The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-13
MRS. HARRIET BEEcHER STOWE.

Whatever the divergence OF view that
may be entertained OF "Uncle Toms
Cabin" there can be no difference OF
opinion with intelligent persons as 10 the
effect OF that work upon the people Of tho
North TO increase and intensity their oppo-
sition 10 slavery, and ultimately TO help in
the crystalizing Of great and oyerwhelm.
ing public opinion to sustain an aggressive
anti-slavcry opposition in Congress and
aiterward promote aud keep alive the pa.
triotism made manifest during the civil
war by the sacrifices Of that section. No
work Of fiction ever had so instant and
enduring an effect upon any people, The
only parallel 10 II is the pamphlet which
increased Swiit's fame and had 80 much TO
do in ending the war in the low countries.
But Mrs. Stoves labor was effective far
beyond swiit's. 1t was felt and re-
cognized in both hemisphercs, and made
her famous almost in night. BY
| lIt tuHlHlou NunbtHl vi Nht pItdt'bt
statesmen and by writers Of every class
she took a high place at once among the
worlds thinkers, and there she has re-
manned ever since, maintaining herself 10
tho last most crcditably. Far advanced
in years, she has ceased TO labor, and, sur.
rounded by loving relatives and friends,
awaits in peace the final summons. Tho
life Of one 80 exceptionally gifted must bc
Of surprising interest. One whose oppor-
tunilics by personal acquaintance and
correspondence with the most noted peo-
pie of the busiest brightest and most
aggressive half Of century, crowded with
great events, and wines, OF 80 many rcvo-
lutions and changes, must have had rare
opportunities for reaching 10 the heart
and hidden meanings Of things. All the
members Of her family were conspicuous
~ Thinkers and writers, her brother
Henry ranking among the exceptionally
great OF his era, among statesmen and
soldiers who viii always be- iiusirioug
but shc herself was the center Of circle
that embraced all those who, between 1850
and the present, were and are recognized
among the lirt in the world Of letters and
were closely identified with phillnthropc |
and humanitarian work. Tho biography |
oi one 80 gifted aud endowed, 50 rich in
friendships among the notable must en-.
brace much Of interest that cannot presently |
be- known beyond the limits Of her family,
aud most Of which has never seen the
light since II iirst came into her hands.
The public should therefore In chnrry Of
the numerously advertised Biographies"
Or literary lives" Of Mrs stowe They
arc not authentic. A work with her own
one that will bo exhaustive of
icr correspondence and literary remains,
has been promised, and Is In preparation
10y Mr.. Kirk Munroc, In collaboration with |
his brothcr.in.llw, the Row. Charles T.. |
stowe, son Of Mrs. Stowe. This alone will
bc authentic, and this alone will be graft
tying and satisfying To tho friends Of the
aulhorcss and her family, and II alone can
satisfy the expectations Of the
public. Mr.. Munroc. In the preparation
of this work, has had placed at his |
disposal the manuscript Of the first essay |
written by Mrs. Stowe, her diaries cover.
ing the most interesting period 81 her life,
cuucisma Of her own and other books In
manuscript, copies OF her own letters tn
the most notable pcuunag1a Of her time.
at home and abroad, and their replies;
lctt'rs That relate the whole inner history
Of "unclc Toms Cabin the causes that
led toi,s production, aud the source. Of in.
formation from which sho drew her
facts; letters filed with praise.
criticism and mhld abuse Of this and
others OF her works, besides other OK.
irvmciy valuable matter, vciy wealth Of
material The appearance Of this work,
prepared with the skill. good taste aud nc.
curacy that ap the acknowledged merits
Of Mr.. Muuroc asa writer, and pcryadcdby
the atlcctionaic interest that the Rev.
Charles stowe must put in any work con.
corning his mother. will be- the literary
event Of 1852 Nowhere We venture TO
predict, will II be morc eagerly rad than
here at the South, which 40 hcioicaly
wi,hstood the shocks aud survived the
heats Of the agilations that lead to the civil
wal aud the civil war itself with la after
consequences. The inner history Of "Unclc
Toms Cabin" will have special interest
Tor ihc people whose fortunes that work
affected ~ intimately, socially rs well as
politically, and they NJ least will acccpt no
other. Mrs. Stove Is great personality
In The history Of our country, aud the
story Of her lie, M interviewer with lis
political and literary phases, cannot iail to
challenge the attention Of all classes here
at home as well la Europe.
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