New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-01

fcr. oacn had books consigned to us which we
.s.H have ordered; that M the hurry of business
~ % hooks could easily &c, sold innocently
s" ,srded 10 Uncle Tom Cabin: we had utterly re-
lI1o sell il We hadtwo copies Il bclievel scnt to
eSA;ch were literally read IN pieces by being passed
w s s,iend TO friend, whose curiosity had been eS
I'D and believe there wt'" iDon then IN the foOn
- lad N ad one OF them. -
IA I, ocrurrCd TO me- should hove told them We
I'D CITY copies OF The cheap edition, several
oc~bs sh,f il was Published which were presented
un,elC ersttously. 10 friends from the in'e-
~ "2ho ue,c exc. edinyv anxious 10 get copy and
10 ,l1ocd, were such a. would 'pPrec"" tho
compliment ;,,,, bo,o d,.nhv >ou,ured mo for no,
ts L,s fact to them, they found the order for
.,,ssv COMICS when they examined our papers
nv ,5 certainly have stated i; had it occurred %
. nod While was speak ing.
Di onld here beg leave 70 stat" tina: my friend Mr.
p.,Ssn ssy. here, in Ncw-York, that he sid the
49, Toms CABIN freely.
NC ne, Rev. MI Millbun tod mo- in presence Of the
Hsr.rs that he requested Mr.. 1. D. Carver TO order
t.Ice number OF copies, and that when thoy arrived
nj members Of his congregation and Others to pur-
cbsse them.
They were sold openly any other book in nearly
Al our southern cities.
bsdIy eroOmpanied by Dr. Woodcock. at once
,eooested my partner, who was waiting for me 10 go
n .Dd himself be examined The Doctor remarked it
~ not necessary but be could 20 If he liked urged
him to 60 as WISHED the mater Thoroughly siited and
! He .l.o vas examined by tho Committee
On Thursday morning mayor WiNers sent capt.
M~,r, down to say that he would like VA TO comeup TO
tbe Msyors of6oe 90 Friday morning to be examined
Twaa Ycry had the mater had taken this shape
telling VIC had nothing ~ fcaT nom any judicial invee
called on Mayor W.thers at once and thanked him
sor the coue be had fit 10 pursue; stated TO him
t5st Of The runor had been traced TO the Rev Mr.
Hawthorne, hoped he would have him present also
ant halfg xyhn WI rCDllai would ~
70 il, AID hare him there.
suggested TO the Mayor that no appoint Committee
10 examiue our stock, Invoices, correspondence, H.
veLtcri,e, &C.; that would give every facility In
our power.
90 Saturday morning" soid, Is it best, sn = lie
poled " Yes; Saturday morning.
Afer lett that evening on tho Junior 20 cross tho
nav 10 my family Committee called and got our IN
cscca correspondence, &C. and sent for more on Fri
10y morning do no. know III tn, fhey were appointed
I row believe had Mayor Withers examined w on
yr;day morning he originally intended, the result
~ that examination would have been favorable to w.
To his delay attribute lne 'e'rlpie oosouS ieou'so
which have followed.
This examining committee, have every reason to be-
Nov, s.Lctsd the course which seemed to them best;
bu, il is certainly very evident now taas ihey nude
,bs fsc,s ard informing tho public what had been
5o,e and what we bad sold, and TO whom, and under
Via, circumstances, when, soy, in place Of these
facts, they said:
T cbae, Of the evidence ind Of tho boohs brought
o the COMMITTEE such that it usht MOI. only njud
,iou, bat uns,fe aud dangerous to mike them public"
They unqueetionaby pursued that course which was
naturally calculated TO mystfy and leave 10 the nsg
pstisn OF each reader 10 conure up what it wss
bad been selling and doing.
When | returned to the city on Friday morning the
excitement wa intense.
Contrary to my own Judgment but With the advice.
may ainost ray COERCION, OF many friends, was
deemed but prudent for me to absen. myself from The
city and take with me my partner. We crossed the
bsy in small boat rode in my buggy TO Wether-
fds and took the stage 10 Montgomery, and 30 % by
mail route to New York.
| had hoped these facts would have been made |
known through the medium Of friend; and sid think
my sbsenCe would tend to olay the excitement
erred, sadly erred IN my judgment. Facts have |
not been given rumor with he. thousand lies, has
been busy, very busy.
chain of evidence wholly faLse Of O character cal
cuaied to excite the masses he's been forged which,
readily see, cannot uDaded and alone and who
dare aid rue y rend asunder.
/ must submit TO the blow, and must again lind IN
sowe new held an opening for my business energy;
and feel that many years Of life have been wasted In
laying the foundation of prosperous business, only 10
b. nthessly destroyed when everything seemed the
most bright and promising.
love Mobiles and its people; they are whoc-souled
race. They have done much for and NINE the re-
nembrance on which can never be erased from my /
memory.
Whocycr eeys or insnuates that have over inten.
tonaly done aught except what wiz manly right and
rust to is people its institutions. sstes that which
wholly untrue. and impossible 10 ~ sVbstantiatd by
shadow Of evidence.
The annexed statement Of our clerk Mr.. ). &. Bah
cock which to by him before tho Mayor OF |
EewYoyk will cOrroborate my and will satisfy
the public Of the extent TO which have been dealers
IN OF disseminatoIs of Abolition documents In any |
shape
Twain The employ Of Strickland Co. bcohssiers Mo.
be from Nov 3 ISL July Il, lss in ae capacity Of
sllx dam he l~tI