New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-12-15
SOUTHERN LITERATURE VS.. ABoL1r1oN1sM


Now, when we are constantly reading in the daily
papers of detested instructions among our slaves
when We the spread of abolitonism, and the de-
termination of the North to trample upon Southern
rights it behooyes to be mindful of the style of
literature promulgated through the South. We eager
ly snatch up all the incendiary works that under
fancy titles, are being constantly distributed among
us, with the full intent and purpose of creating dis
sension and dissatisfaction among both white and
colored. Tales Of noble minded men and women
(who despite their cbon hue MOTTO he eqaled by
the white ace) suffering under the lash tortured by
dcbascd and cruel whites, are written in as tasclna-
ting style as possible, and sent forth among us to
make their imprint for i'll.
And do we not sometimes meet with wolves III
Sleeps clothing Authors who, pretending to be
producers of Southern literature, disseminate North
eym principles? Lately have been reviewing some
novels of Mrs. Souhworths, lady residing in Vir
ginia, who has written some very readable tales, but
lately has either mbibcd abolition notions, or like the
weather turns as the wind blows and under the
Idea that antsavery tales will sell better, has given
two very decidedly abolition novels viz: India, or
the Pearl of Pearl River, and her late edition of Reri-
button, which, if my memory serves me, has under
gone somewhat Of change since first passing
through the printers hands? They cannot be sur
passed, nay, nor eqaled, by Mrs Stoves Uncle Tom,
for they are written in far engaging style, and
Mrs. Stowe has had the candor to uvow her real
timcnts. Freedom is no doubt very glorious thing
a something for which men and women have bled and
ded-bllt even among the white races how many I'M
derstand the meaning of the word, and how many
are fitted for its liberties It's but myth to one half Of
the white races of Europe and if we must meet
fanatics with fanatica ANSWERS, have not as good
biblical authority for slavery have for the divi
ity of Saviour? and not our slaves in far
preferable condition the bound children Of the free
States and the factory children of England?
IN instance Or two that can relate and not from
heresiy either may perhaps tend to confirm this
opinion. | know Of SO called lady in one Of our
largest free State cities, the wife of high in the
community, and loud professor OF Christianity, who
| thought it would be far easier for - camel to go
through the eye Of needle, than Shareholder to
enter the Kingdom of Heaven being guilty OF
burning a little bound girls nose until she was dis
figured for lite simply because the child, careessy
Or inadvertently, heated the curling irons so hot that
she had burned her hair while dressing on the Sab
bath day for church turning deliberately around, she
caught the chiIds with the tongs and held hel
until her aroused the neghbors. But as SHIT
was only an orphan white child, with no legal pro
tectors, it did not create any very great eNcltemen
among ncgro-worshipping Abolitionists-it had long
been known that she had passed days and nights c'
hand aud foot in an open wOodshed, with crust 0
dry bread and cup OF water for her food; but s.
long as she was not Inercully killed at one blow, nom
had felt themselves called upon to see that the tt
trhite slave was not gradually murlcred-kled b.
inches.
Another instance when little child, about lively
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