The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-12
AFFAIRS IN EUROPE.
Our London Correspondence.

Tgs Uncle Tom u Stotcs Reception at At
usack's-Maute Account of the Assembtage-Jo-
seyh Surge and the Marble Bua-IHs Professor
and his Harangue-1frs. Stotce :, Inspected oy
John Bull-She Won't Shake Hands with HIM
John Mods has Head at Her, and Talks OF More
Money, &C., SC.
"A NAV naturally be expected, there is a uniform
..reress and identity in all the cases in which Mrs.
"a Stowe il received in public. The account of one
"a nm account Of all; and although the names of
nacee are varied and the names Of the leaders and
cbarmen at the meetings yet in fact each party and
meeting is reproduction of the same people, and
of one same special class. In all cases it Is de-
monstration made by the exclusive pious class; a
gathering for their gorfcation, where they talk OF
What thew have done and what they going to do.
They have been going at this rate for many years
mast boasting what eminent active, energetic
Christians they were par erceence above all Others
and how they were going to Chrstianize and reform
the whole world But the more busy they have been,
the more has true Christianity fallen into contempt;
while the lworld which they think they are ope-
rating upon has become, if possible, more worldly,
selfish and wicked. They are the class of Protestant
Jesuits, and whenever they have had full power and
opportunity, they have shown the wretchedness of
w
l attended the sorse given to Mrs Stowe a.
Almacks rooms, on Wednesday last. slight
graphic sketch of it will be sufficient. At an early
hour the large and elegant room was filed with pso
pie the greater proportion being ladies' all evidently
by their manners and dress, OF the bourgeois class
and large proportion Quakers. 1t was an assem-
blage of the people whose ideas Of trsth justice and
virtue consist in following with zeal the various
ligicus schemes or other shows of the day, such
temperance, teetotalism, peace, abolition, ocean
steamers postage, tract societies. Bible societies. &c
The visit OF Mrs. s. to England has given quite Lift
to these people.
They exist only by having every now and then
some thrilling public exhibition-something calcu-
lated to excite and amuse the multitude. At one
time it is a Hindoo prince; at another time con-
verted Esquimaux or Mahomedan, or Jew; at ano-
ther time a black man, to tell OF the horrors OF
slavery; at another time missionary, to relate his
own wonderful exploits &c, &c. All this helps TO
keep up excitement, and revive the fading zeal of
the multitude, which is entrapped by all these exhi.
billions.
see Mrs. Harriet Beeeher Stowe. The meeting
was detained long time waiting for the arrival Of
the lioness the present object of the monetary
alteration of multitude ever ready to shout and
exut at any new object presented them for admirl-
ton and worship. Meantime a marble bust OF the
lady was elevated on the platform till she herself
should appear and occupied the most prominent
place till it was removed behind to make way for the
Chairman. At length Mrs. S. made her appearance,
coming on to the elevated platform by side door,
and her appearance was the signal for the endearnZ
applause OF the dear creatures assembled to do her
honor. In exterior manner and department, Mrs.
Stowe bore with becoming modesty and propriety
the show made Of her. She is much better looking
than the daguerreotypes and engavings In the shop
windows represent her to be- In her pictures It IS
figure OF coarse, fat, vulgar, brazenfaced woman;
but she is quite the reverse in fact, and in paleness
and elegance of figure, joined with ease and self
possession of department, is quite an American lady.
What, however her inward emotions must have
been at seeing all this Uncle m-foolery-how all
this unmeaning, silly incense and nsincere iattery
worked upon her vanity-can be known to no human
being She at all events had the skill and the tact
to conceal every emotion.
Joseph Surge the Quaker, then took the chair,
and the address was read by an officer of the Society
This document was tame, commonplace, canting,
artfu and bombastic made up to catch unthinking,
superficial minds. 1t is specimen. however, OF the
language generally held forth to Mrs. s., and Of the
mind OF the people who hold it. EIaao disce ON
mes"
The address having been read, and greeted as Of
course, with nominal applause, by the actors below,
who performed in full accord, according to all the
doings OF the actors above on the platform the
large sheet Of paper which it was written
then handed TO Mrs. S. and her husband who sat
close behind the reader They received it, looked at
it for few minutes, when it vas laid upon the table,
Professor Stowe, he is styled thenrose with spec
taced nose, to address the expectant friends below
This gentleman is also specimen of class which,
though known elsewhere, is yet peculiar genus Of
Massachusetts, 1t is the clerical, gold-headed cane
schoolmaster class, which, once upon time, asto
nished the natives in all the States of the Union by
its superior pr1nness, and which used to go forth
from Massachusetts 70 become the leading school
master and exhorter in the Southern States Those
days which we well recollect, are gone by, aud the
type has almost ceased to exist, or, at all events to
show the learning Of its spectaces and the profundty
of its imposing cane in those regions, oncs such
rich field for clerical Adventures from the North.
The class of men Of this type is different now to what
it Was then. | knew and often met with them years
ago in various parts of the Union Barring the prn
assumption Of snowy exterior and clerical
dignity, they were-when not on show-clever,
amiabe fellows. But now they are become
exclusive possessors Of all the philanthropy and all
the pety in the world and if you do not follow them
and subscribe TO their institutions, you quasi
communicated. Professor Stowe is of the tip
tops of this type and is stamped with all its charac
teritcss pomposity its airs, its dignity its pecu-
liar mannersm
Mrs stowe Of the two, looks to be the better half
there no airs nor mannerism about her. Well,
to make long story short, this emnenty and dis
tnguishedly pious looking and pous acting man
made an eminently pious harangue. The burden OF
his song the same as in all his similar exhibit
tons for the poor man has no ideas, and no capa-
city for uttering the ideas OF others. He has
one idea viz, that he and his CONDUCTORS are the
eminently and the only pious, and that they are
doing and are going to do wonders, and MAKE the
world better and different to what it ever has been,
and to what the Scripture Of truth describes it to be-
And, then, after he and his folks have done all
Their wonders Tor Us Is always Tue case Win Loen,
are just on the point OF doing taen, and only re.
quirc few more generous subscriptions and liberal
add after they have done all, they lug in the gane
of the Almighty, as a second class hslpmate, and
what has been done by them they trust and hope is
all by the aid and help Of Him.
When the Professor had concluded his old song,
which he has repeated in different tunes at
every place in which he has been, the chairman
concluded the business OF the meeting by pro-
posing to raise fund of money to be given
to Mrs. Stowe, for her to employ it as shs
may think best, in promoting the various great
causes which those various people have in hand.
After this, Mrs. Stowe was placed in chair close
upon the edge Of the platform, and the crowd below
fled past her, and-looked at her 1t was in
fact review of Mrs. Stowe. Special notice had been
repeatedly given that no shaking OF hands would be
allowed, and, therefore the molly company was
confined TO the qualification of looking at her and
n0ddng at her as they filed by We left them all
took rather snatched cup Of tea aud bit Of cake
and absquatuated rather disappointed, we mus