The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-16
New York Correspondence OF the Charleston
Courier.

NIw YonK, April I, 1874.
Let me improve this occasion speak of the distin-
guished firm in which the native American candidate is
the principal ]. and :. Harper was the name under
which the two elder brothers Games and john began
business as printers They took the first step than
twenty years ago. in bringing down the price OF repub
cations to reasonable standard Inc c1nsed"snce was
TO the fortunate circumstance Of their having begun with
those immortal works, the Wavcrly novels. the TWO
younger brothers Joseph and Flctcher came into 's
house at later period. They all men OF excellent
standing and for their eXactnes
and f!eity in business. They have published many
original works, and paid large to authors As a
recent instance may mention that OF 5000 10 MI
William H. Prescott for his great work ena,led' me I'M
Charles Anthem receives from them more than $1,000 ar
nuay copyright for his various classical and school
vel in Central America &c has received than $780,
Oo0 Do not such facts these conrovert the opinion
The truth is that successful authors well paid every
where and fifty international Copyright Laws will never
enable an indifferent writer procure even bare SUD
| sstence by his pen.
The Iarpers have very large printing establishment
They employ eighty comPositors, one hundred ana MY
girls folding books besides numbers OF persons III the
other parts Of the business. To how many families must
such an establishment give support Beginning with the
poor people, who about the streets picking u rags or
the paper makers perhaps it is not too much TO say that
three hundred families, full fifteen hundred persons are
clothed ana led by the work Of ms single house Wsen
the brains Of few authors in the old world and the new
we certainly not disposed to follow the fashion OF the
political economists and rank the literary tribute among
'the unproducve aborers.' am very curious to know
how many millions of books have been printed and pub
lishe by this house alone since its commencement
The agitation Of the and important questions,
which have lately arisen at Washington, las put many Of
our daily newspapers here in very fourishing condl.
ton In my opinion though do not expect you agree
with me even to endorse, the best Of them all are the
Commercial Advertiser" and strange as wond have
sounded two years ago, the New York "erad" They say
'the devil is not so black he is painted" and believe
that Mr. Bennett is not only much better man than he
lie has assembled the hill of fortune from its very base.
He has great skill and enterprise his industry Is untrng
do not believe in spite of the statements, that
he either fases msrepresents OF any kind and
think the remark of the correspondent OF the Charleston
Mercury that the accounts in the Herald OF the price OF
cotton not to be relied upon, to be wholly unjust.
Let it be said moreover TO the individual praise OF Mr.
Bennett that he is noted for his faithful attention TO bu-
sness for his flment Of his promises the
raj purity of his life and for those qualities which are va
liable in domestic retirement he accusations Of
ktaling black mail, &C. which ore a1e against him,
have nothing to say. j like 10 find the good points IN
every mans character, and let the bad ones 60 Let
those Judge their fellow creatures harshly who have less
fear than have Of being judged The mighty dramatist
tells Thee that men do lives after them the good
which hare done while living is remembered toe
than their present deeds How slow we are to for
faults have rcfomedand yet we hesitate not to pray
to Godto forgive us even as we forgive our debtors!
pass lighter subectslet me tell you that the frs
opera is over hut that to have second
which is 10 commence in few days Signor De Begins
the best buo singer except La Bache extan is to b
the manager and instead of Opera Sera, which to me
will be delightful The bewching Borghese IL to be
| hear that you have some admirable connosseurs o.
wine in Charleston Let me mpart to them hint O
valuable information. The best wines New York.
all kinds-German, French, Portuguese Spanish-are
be had OF Boodgood Hail. Pine street. Their Madei
too enough about them tender of giving advice
said to be excellent Let those who sending oil
their orders about to North try this house
and if they not satisfied then ID my udgmenta judy
mcnt based on no traing expcrimenfs-at iault. Bette
Sherry ! drank-seldom better Claret. l drinl
your health in bumper OF Hanbrion. Adien
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