The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-05
A NORTH CAROLINA ABoLrTToNIsr

A NORTH CAROllNA ABOLITIONIST.
In our advertising columns will be found the pub
lisher's notice of book entitled ''The Impending
Crisis of the South-How TO Meet 1t !" by Hinton
Rowan Helper. AS the advertisement is likely to
remain in the U,ion for the full time contracted for
and as il occupies conspicuous place in the adver-
Using columns of several of our southern cotempo
raries, it would be as we'll that the public should
know something in relation to the character of the
work and its author in advance Of its purchase
Within day or two the following facts
municated to by esteemed citizen of North Car
oIna:
The real name of the author of "The Impending
Criss" is Heller, and not Helper. Mr.. Heller is
native of Rowan county, North Carolina. Some ten
years ago he took up his residence in Salisbury in
that State, and there entered into partnership with
Mr.. Michael Brown in the book business. Soon
raised placed in Mr.. Helfer's hands, and he started
for the city of New York for the purpose of replen
shing the joint stock of books. Weeks and months
flew by and not a word was heard by Mr.. Brown of
his partner Finally, he received letter from Mr..
Heller stating that he (Mr. H. had deposited the
money in bank that he was in wretched health
and that he was about embarking for Germany,
where he expected to die.
Again Mr.. Heller missing, and again he turn
ward with resignation to Germany and death; but
as a new man, with a new constitution, new name,
and in new land He had journeyed to California,
and the result of his observations in the land Of gold
appeared in the form of modest octave, which
bore, and we presume still bears, the new name of
Hinton r, Helper.
This little work must have met with some success,
for in two years after its publication "The Impending
Crisis is announced. copy of the last work is
when state that it appears to have been written
to the order of the New York Tribune and Boston
Lberator, and the birth place of the nominal author
used for the purpose of introducing the incendiary
publication into the South with complete success
That this Mr.. Hinton Rowan Helper is the hired in
strument of New England fanaticism is evident from
his own writings. In his first work, which was writ
ten at home and in which, it is to be presumed he
gives utterance to his real sentiments he thus speaks
Of the institution of slavery:
Nicaragua can fulfil its destiny until it intro
duccs negro slavery Nothing but slave labor ever
subdue its forests orcutvate its unmbered lands White
may live upon its soil with umbrella in hand
and a fan in the other but they unfold de-
velop its May not safely conclude that
gro slavery will be introduced into this country before the
lapse OF many years We think The tendency of
events fully warrants this inference
1.-THE Land Of Gold, p. 22l
In "rhe Impending Crisis" page %, Mr.. clinton
Rowan Helper, of North Carolina, y becomes the
dunn for the following abolition rappings:
Reared amidst the institution of slavery believing it
to be wrong both in principle and in practice and hay
ing and felt its evil influences upon individuals
munities, and States deem it duty, less than
privilege, to enter protest against it, and to
most strenuous efforts to overum and abolish Then
aboltonist. Yes not merely free-soiler,
but abotonist in the fullest sense the term We
not only in favor of keeping slavery out of the Terri
tories but, carrying opposition to the institution
step further here unhesitatingy declare ourscf in
favor OF its immediate and unconditional abolition in
every State in this conederacy where it exists Pa
triotism makes free-soer; State pride makes
emancipationist profound of duty to the South
makes abotonist reasonable degree of fellow
feeling for the negro makes colonlzationist With
the free-State in Kansas and Nebraska sympa-
thize with all heart We love the whole country,
the great family of States and Territories and nsep
arabic and would have the word Liberty engraved
appropriate and truthful motto the escutcheon of
every member of the confedeacy. We love freedom we
hate slavery and rather than give up the submit
to the other will forfeit the pound flesh nearest our
heart Is this sufficiently explicit and categorical If
not hold ourself in readiness at all times to return
prompt reply to any proper question that may be pro
pounded
The whole work is in keeping with the above ex-
tract and now that its true character is exposed
the speculation is not likely to prove a successful
one, petuniarily politically.
The Kansas-shriekers met with considerable sue
ce IS in their Understanding operations In thus
ing southern stamp for their base abolition CON-
d, SECTION so soon follows the attempted imposition
III Mt it is not likely that any miscellaneous consequent
ce will ensuc
UNIVERSITY OF NASHVILLE