The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-12-16
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| II viii be recollected that during the Kan
saS deoa'e We had several evening sessions, at
one o: which, that OF the 20lh of March, [ was
| not present IN consequence OF inds2osition. -
! The Senator from Massachusetts, lIr. Wilson)
| on that occasion delivered a speech, which, in
consequence of the great press of business upon
the Globe, was not published until Friday tast,
and my attention 10 it was not called until Sat
nrday. Among other points made by tie SEN
ator, he seeks to give a faithful account of
southern Observation-Disclosures and non-slave-
holders and as presume he could not testify
| from personal observation and knowledge, and
as suppose be preferred it, be introduces as
reliable testimony extracts from a book en.i-
tied "The Impending Crisis Of the South said
TO be written by "Mr. Helper, Of North Caro-
lina.n
Being informed as TO this author, I am un-
willing that such testimony shaI; 60 opon the
permanent legislative history Of the country
as coming from North Carolina, without pla-
eng IN the same form the character ofthe wit
ness 1t Is due to North Carolina, it is due to
the Senator from Massachusetts,, It is due TO
the Senate and the country, particularly the
people OF the n0n-Siavehodng States. to ex-
pose to public contempt the author of work
whose POSITION, whatever it is, probably greatly
depends upon his representing himself as "of
North Carolina" feel becoming pride that
The word OF a North Caroliniau IS SO generally
considered reliable and, therefore, the more
Imperative Is The duty to mark emphaticallv
as propose TO do on tins occasion, anv one
that balls from that State who SANDERS her So
ciety and writes in book TO deceive an1 de-
Iude others. Tile Senator from Massachusetts
Is striking example of the dupes, thus made
by th's caich-penny book and the delusion is
so strong that, without inquiry as 10 the char
acter OF the witness, it is placed in permanent
form as evidence from North Carolina as to the
state of southern society.
/ want to disabuSe the mind Of the Senator
from Massachusetts,, and those who read this
book, as TO the reliability of the authority en-
which he relies. Who, then, is this Mr.. Hell
per, OF North Carolina, relied upon in the SEN
ale oil the Uated STATES as evidence from The
South OF the state ofs,outheFn society ? speak
from authority that cannot be doubted.
Hinton Rowan Heller, the author of the
"Impending Crisis" is a native of Davie coun-
ty, North Carolina. His first appearance in
active life was as a clerk of Michael Brown, a
merchant in Salisbury, North Carolina. Mr..
Brown is an elder ofthe Presbyterian church
and after Heller removed 10 Salisbury he also
joined the Presbyterian church, and, so far as
was publicly known, conducted himself with
pFoPrIety. After living with Mr.. Brown sew
era years as clerk, it was understood at Sails.
onry that ne formed co-partnsrship with Mr..
Cofiman in the book business, aqd left for the
North to lay in stock of books He did not
return as expected, but shortly thereafter went
to California, and there, or shortly after his re-
turn, wrote book called Gland of Gold.'
He returned to Salisbury about 1851, where
he remained some time without any apparent
business. In the summer of 1857. as is repor-
ted and believed, he procured surety ior, and
obtained money. He, however, abou: that time,
left Tor the North, where he now resides, never
since having returned to North Carolina. After
leaving North Carolina, he changed his name
from Heller to Helper ; and it was disclosed
last year that while clerk for Brown he mr.
loined from him three hundred dollars and
alter an exposure by Brown, Heller, making
merit OF necessity, himielt publicly coniesses in
handblfl which have before me, this THEY.
ing on h's part, and excuses it upon the ground