New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-06-25
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INC Champion Of the Abolitionisis

-HessrS. EdaorS-A few days since men.
toned in another paper certain occurrences
tending to show the holiness and alrdacity
| eYineed by abolitionists who were earning a
support among us, and at the same time pro.
posed mode of Kidding our community of any
OF the same class who happened to be fattcning
upon the public money, contributed by slave
owners for the support Of our public schools.
Not unexpectedly to me, this suggestion gave
vitality to one of Mrs. g Uncle Toms ilnapi.
nary characters, and inspired its pen in defence
OF the rights of the supposed abolition REGIMENTS
Of the blood stained money of the said sloro
holding public. More especially did this trans.
muted being busy itself in demolishing arcu.
ments had never thought of advancing
an'useu myself by pcnnlng a reioinder 80 full
OF errors, however, owing to the miserable hand
/ write, when in haste, that hardly recognized
1t IN prlnt,) chiefly for the purpose Of sh0wino
mat had tolerably accurate idea of the real
sentiments OF this offspring of the virtuous and
,et1cIouS ms. Uncle Tom aforesaid This
mas served to reinyigorate the once imaginary
beng, and again WELD its pen in behalf of it,
iaVorltes, lest some of them should be required
70 50 create vacancy Its first effort proved
mat It was enrnptured with the & Uncle Tom
libel and its second, that it did not oreprobote
that work This is strong circumstontio1 owl
aence of lis sympathy with the class IL is striv.
ing to shelter, since nti-abolitionists. even j,
the free States uniformly reprobate " tLc |
book Its consistency in other respects is NOT |
50 striking; for its first effort oonteDded that |
very large pile of Stowe books could not accom-
push any harm here, while its second atFaots tho
ear TINT shall materially increase the demand
Tor the Cabin hS taking the liberty Of do. I
II, No member Of either School Bo9rd |
NouId THINK OF attributing abolition sentiments
g teacher who had never read = Uncle Tam
or no deyotee Of that faction, in any part Of tbe
mon, who knows how TO read, has failed 70
eliorm that imperative duty. Did I ever
ay that | wished TO 90 limit INTERPRETATIONS II
eachers Far from it; for | think it il the
uty Of every officer or Board, possessing the
ppointmg power, to take particular care thai
le public money be not employed in SUSTAINING
he worst enemies that the Union. and cspeoially
re south, has ever encountered; nay. | can
lace little confidence in the State allegiance of
ny private individual, who will employ a per-
IN whom he believes to be tainted with the abo.
tlon heresy. The new born reality. now in
apltlng the late imaginary body, as aforesaid.
ppears TO think it has etfectually cornered me
cohtehohng that wretches who would send +
urder stalking over the land, would hardly
Great their object by telling the truth If
oy, however, dismiss its apprehension on this
mt, Tor thc truth is atreadg too rel kpo,rD )
be overthrow by a lie, should the parties
lplcated resort to one. Besides, it is not 60
sy as some may suppose, for one to utter and n
ick to lalsehood, while subjected to the scru- a
ny Of discriminating men, who are determined d
elicit the truth. PRFc.rrrnv