fully chino in with their abswac. .heo.
ries. is very unreasonable and imper,inen,
That there is a slavery more ignoble than
lha' of the body, and that the man who has
not The courage 10 speak and write what he
thinks is just and true, is already fettered
with bonds more potent than those Of any
other slave, negro or while. We have a
supreme contempt for the praise or censure
Of any man whose soul is so sordid, that hs
cannot appreciate tire discussion Of any
subject without o calculation on interest
whether in pence or popularity. When we
fail 10 feel the courage 10 do our whole du-
~, as we understand it, we shall advertise
for conscience-kseper. In The meanwhile
we repeat, ,ha, Mrs. Stoves Uncle Toms
Cabin Is BAD BOOK gives an UNFAIR
and UNTRUE picture Of Southern life. Ii
is badly constructed, badly timed, and is
MADE UP FOR A BAD PURPOSE l.
The work has been successful pecuniariy-
but there is such thing as "blood money!"
speedily gained for nelarious doings. Mrs.
Stowe, it is said, has already received TWEEN.
iy thousand dollars as her share OF the
IrtofIs from her publishers. Are the wounds
inflicted upon our common country paid for
with so small sum Of gold Z Our consul,
Mr. Kinney, tells us that the book has
aroused. in Italy, The most vehement in
dgna,ion against Americans. The same is
true in other countries. But the work is q
mere distortion Of facls--a S'TUPEND0US
LlE--and therefore we cannot admit ii,
merit and join its mob Of admirers. II is
no more nue picture of life in the South,
Than Jack Sheppard is true picture of the
hale and honest John Bnll--yet we learn
that one publish er in this country has made
his thousands BY Inc sale of that most des.
picable novel. Uncle Tom has served its
purpose-i. has made an excitement and
MONEY but we must be excused from
falling down and worshipping so false and
mean thing. Wo must be excused, too,
from pinning our faith to the sleeves Of the
army of European critics cited BY the Harl.
ford Republican and kindred piinls, Are
they honest? Capable we know many o.
them 10 10 Of Judging of what is before
their eyes, only. Indeed, we should never
have noticed the work al all, but that 9
strong effort has been made TO cram English
insolence down our critical throat, as the
homes! judgmen, Of superior mnds--to palm
of the greedy slarder as the proper opinion
of very proper persons.
We are malicious enough TO ask the
Hartford Republican one question icl
where there is SO much smoke there mus
be some fire. How many fee negroes hay.
you educated nnd employed in your Office
to give force and point 10 your profession,
Of good will to the race
Mr.. Fred. Douglass has read our article
with disgust" and says it may be account
ed for thus: I'VE hate niggerism." He !,
mistaken. We have taught blacks in Q
Sunday.school for years, as a duty. VIZ
rather like Fred. himself-and 80 far as BY
study, industry and an honest life he sci.
an example moral and intellectual 10 his
race, We respect him (; but we do hate the
present negro literature, especially that O
Fred.'s, which By abusing the white, is in
tended 10 elevate the black man; and, al
that class Of miserable writing which ma,
DO denominated the spurious scripture O
The "Mad Apostles men working BY
lear and not by Understanding The attitude
Of lofty moral teachers; as If they wer,
Perfected Saints, were thoroughly purified
from earthly sin and stain, and were author
lied TO Talk down to their fellows, as nnoint
ed Prophets; while the very bitterness anc
runcor shown in their writings, and their al
most internal rage for making money ou
ol moral questions, prove them TO be fully
as much the children Of Satan as any they
rcbuke. We never knew q convert in con
slant lear Of birthstone, worth hg as
practical working Christian nor do we be
Iieve that a solitary Southern man has beer
abused or frightened into freeing a negro
That is our opinion, and Fred. may lake i
for what ii is worth, while We assure hin
that we are in our "seber Senses" and in
tend remaining SO until the Schuylkil drie
out.
AZ 10 Mrs. Swisshelm, who seems to wisl
US 10 lose all Of our Northern subscribers
we have il in our power TO make Tint gooc
lady feel uminbo we have gained owe
three thousand Subscribers-four,ffhs o
ihem from north of Mason md ninksnn, ,,