The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-07-07

permit from ther owners, employers, or guard
iansn
The Standard thinks the necessity for such
an ordinance should be clearly apparent before
any such action should be taken. He adds:
"A requirement that shall give my slave a
ticket before can send him on horseback to
my farm, or to the post-ofice, or for the doctor
or that free colored person must have a ticket
before he can drive his cart to market, or his
hack to the boat-landing, would be like gnat
In the eye-more annoying than useful
The Newberry South Carolina) Sentinel is
disguised with the oft-repested mention of the
name Of Mrs. Stowe He says:
ct is with extreme reluctance that we even
now soil our paper with her loathsome name,
and we do it only that we may cali attention TO
the excellent article in relation TO her, which we
have selected from the Philadelphia PreSbyte-
ran. We have another object 10 view: it is
to request our brethren. of the press at the
South to sedulously exclude in future from
their columns, every article that makes the re-
notes. allusion to Uncle Tom Beecher Stowen
The Presbyterian must feel highly honored
! by the approval of its Southern endorser The
Sentinel bcseeches his brethren of the press in
this wise "Don't minister at her affairs any
moren We fear the SentinePs effort to stop
agitation will not be successful, especially when
his neighbor of the Fairfield Herald gives place
TO such articles as the following:
MEssRs. EDITORS: Have You seen the Key
to Uncle Toms Cabin If not, you will be
surprised when | tell you that it consists not
as we had reason to expect, in . seselaton Of
the borrid facts upon which. We had been led
to believe that popular fiction was founded, but
in a simple collection Of advertisements for run
Always, sales Of negroes cases of real or sup
posed cruelty, &c.
Your own excellent sheet comes In for
share of Mrs. Stoves notice, and your able
Commissioner in Equity, Major w. R. R., as
well as your sheriff, Captain R. E. F., occupy
conspicuous places in its pages.
BY the by, | am surprised at the denuncis-
ton heaped upon Uncle TOMS Cabin by the
press of the South. For us, who sincerely de-
sire dissolution of this Union, it is a perfect
God send-worth more than all the political
speeches and calculations Of the value of the
Union, which have been or ever will be pub
lished. For one, AS Southern man, rejoice
at the run it has had and let few more such
be published, and all the soft sawder of Yam
keedom, with all the crystal palaces of New
York, and other wretched humbugs and de-
vices, designed to tickle the South into good
humor and submission, will not be able to close
the gulf they will open up between the oppres-
sive North and the lamb-lke South. Go on,
Mrs Stowe; your mission is high and holy
one; let not the favors of Yankeedom, or the
denunoiations of the South, deter you from your
| l1kk Gola
iciden the breach bettOesn US, and may you live
to see the "pbysic work" until this accursed
Union shall be severed in twain-unti a great
gulf" more insuperable than that which sepa.
rated Dives and Lazarus shall separate us
from thee and thine, is the honest prayer OF
every true patriot every man who loves his
home, the sunny South, and her cherished in.
situations. A SoUTHERNER.
"a Southerener may live long enough to
discover that Hate is bad counsellor.
A correspondent of the Nashville Union and
Auerican rejoices that Mr.. F, Hagan, book
seller of that city, promptly returned to the
publishers an invoice of the Key to Uncle Tom.
Cabin, which had been sent to him for sale
but in the midst of his rejoicings he finds cause
for lamentation. He says: "The time ha.
been, when the South was ready to revolt q,
the prospect of having such works as this cir.
culated here; yet now the matter excites lit
tie or no attention" And asks: elbow is i,
that men who came here to circulate such
works in times past were glad to escape upor
almost any terms; yet now the public. senti
ment is dead to efforts which may, unless check
ed bring ruin upon this division Of the Union
Who does not see in this worldwide crusade
against the South, that, unleas che arouses her
SELF her fate for evil is sealedf"S
We add letter from Louisville, Kentuck,
which will be read with interest. There
> progress at the South Let US rejoice that tn
era of prejudice and bitterness is passing away
and that men can now talk on the subject G
slavery with candor, and without losing thei
reason.
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, June "a, 1883.
To the Editor of the National Era.
Some years since was subscriber to tn
Era then resided in Glasgow, Kentucky;
then did and still feel On abiding interest 70
our slave population; and that interest ha
Stowe, that are extensively read even in Ken
lucky and think will effect great good. The.
reach probably many thousands 10 the Soutl
heretofore beyond such reading
send you daily Louisville Journal of thi
date, giving very eooily a. o piece Of news, (ant
without remarks of disapprobation,) notice O
the killing by slave hunter, in Adams coun
ty Mississippi of a negro slave, who was q run
away, found in o caye* that appeared to be
den, though it does not say that he resisted OF
ran. What a crying shame to our common
country, that under such circumstances jury
empannelled in that case should have found i
to be "justifable homicide"
Born and raised in Kentucky, nay attach
ments are very strong to my native State; but
am strongly inclined to 90 with my family T.
free State Negro influence is very delete
rious upon children.
Emancipation has here still many friends.
have most earnestly hoped TO see some step
taken by which slavery would finally be abo1.
ished 10 Kentucky. And, although things now
look gloomy enough, am sure that the public
are becoming constantly more enlightened and
elevated, and that this abomination cannot
stand up against the sentiment Of the world.
VIC
In Adams county, Mississippi, on the 4th inst,
| q runaway slave was shot dead by Mr.. Pearoe who
had traced him to a cave, which appeared to be den
for band of a similar character. An inquest was
held and verdict of justihabls homicide was rem
dered.
The RAMpow.-This Is the titis q small
monthly issued at Philadelphia by L. L. Chap
man. He processes to have discovered certain
natural laws by which he can forctell the daily
atmospheric changes for months to come
Some of his predictions have been astonish-
ingly verified We give his predictions for the
ensuing three months. The curious in such
matters should watch them carefully:
aCool near July 4tb, 22d August 9Th, cath;