New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-04-26
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Mr, vindicatiOn.

IL he Editor # The 4, ,JWHe
r. vour paper OF The 2Mh inst Jaw notice oil wor.
.,e,ntlv published by Wiley Putnam. intended a. Re-
DIV 10 The Glory aud tho Shame ot England" Thai
ro,,.h Tore. should hate my book, natural; hat crit
=. should sy ct could have Keen better DONE equally
a Iiavc no complaint 70 make Of the nannsr ia which
y book has been received either 'dc OF the htallc
The enc1m nms passed upon 10y the press Of my own
eonntry and the general favor Il h.. met With from the
trends of humanity have been more than equdlio It's merits
IT, good opinion OF all did rot expect or ash to secure
with mems likes dihc, ust or unjust Critic SINS have
nathng 90 do q. my literary quackery, bali Judge
nani,' 'ra,hue,s and efron,-ry have nothing TO say
Butt to thing was surprised to see you state
Ia sly-" lie quotes Nj Losers account OF CrOchiords
Ganb NJ Establishment and IA parallel columns PTeo''ey
fs sai.e hng, words only being changed, from Ora''
Metropolis" Now his SIR conveys high charge ana one
which trust viii with justice my shoulders
Ihay- not yet the book IN which these articles are
compared and hence say what CARRIED, Transported
and muiidte1 from the twO works have Effected
But BET the accounts they stand in their respective
work.. De- published ia parallel columns. and am willing
10 any ordinary reader whether they are not as
different a. two accounts OF the Ting would naturally
b. The early life OF Croc kord h, present character, and
the re,erai description Of his hous, imagine must be- the
aae hing words only being changed Ia order to be con
rect II is Tie last thing in which one could be guilty Of
plagiarism tor th- general description Of the establishment
Las long been familiar 10 he reading world
Aga yon say my account OF Byron was taken bodily
6ou, Medwiu Conversations OF Byron" Now must con-
lS-ihoJgh doing 1t expose myse to The charge OF X
norance-that have 'Medwns Conversat On'
OF Byron nor my recollection, ever heard Of the work.
uu, read your article. do rot know what hedwIn'
attempts To in his work but h. prO.ees 10 report all
ByIons Conversations during his last Illness this for aush
know may be Of them, aud he may have derived il
from the same that did. Ii 20, they would
sany be aEe But from their similarity, accuse Of
having st.ca long and minute account bodily from That
saIor Is grave charge II involves my crcJuty,
hat my moral honesty and hence cannot be passed Unuo
iced trust, therefore. Viii the propricy O! my
requesting you publish this note, and with II reracion
Of the very serious charge you bave publicly made
In regard to the truth OF my book, shall speak more at
large IN a work intend 10 publish England. In
that work shall examine the statements Of Lbcrta IT
they shall seem % be worthy Of notice.
Truly yours. G. EDWARDS LEslhH'
Ctoa. Aprii p, 1912.
u We have never intended TO charge Mr.. Les
ter with ieaf.oa0i plagiarism, lut merely to state
the fact that passages III hi. work were very 'm'-
lar to passage. ia Grant, and Medwiu = vi
c,nso. his assurance that he has not COPIED from
these works is conclusive. fd' IT.