A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, An Essay on SlaveryWoodward, A.
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A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, An Essay on Slavery
Woodward, A.
Slavery -- United States; Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896. Uncle Tom's cabin; Uncle Tom (Fictitious character)
Perhaps, my English friends, while Mrs. Stowe is in your midst, you
had as well suffer her to look around among your "lowly." Perchance
she might find material for another novel. Ah! that would be cruel
indeed. Well, it would--but then it might turn out a good speculation
"among the lowly;" and a Yankee is always ready for that. Well,
seriously, my good friends across the water, you had better not trust
this lady too far. We are aware that when you invited her to your
country, it was no part of your design, that she should spend any
portion of her time among your servants. Well, then, I would advise
you as a friend, not to trust Yankee cupidity too far. Watch the lady
well, otherwise she might yet make a little money by a "life" among
your "lowly."
But the English nation have had another object in view, in fanning
this flame of discord among us, by keeping up the slavery agitation.
It was to conceal their own dark and damnable deeds. It is the
universal practice of those who are guilty of criminal acts, to bring
railing accusations against others, in order to divert public
attention from themselves. So it has been with England. She has grown
rich by injustice and oppression. Hence, her attempt to divert the
attention of the world from herself to her rival, the United States.
We know that it is a common occurrence for persons to attempt to
conceal their own crimes, by directing attention to the crimes of
others--to justify themselves, by making the impression, that others
are just as bad as they are. It has often brought to mind an
altercation I once witnessed between a couple of boys. One remarked to
the other, that he was a thief. "I don't care," (replied the little
urchin,) "if I am a _tief_; you are a tief too." So it has been with
old mother England, she knew well, that she was a "_tief_" but she did
not care, provided she could make it appear that her daughter, the
United States, was a "_tief_" too.
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