The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-09

principal sermon during the revival, from
which it will be seen that he confined himself
to the discussion of certain doctrnal subjects.
without employing any of the fire and brim-
stone style Of oratory for which he is remarka-.
BILE. The Mormons may be getting sense.
Anti-siavery Theatres and LiAAerstsxrs.
Inc antislavery manager of the Winter Gar
den addressed US an impudent letter a few days
ago, which was published in the HERALD, but
which, in the hustle Of the municipal election.
we permitted to pass without comment The
writer is Of the Exeter Hall stamp, being inn
ported into this country from that British hot
bed of abolition. It comes natural to him 70
abuse and villify the institutions Of this repub-
lie, and he is only playing his part in the sans
drama with Redpath and the other EnslisA
abolitionists who participated In the recent
conspiracy which resulted in the treason ana
servile insurrection at Harpsr's Ferry. Hh
pictures Of Southern life are mere daubs-ear-
ricatures of the most exaggerated kind-as m
like truth and nature as Hyperion to Satyr.
Every Northern man can testify to this who has
visited the South, and witnessed the operation
of it's peculiar institution. Boarcicauk passes
over all that is beautiful, benencent and
good in the relations between master and
slave; singles out an exceptional feature,
and exhibits that as the prevailing aspect
of slavery. He takes an extreme case and
puts 1t forward a. the general rule. Moth
ing can be more unfair or calumnious
than this. He might as we'll 60 into bia neigh
boris house, steal his neighbours dirty linen,
and exhibit it in public as fair specimen Of his
domestic affairs; or retail in the newspapers
some trivial family quarrel, perhaps the only
one for many years, and set that down as
sample of the domestic relations, the harmony
and happiness of his friends home. Then the
insidious manner in which this lie done. In the
case of the play of "Uncle Toms Cabin" every
man could see from the outset the drift of the
piece. But in this drama the object il
carefully concealed, and the spectator is
drawn on by degrees, without perceivina it,
till at the end he finds himself sympathizer
with John Brown, unless he is too well inform
ed on the subject to be led away by such dis
honest representation. Such perilous stuff is
fraught with the worst consequences TO the
rising generation. The stage is an institution
of great influence for good or evil. 1t is
school of instruction in which susceptible youth
are liable to be deeply impressed with the most
erroneous views of men and things "The o.
10 ,:osn tTr
Cabin" and would do more mischief than
Helpers Impending Crisis, y were in rare
sentation capable of being multiplied like CO.
pies of the book.
The moment selected for bringing out sach
production is worthy of notice. When Sec
tional feeling is at its highest point both at the
North and the South, In the midst of cris1 of
great danger, this man recklessly puts on the
stage q play calculated to fan thu flame and 10
exasperate one section of the country against
the other. We repeat what we have before
said, that this Is lot q subject foc
levity, and that It i'll becomes nan
who says "the seven years he has spent
in this country are the happiest of his life'-
penny-a-liner, who, cast out Of Lopion.
comes here to earn his bread-it II Seoomes
him to employ his penny theatre IN misrevre-
sentiDf the institutions Of the country, and
infaufng the public mind byexaggsrated de-
lineations intended TO pander tAthose fabaa,
cal passions which brought John Brown and
his unhappy associates to the gallows and
have brought this mighty confederacy to the
verge of dissolution.
That his design is bad he insolently admits
in his letter for he says, II believe the drama
to be very proper and effective instrument to
use in the dissection of all social matters"
It is not, therefore. merely for public anuse-
ment he caters, but for anti-slavery props-
gandism.. He modestly compares himself with
the incompatible Moliere and the immortal
authors of the Greek plays. But these writers,
while they hit off social life with the truthful
touches OF their genius, were never guilty of
arrayipg the prejudicss VI one gssgrar eieal
section of their country against anotk6a/anu.
of ministering to a design to involve it in civil
war. Patriotism was a characteristic Of their
writings-to kindle the flames of sedition and
treason is the o'eas - such plays as "The
Octoroon.r
ha'NiDAB oIfs1 5F SUPERSTITION
The pious jour- r coamr.e, forgetting the
sanctimonious ragiS v4.cs Is habitual to it,
bursts into a q o. savssc lgnatioa at the, re-
suit OF the 'cuase;pa lection. and Singles
out the Hf1G scg gse, because NJ an
nonnced IT, VICTORY ar'r It's half and half Tam
many and = oubicsa ydidate. and over the
candidatf le steotI degree Of republican
ism, as @ iraicatan # New York against the
SUSPECT! q. ~ aRt,g ism, and heavy blow to
apoli5 Daggn. n ruin to the commercial
inter, Is q a's eat metropolis.
~ worst aing Aminidab Sleek can think
of IN. !. r.sf IL fhafu Cur