Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-08-24
pars0n BrOWMlOW's Opinion of
Harriet Beecher stowe.

The redoubtable Parson is out up.
on Harriet after the following fashion:
This long tongued visionary wom-
an, and calumniator of the South, is
now in Europe where she is being IL
onized by the haters of American in
situations, and Republican liberties.
She is the daughter of old Lyman
Beecher, a Presbyterian Minister,
and has five brothers who are Minis
tiers of the same Church.-IIer hus-
band is also Minister, and at pres
ent, we believe, is a Professor in An
dover Seminary. They are all Abo-
litionists both male and female, and
the lying book, styled Uncle Toms
Cabin, is believed to be the joint pro-
duction of the entire family, manu-
featured for the occasion, and as a
means OF raising the wind. Her La
dyship, it is well understood, is the
most talented member of old Lyman's
family. But merciful God! she pre-
scnts to the world the most hideous
physiognomy ever gazed upon by
the eye of man! she is as ugly as
Original Sin--an abomination in the
eyes of civilized people A tall,
coarse, vulgar-loolling woman-stoop-
shouldered, with long yellow neck.
and long peaked nose-through
which she speaks-an abomination
in the ears of Southern negroes, who
instinctively turn up their fiat noses
at the idea of using the nasal organ
to aid the organ of speech. A da-
guerreotype of her Ladyship which
we have seen sours the stomach of a
southern gentleman; but lay aside
art and present the reality, and big
black negro is affected with the in
tensest horror! Pigeon. toed, knock
kneed, with big foot and ANGLE, ad-
dcd to her long broad side and flat
chest and other personal charms, she
may pass through the southern negro
kitchens at all times without impress
sing rude negro man that he will
offer the indignity sometimes offered
to white women, who travel beyond
their proper limits.
THE RArrERs OUrDoNE.-Some of
the records of the times in which
tlourished the credulous and wonder
loving Cotton Mather, show forth
strange and queer accounts of the
freaks of "ye unseen spirits" Here is
one, copied by the Boston Chronicle
from the old journal of schoolmas-
ter, who whilom resided in "ye an
Gent town of lpswitch:"
Last nighte, as my wye and my.
selle were going to bedde, dreadful
noysc was heard about ye house; ami
We sounles increased violentlie, ana
seemed to be in the beddc roone lylle
wise Ye wyndowes shookc lyke q
dycc box, and a horrible stynke arose
smelling very muche lyke untoe brym
stone, allmoste taking from. us on,
breths. Sudlenlye ye chairs and
taybles did move hyther and thythel
by some unseene hand; anon all wa:
sylent. Soon ye beddies did rookie
and shake terriblye, and We bee
clothes did move hylherre and thyth
ere violentlie. Then ye plasterins
di4de cracke and snappe lyke unto W
report of a pistol Soone We jordan
began to move aboute, and it die
junp upon chair, whyrlynye around
right merylc. Iclutched by yc hand
dell, and we polite did hoppe ane
skyppe around ye roome, all to ou
CRATE amusement.
DPLittle bits of gold coin, of the
value of twenty-five cents, are now
being coined in California. On one
side is perfect head surrounded
with eleven stars-opposite side quar-
Ter dollar surrounded with a wreath
A few have made their way to the
States. They are too small for con.
yenience.