The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-15


Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe has made fortune py pan
dering to American abolition pudcss and artificial Eng
llsh philanthropy She first coins misrepresentation OF
the southern people and then coins money b. circulating
these INTERPRETATIONS She is herself translated from
her humble New England home the boudoir of the Ouch
esq Of Sutherland and then has her book translated INTO
other languages following after every edition to gather
pennies and praises from those who like her book ana
hate her country Mrs Stowe the luekest Maria Monk
which the present day made known TO and IS not
astonishing lucrative enterprise should produce
host Of mitators Accordingly many Anticipated ladies
have ventued into eldnot ALL II is true, upon
the same topic but upon the errand of addressing
acceptable scandal to exceptional preudices Hence
we have quite a brood Of books in favor of the
know-nothinps and against the Catholics all abound
ing in mysteries to which the castle of Udolpho AM
brosia and the stories of the Black Knight but
fairy tales. There is always among weak people a
curiosity to read crimes and to tremble over
the stories of females condemned in damp cells of haunt
ed houses of spiritual vsngs and Of suddenly animated
statues and hence 1t supposed that good shower of
knew nothing literature upon these ideas would produce
harvest of profits the lucky inventor Thusfar how
ever speculation has been failures and we fear Mrs.
Stowe is about the only of the school who has made
money by her fancy
The case Of Miss Joseph NJ Bunkey, Of Norfolk Vir-
GINA is the last that has to notice. This adys
name 1t will be remembered connected with an al
legged exposure of certain proceedings St Josephs f
male Catholic seminary in Maryland from which 1t is
claimed that she made escape The story made little
noise at the time and was shown to be more
work of newspaper gossip than anything else. But the
example of Mrs. Stowe was not to be lost and ac-
cordingly Mr. Charles H. Beale editor Of the Nor
folk (Vrginia) Daily News, know-nothng paper, took
it into his head TO make book" which was to be
tale Of Roman Catholic intrigue and superstition" hav
ing political bearing, and favorng the know-nothngs,
and was TO include the experience Of Miss Bunkey Ac
cordngly bargain was made by Mr. Beale with New
York publishing house print his book at good round
profit for himself and little something for Miss Bunkley
Her book is the work of lady in Virginia. and Miss Bunk
ey part is but twenty pages of the three hundred and
forty -four whieh contains These twenty pages bad
y written and so full Of errors that they had
first to be corrected by the plastic hand Of Mr. Beale fair
amanuensis BUTT appears that Miss Bunkey not salts
fed with her share of the profits and accordingly has made
application to one of the New York for injunction
to prevent the publication of the book The facts given
are taken from affidavit made by the publishers Nom
day last together with the following curious disclo
sures:
"Mr. Tsdacs affidavit states that, after Miss Bunkley
had told Dewitt and Davenport that she dissatisfied with
made with them by Mr. Beae at their
quest left New York March oath for Norfolk taking
him the manuscript for the purpose of showing it to
Miss Bunkley.
"He did find her at Norfolk, but her father, to
whom he showed the manuscript and related the contract
who expressed himself highly satisfied with the terms of it,
thought his daughter would give her approval When
the deponent about leave Norfolk Mr. Bunkley pro-
posed that should be appointed to read the
uscrp for Miss Bunkley and Mr. Cunningham Of the Nor
folk Beacon accordingly read it, and expressed his approval
and satisfaction. The deponent learning that Miss Bunkey
was visiting the family Of Dr. Andrews at Perth Amboy
proceeded hhe and discovered she had loft the place with
DIR. Andrews and his wife tour partly of pleasure and
partly Of business.
direction tEcy had gone gain
them the subject although he felt that they could
have told him had they chosen About this time Mr. Bunk
ley the father, accompanied by Mr.. Beae arrived at the
place, and learning the circumstances under which his
daughter had departed, very indignant. They next
together TO New York. where they found Miss Bunky
the Pacific Hotel in Greenwich street. in company with
DIR. Andrews and his wife, The deponent with Mr. Bunk
and Mr. Beae, went to the hotel but Miss Bunkey
fused to have any interview with the deponen and only
mted Mr. Beae to her in the of other persons
including Mr.. Elias Dusenbury, her lawyer.
under these circumstances, Mr. Beac refused make
any communications with respect to the manuscript the
contract with De Witt Davenport The defendant was
therefore, frustrated in every attempt to
derstandng with, or TO make explanation to- her
this subject. He also stated that he had written to Miss
Bunkey early January with reference publication of
her experiences in the of ST. Joseph and had
ceved reply from Mr. Beae whom he therefore naturally
supposed to be her agent.
After the aidavits read, of the counsel said
that u the book restrained ,eould prevent that inRuencs
the Vrginia ,ohich ,eas intended to hare
The court thought that the only question
authority Of the party to publish the plaintiff had right
ebut the adavts Of the defendants and for the pur
pose of restraining the defendants from publishing work.
injunction should until further order Of the
If this book good for nothing but influence an
election he did think Of any Importance in present
notion The adjourned until Saturday next the
injunction to continue in the time The book ap-
pears already printed and ready for circulation copy be-
ing introduced in court"
And another bubble is pierced The dispute between
Miss Bunky and her editors is useful as exposing new
trick of the knownothing leaders, and furnishing
illustration of their appreciation Of the popular intel
ligence. Votes to be obtained only by secret
schemng and BY system Of persecution without parallel
in modern history but religious preudces are to be ex
cited by shallow fctona novel, got up for SALE and
hurried together to be in time for the Virginia election
The parties fall out about the proceeds and the experiment
Is made known The similarity between this enterprise
and Mrs Stoves Unce Toms Cabin is suggestive Both
appeals to the popular prejudice Both were invented
for money Both printed to influence prosecuting
and anatica feeling The bring the people of