New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-05-10
International Copyright.

you will publish them IN your columns ana 40
90 in order that the people IT America may under
stand thai the sentiment. ! have expressed -" 40
public occasions since have been IN these n'-i
States in reference - law OF International Copy
right. are not rlcrey my individual scnumrn'''
bat are without any VlalihcauoH. abatement '' 49,
serve. the spinion, oi the great body ~ br''
| authors represented by The distinguishes mon
whose Signature, are attached Ia these doc ine -.
That thew are also the opinions of the Native "ni's
Of America. thev lave sufficiently shown D. t'' u
carne,; petition, % the Legislature on tbs >u'' 70
would be- 10 lay particular s'r,s- upon t"
letter from Mr. CARLYLE; not oD.s 5ecal'ei A' 2 ".n
and mariy truth y speak, D, calculated. ,ho.."
conceive. 10 arrest attention AMI respect 20 a.
country. aad most ot all In tti.. bgt because ui,
creed IN this respect =, without the iAitn'a' OBJ
one lot or atom. rIilc; a-d because never uFc
considered. and never Nil cen.iJtr, tius qae,ii'"
in Any other light than one 1t PLAIN usht 90
wro7g-iusic- or inlustise.
I an -. your islliu. srrsini CHARLES DlNhkN>
NAgan. Fall, S@ ifri. =!
We he un,.r> med in transmitting OF cur most
,ern,,,I ,o,rigLt betae,n lie 1 lite. state, AMI
Brtsin. ~ilng tsa our claims should be CONS eied
apart from our interests 10 urging them
.alre>,ng great naiion-chefy united to " 10y con,
mon ancestry. speaking the same lau lise and lndeS -
~ It - in .,rr,sr venture 20 hope thai PRAYER
sbcl ak Tor labor, not 10 u'eui Ia America than ora
Britain. those rewards WINCH csn onS ~ r.. -,
the r,mluon b which, by Aaeicdh'' w ".v 49,
he belt: viii need hule argument 90 a"'aTe u VIZ ~.
legislature ADD people oi TIE Tinted State pN'" .
no -terba'ncins dissiVanase sn BE- proved 10 a'e
from Il cOncessOn -, 49,.
eonr,- hat hr question ot fneruaO! al Copyright .n
only he ri by tnl sh,ened AmcFcsn'ir' AZ s-o.'s
The Interests of American su,hors>'c ondy a. iluie'c"s
those ufihe American reading puale.
wih s.ard 10 ue INT We re'i c''1i.t SUM. . W.
greater curse cannot be Inflicted on American authors l
a serious injury ~ Ami'ican h'tt.t''', 1H s''
of when admits. .rauit0 J>ly o." WON on 'uiti- 'l
ihors in the sane language Ii - ue LA On Ao
ricsE writer can hope iat adt'ie ~ ,, t " y
branch of literature. lung he can be- net 10y t 4"
fishers with declaration tl-t hey gan p.'h tn- b "
English wnrA> " 'hout pa z "N.- ' 'D y, - -
The consequence must be- thdt Ne eh'fef Oh
American industry ana senu'' =, r. ia, A.' No. ',l
psrn-st OF human intellect. VII be grcai' ried dui ~
pressed IN the general departments OF literature A5a ut
all possible eNerto2 II usu'e auth -, arr'Y'd "he-
sale system NJ competition eNi ing on 10y ulfh, ' prey
and smuggling. Aud convinced tht tue Ultimate
consequence al minimizing he American market wt rrs-
,h work. tor which ration = pas 10 tie author.
mus, the of American literature a. an a.t-
quair. independent AMI honorable Profession
NH regard TO the second-te only interest the An -
car public have. tie supply cd English worh' in -
cheap form Al present AMI there can be no DOUBT nat
lhs would cont q be- tie cse. copyright e'ah-
u,hed Wo-.. sold low W high prce, rot no pro-
porsn there copyright or not nut n proportion a.
they obtain larger or smaller community OF ftadr'
The mobile cultivation OF The American p-op-, which looms
reading public almost commensurate " m the entire p"lu-
laon renders the uhy interest 81 every author t.d
readers and % predict tat ~trr AN lG'errs
tonal Copyright established. MT one popular English wok
would be sold the United >ia;cs at higher price tm
present 80 iar II b, be- true, toe American pubic 10
be u losers Bot vii the, be gaLer Do they tl't fe
their wrer, AMI men oi genus the gr ~
impeachment 10 = purely nauoua literature
We do not pause To enquire % mere he any separate 9i
o gsrehcal interests against " IN ts grrAi Hl'uon 80
venture - tru, mat 10 ceosJN' ne u'Nuu q
of which based on foundations 80 broad, me MINOR 2nd
selfish Wsch cannot he supported ~ simple justice
se suffered prevail And. also, because We cannot
conceive that PRAYER could disturb or n
wade one solitary vested right
On the other hand, in sangune anucipauon' from
legislature willing be- just Others and houorhy Je'
t-r no les. in and coHnnercewe look forward
with pleasure TO the new and firm bond iha The lay "g
aud ourseiye. Such law mu.r naturally md ohson.y
bind The large body oiour writer's 20 pesse and -n.y va
.,r ,.n ~ connect The n,reence of ONE rounry
with that ., another, mu, Ieeper ard perua
osn nn.ns ,a ,ny VINO % IfJ's oa,bo,, s
fp,s,ee upon the Tranquility aud cylirasn of the world
EDWARD T. III LIVER ukNKr HALLnM'
ALFRED TENNvSoN IL ~ MIIMaN
TN rALF0IRD, SAM r. ROGERS
isi1n' NV NJ stRsy C"RSWNIL.
Lo~pox. 28,h March, lsiA
DEAR DioKtSs The deep interest w. take IN ne shor
NH .Da. 81, 4" 10 Won ,arn't Smpat ia
YOUR course, and our cordial WISHES Tor its success our