The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-02-25
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

This is one ofthe many books that have come from the
popularity of" Uncle TOMS Cabin" but. unlike mary OF
lis class it is book of facts, and does depend
worth upon the imagination of the auhor II is an auto
tod by hmselfand all the effective for being pub
shed mostly the language of the chief character The
slave author states that he Is now living where he has
lived for years past, about fifty miles from Phiia
dephia ea ru al this day TO let his place OF residence be
Known lest even We NAV be supposed that as an aTt
pursuing in his old age What an idea, that old man,
the vcIim of wrong care not i'm this free country name
the place OF his abode doing might add few
10 The fifty of slavery that he has known, and
make the evening OF his life as miserable as were his
youth and manhood Yet, this is the
his is that Of thousands with this addition, that they
are slaves to the last and drag Frightening chains 10
their graves II may be true, that slaves
with their lot which the least of the evils
slavery but Impossible TO exasgerate the misery o.
of their number who feel their degradation. and
long for freedom They experience sensations of acts
transcendng the powers Of the most vivid imagination
AS old poet has said
she that aye has lived free,
May not well know the misery,
The rah, the hate, the spite, and all,
That's compass'd in the name OF thrall'
But we can study the have OF the mseres
ofthose who have obtained this cosesi Kind OF nol
edge and resolve do part TO lessen the wrongs
brethren Few works better calculated than that
before spread sound views on the subec OF
Slavery as il deals directly with the fortunes ofudivdu-
ais, always more attractive themes with the OF
mankind than the abes arguments that can be directed
against the evils Of a s. stem Boston TareAer
The story is told with great simplicity, hat much
power and paihos Whoe yer takes u ~ will had cult
lay down until is finished The the work
does not stop 10 urgu- about Slavery and rarely To
claim against IL gigantic system OF wrong, bur
himself with narratIng his experience while
slave, and The reader can make ms own deductions
This is the way in which all such books should be
ten Leave the reader TO reason, TO msralze-Iet the
writer, the sufferer, tell his story Asa very nerestug
piece of selfhslory, this work has high merit ard,
picture Of American Slavery, higher suNdiioDaI Era
Washington, ID. c.
If truth be not stranger than fiction. it is assuredy
wiser. A narrative OF real experience, like the above
will have far more effect than the inr
Inns IFue In plc
may be. The tone of the book is calm bu,
solemn witness whose business "a 10 give The p,one
truth Such should be the object of al books tins sub
ject. The time is past for reading them merely for
| amusement and excements sake. Oae peeuiIariiy
which notice. is the entire absence OF The negro dH
lect prosey introduced in many work. of this char
acter Its simple dignity of sN lie is far more worthy OF
its object than those grotesque and aruhcla aenP
atlractiveness.-AnlericdnB Baptist
Here is n book of facts stranger than fiction and
thousandod more thrilling simple tale of lie long
oppression, revealing ruthfuy The workings of the Pc
culiaT institution country To the stOryioving
would say, here is story worth readiGg.MiSsi0H
Record
1t comprises the true history ola slaves life written in
plain, unpreendng manner On account OF the absence
oflis class.-COurdnf, Clinton, Mass
This is autobiography written in simple, earnest
and touching style II will be read with deep interest by
very many and vii make converts 10 Savery-Chris-
nan ChroHiee Philadelphia Pa.
The narrative will be found deeply interesting 10 al
who Sym aihIze with the oppressed ard down Tojdru
slave.-Christian Secretary, Hartford, c.
This is the title of volume containing the history Of
slave at the South who after two or three escapes
ecaptures, finally when old man. found freedom and
ia of the Northern States IL has the painful IN
eres, of stories of this kind and simply and paIheuea
ly wrirten.-Daiiy Advertiser, Boston, Mas
This work i. said to be true in every particular The
language has been altered. but the facts The pic
ture is vivid one, and shows how sad the conI"n OF
the slave be made by cruel reckless,
less masters. The separation OF families is Of the
most revolving features of the nsttuuon-CoHran Hart
ford, c.
a nd Gle he