The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-12-04
OUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENTS.
NHw YoaK, December 2, 1856.

OUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENTS.
NEW YoRK, December ., 1856.
Ifa southern novelist could be found destitute Of
honor 10 write northern novel in the style of "Uncle
Toms Cabin" Dred" imitation of Rev. Mrs. Beecher
Stowe-f the said novelist would take the isolated
in northern society," counterpart to those novels could
be written all the materials of which. could be found
(say) in the city OF Boston Take all the instances Of
childhood ignorant and wild Topsy, and there are
hundreds of them in the anes and alleys Of that cya
the Of crime in children and brutality in parents
all the of erminay in husbands and inhdelity in
wiyeshe isolated in which cergymen have ceased
be shepherds and have become wolves and preyed upon
the lambs of the folda the OF sanctied extor
ton, when, with long prayers have feasted ON the
orphans estate and devoured widows housesa the
in which pous by profession have gained prineely
fortunes by stealing and selling in bondage as hopeless
African slavery, white from China simply because
thoy kteand "6 in the Athens of America would
DO garing counterpart to lfe among the slaves" Nor
need the South blush at tho picture Mrs Stowe
has drawn and fany northern critics should deny the
OF the story, "Key" could be sent out that
would prove the story true.
In speaking of Mrs. Stowe recall and viii record an
amusing fact in regard to her husband He is simply
known now the husband of Mrs Beecher Stowe But
his position is clerical He is clergyman of the Congre-
gaona order Of the type of Ward Beecher Chsever and
Thompson, an abotonist and politician. He is of
the professors of the Andover Theological School, and from
his teaching and example, and that of his associates
out the school of theological politicians who dis
grace the desk and bring religion into contempt At the
time his wife brought forth that profitable issue, Uncle
Toms Cabin" which at raised him from penury to
auence Mr. Stowe became first interested in the negro
question and the negro literature Just about that time
the compromise measures called passed Congress and
became the laws of the land Mr.. Stowe joined in the
crusade against these laws and took that he would
neither shave cut his beard till the ugitiye-slave law
was repealed. Poor man the law too constitutional
for the Beechers to So the unfortunate indi-
vidua goes round the world in the wake of his wife when
abroad in the pulpit in the chair theological, with OF
the worst-looking, most scraggy gray and unwhoesome
nasal and chin appendages that mortal eyes
suggesting the moral of the fox to the goat at the bottom
Of the well who if Mr. Esop in his fables is to be credited
told the goat that he had had "haf much brains
beard he would not have found himself in uncomort
able position.
Prince with small band of followers called upon
some barbarians to aid him in sackng city The plum
der to be sharedthe alliance ormed-the city
was sacked-the inhabitants murdered. When the work
was done the Prince found his allies than the
original foes-more dangerous and harder be shaken
off, This up TO mind in reading the New York
Herald The Herald made alliance with its old foes
the Times and Trbune-for consideration. The constr
tuition to be trodden down-the lines OF political
sectonalism between the North and the South-the
great experiment Of invading the dykes and
that guard us was to be tried and luck be trusted
that no great damage would The motive to ALI
ance was common plumber. The allies wosted-the
Herald has become first disgusted and thoroughly
alarmed The power Of the Herald in other days has been
with those who do support the Tribune the Tmc
by joining this clique and playing second fiddle to Greeley
and Raymond the Herald simply made itself contempt
BILE It has rolled in dirt and found out when it
MA. III -.
The Herald Of to-day says that the anew legislature
threatens to be the worst had to sink before
year is out into unmiugled contempt" II has column
Of sense and plain talk "The Tribune and its Political
Bunders and it Is pretty evident that large the pay
was the Herald corched its fingers badly when it took up
the cry Of rcmont and Freedom But how TO get out Of
the influence Of the Fourersm of Greeley and the leading
strings Of the 'little villain" is the question.
The legal profession have received with great favor the
new contributions legal learning in the work emit
tied "ofcal Opinions Of the Hon. Caleb Cushing" Atto-
ney General Of the United States The editor O. G. An
drews ESQ., is well known in this vicinity advocate
Of great talent and promise and he has discharged bis
portant trust in this with great deicacy and ab-
IT, Mr. Cushing is Of the best-read scholars in this
country his mind is emnently Judicial his industry s
indefatgsble and from opinion Of his carefully FORM
ed an appeal Is useless He exhsns bis subject and the
foundation on which he plants his opinion is mpregnable
He was on the bench OF the supreme court Of Massachu-
sets but short tme-ong enough however, to make the
whole bar Of the State wish his presence to abide with
them. Prompt learned, amiabs, decided he became at
Of the most popular and reliable judges The old
Judges on the bench looked with wonder and not
little alarm the speed with which their junior 1850
catep took the popular favor and disposed Of The
opinion Of Mr. Attorney General Cushing, published
on the aoce and Duties Of the Attorney General is
Of the able papers that have emansed from that de-
parmen Of the government The abest members Of the
bar in New York pronounce OF the most conclusive
opinions they read. The style is admirable the
rag Of authorities overwhelming and the whole calculated
to reflect great credit the distinguished gentleman and
author whose pen adorns whatever Il touches.
MANHATTAN.