Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-01
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
TO TIE EDITORS.
UNCLE TOMS cABIN.

Every nation has its "Lacle Toms Cabin" SEN
timental Germany had its 6 Sorrows Of Werter,"
which caused foods of tears to be shed. An idle
fellow falls in love with another mans wife, pru-
dent matron, the mother of five six children; the
good woman and her kind husband share in the
sorrows Of poor Werter! Then why not bring
about divorce, and make more congenial arrange
ment2 All, but that would put an end to the ro-
nance!
Without going into the region Of sentiment, but
looking no further than sad reality, both England
and the United States, and every civilized country
of Europe, display their /" cabins" under circum-
stances hundred times more distressing than the
worst Of Southern slavery Poor Ireland had its
cabin" at least until lately where the peasantry
have been turned out on the high roads. What
shall we say Of the suferings of women and chill
dren in the mines and factories of England What
of the sixty thousand in London alone, who with
every returning sun have no certainty of meal
through the day or shelter to retire to at night!
Look at populous cities IN the North, with
their Give Points" and other bells OF misery and
vice, more revolving than the worst condition OF
Southern slavery Shall we cry out against civil
zaton because such things are inherent IN the sys
TEN? Some Of the most shocking crimes grow out
of the most sacred and endearing relations; but we
must not take the exception for the rule; and in
this checkered life we must take the bad with the
good 1t will not do to write nations character
or history from its crimes or miseries, When Gull
liver was required by the King of the Brobdignags
to give some account Of the little race OF men to
which he belonged, he presented the dark side OF
the picture to his majesty so wildly that the good
monarch could not help exclaiining, eff what you
tell me be true, yours must be the vllest race OF
little vermin that ever cursed the earth J" One OF
the ablest publications the subject OF slavery may
be seen in late number of "Littells Living Age"
in which it is treated with great clearness and free
dom from controversial temper.
If wished to present aasngle instance of an
English Uncle Toms Cor rather John Bulls Cabin
so as to give more vivid picture than can be
done by general description, could find one already
done to hand, attributed Warren, the author of g Ten
Thousand Year This is in late work, the Expe-
riences of Barrister The of the hero is Mason,
brought up the sea- and who by nyarabe good con-
duct had risen be the master Of merchant vessel,
with an aniabe wife and children 1t happened
that the evening before he to sail on voyage Tor
his owners leaving his abode for some business he
seized by pressgang in the street, and dragged on
board man-of-war which almost Immediately sailed
on cruise His distracted wife, after waiting in vain
for his return fastened the merchant where she could
learn nothing except that he had engaged another master
He showed her sympathy, and gave her no comfort
Her unfortunate husband had at the time OF his impress
mental his money his person. and the wife was left
entirely destitute, In moment OF agony, after exhaust
INC all her means and in order to the lives of her
starving children she could resist the temptation to
lay her hands on piece of lace in shop, of sufficient
value to make grand larceny Shewas arrested on the
spot her miserable story excited commiseraon she
was hurried to prison And here follows the horr
BILE part of the story The barser relates that he
dertook her defence as far the English law would
allow he AYERS that the incident true and was the
motive to Sir THOMAS RoMLY in his efforts to reform the
criminal law Of Engaua shiloh ha Giras of
the trial is most revolving According to the Engnsh Ia"
~hc was not allowed counsel to address the jury IN her
defence brutal prosecutor inveghed against the almost
being, after which an unfeeng Judge ana
Jury condemned her 10 suffer dah The baister exerted
himself in vain obtain pardon at least mitigation
Of the cruel sentence The tny touch Of humanity OBJ
served among the officials wl from the hangman at the
saowr, kindly took The be from her just before
executing his dreadful oia is this fancy is it
fact :" it be fact-and there is just to doubt
i-then the ladies of the Southern States might well
tort their sisters of England, whose sympathies have
been keenly awaked in far of the wefed and we'll
caredfor slaves, old and yong, where their infancy is
always joyous old age comfortable, and middle age pre-
served from that and xiey which so often wear
the poor white laborer to the bone.
In the above allude TO the remonstrance lately adj
dressed by the ladies of England to the ladies of the
Southern States in behalf Of the ddma persona Of the
fiction styled Uncle Toms Cabin" fiction in dou
BILE sense neither the truth like the truth and yet
has been recommended from the pulpit with us by Pous
clergymen who denounce sinful the reading Of all
other sentimental novels and romances!
am far from being one Of those who justify slavery
in the abstract think that it is not our duty to look
forward to its extinction by every rational prudent and
practical means From residence Of many years in the
South know the difficulties Of the case and am not
for doubling trebling the present evils by doubtful
periments. These difficulties fairly presented by
Judge TUCKER in the appendix to his edition Of Black
and indeed il presents many and great difficulties
Emancipation is but small part Of the work except to
those who do look beyond it. Unless that great work
be done in proper manner ii is but act Of cruelty as
great to the slaves as turning helpless children out Of
DOORS at the time that it is ruinous to the country
General wAsHSGroS in his win, adopted the only
under which the is just6sble After freeing all but
the dover slaves Of his estate he provided for the
Portable subsistence Of the aged during e directed the
children years Of age to be bound apprentices
learn trades and provided outfit for the adult In
no other way could he reconcile the act with Of
humanity and justice; and, il am rightly informed,
even this provision did produce the effect he desired
in improving the condition Of the freedmen.
1t was not without indignation read few months
ago. in public lecture Of distinguished northern ora
tor an aluson TO this subject, and an appeal from
Washington on earth to Washington in beaven~ The
doubt perfectly assured Of his own salvation
the wings Of abolition We Nil remember the rebuke
administered NV Indiana fanatic and