New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-06-20
Mr.. &. II. Cotton on The Mysteries OF
Iuiouity.' DC.


suffer to pass unnoticed Nothing can be more III
pleasant than to bring personal matters before the
public. you are probably by this time heartily
weary OF il. But wrong impressions with respect 70
myself or the work under my charge, or any per
cons constantly or casually brought into connection
with me. must not 20 before the community unre
buked Permit me, then. who have never before
appeared personally in your columns, breay 10 cor
rect such impressions
The point which ii j. justice in me first to notice
4. in relation TO the note a4kessed by me to the
conr;or The author of ll Mysteries states that
oar, of thai communication was not written by the
| Editor Of the -Review.' He then proceeds
",dvsn,ag, wa taken Of biz youth and temperance p
90 b,ied by srn 10 Courier oftte untl NJ Wa ifish
med into me belief that wa 10 lbe power u ~
uas diminish the clrcp,au0 % ~" , 20 . st
"a ,,t,e hy olher- and that statement thus signed wa
altered IN the Courier Office uIfho,a thu l"osesedgs
| II ns ng"r.'
I, isbardly possible for short passage 10 con
vev a more INJURIOUS and false impression. Every
step taken by in this matter has been taken by
nv own resolution undircctcd uninfluenced by any
one Any such dictation, or attempt al influence
would have been at once resented by me. lmHicdi
atey on noticing the objectionable passage IN a
printed number Of the Review, made-io an inii
mate every day acquaintance who pointed II out 10
me--thc same statements which afterwards briefly
emodied in nv note 10 the Courier saying distinctly
hat bv the carces-ness OF my printer, that para
yrauh with two or three Others nat Objectionable had
e.caped INV notice in reading the loose prools-the
| 6Doi proofs being read by the author The same
lay-yvbich was before the structures on the article
appeared in the Courier, or knew that any would
appear-having occasion Ia write TWO or three let
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hose the sarne simple MISUNDERSTANDING also,
10 insert them IN some one on the city papers ms
| / resolved to do because thought II Jasf and,
though deeply offended by the gross personal re
mar "a in the Courier determined 10 insert my card
| IN that paper because the explanation could thus
roach ali who had read those structures But no man
mad attempted TO direct me in the nstter one per
son after the appearance OF the Courier remarks,
called ON me and asked how so unfortunate an &C
currence had happened. told him few words
adding that had resolved the day before to state the
acts 10 the Public Nothing more passed between
M The card in the Courier written by my sell
4 friend added few lines, which | recast 10 suit
Notwithstanding the whole, IN much haste, at my
own room mile from the Office ct the Courier and
sending it at once 10 that paper The sentiments
eonyeyed in il mine then, as they are nor. What
more distinctly told the winter OF The Mysteries
he next day how the note wrien-thsi decided
mon H. entirely unniiuenced by any Onfb that there
an IL,
lion which did intend namely, that he had prac-
sod imposition upon me IN relation the Objectionable
1assage-a euppO-iiiOn which had already fully dis
aimed 10 several pcrsonsas they can testify. added
bai should correct that impression III another paper
because il was Just TO him 10 do This did IN the
Express-and for the named reason
These are the simple facts in the Yet by all
SUMPTION certainly unwarraned by anything he has ever
known of me or that he knew this occasion, and IN
he face of my expires. DENIAL the author Of The Myste
les" has chosen draw the deductions quoted above
hat my poor "incxpenence' was plotted against
buicd and frightened mo the belief that the Re
view was TO be forthwith destroyed" unless would
sionr what othcrs" Ccraiuy, without claiming
more selfrcspcct than should bNng 10 every man. OF
nor confidence Than the consciotess OF occupying
lair position before the people may SHc rise to- may
vel say thai / should with diicuiy<c bpAied into
any proposed course "rghiened't any time by
isw persons into the belief that the American BE
view with circulation Of 30OD-buit up by degrees on
= own mcrfs-and taken by men, each oil whom has
Judgment of his own and cordially recommended by the
united Wing Press OF the country. could or would be
with such summary laid aside and destroyed
Again wrong impression has probably been made IN
very readers mind IN respect 10 the alleged dHora
nm" (of my note) in the Courier Office ~ifhoM he
,no.olfdge of The signd Now the fact was that some
words which did not itacise. were YET 80 printed IN
he Courier. This simply stated IN the Express Win
out LAYING any onit-thoush II was doubtless open
"A censure since no has right by any such means
20 impart meaning 10 writer's language than the
writer intended. But WHO, from the broad, genera
1 quoted above cOud suppose bhi
Courier dprscscd the gross violation Of altering the
aasnaQe of my Card Now the Public twho really
nothing about these thngs) VIII see the exact truth IN
his aticr-whch tina, both the Editor oil the Courier
md the Author Of The Mysteries wasting no love
between them have been willing TO torture slight things
MO formidable weapons sgains, ZACH ottcr.
The author of " Mysteries employs nearly column
n your paper to show how his pamphlet was granted
/ N The Review His general statements
he substance Of them briefly presented by both
n the Courier and the Express some lines, however
are rather strongly drawn
IL TN, tina, confdng in the judgment OF the writer
and expecting some reasonable regard from him Ia The
,osi,ion of the Review did-aiier much hesitation ana
contrary to all rules known IN the conduct Of ke'ews-
rant FREE scope Ia statement ana language bi'
how /. Il possible he should not have been completely
aware that periodical intended TO harmonic and unite
"A the conservative elements of the country scduluusy
iscardine therefore all personal sectional ana secia
ran influences and yielding scto political interest
iynasiycOuld knowingly admit 10 is pages passage
or passages. expressly calculated 10 produce among
those elements dssenson instead of harmony, and di-
cord in the place OF union. The community oi readers
car have but one ecns-thsi such PASSAGES were Al any
rate misplaced By leaving them out of the Review tae
writer could not have felt that he would be Withholding
them from the pubcsncc /; was his expressed deter
mnation 10 publish the article Immediately afterwards
pamphlet form, and any reserved matter could then
have been inserted Dbl II never occur TO him. that
some regard due 20 position well rs 10 his own
But he speaks of ms article great avor 10 me and
liable Al any moment Ia bc withdrawn any farther
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expressions respecting the mones OF all those who joined
the Native American movement also 20 some Other
passages Doubtless he would have kept his word bat
| he must have known that | could the most oh
cctonabs paragraph IN that article without rejecting
/ the whole as summary he would have taken II
/ awsv How that passage entirely missed my notice
NAV b. seen from the statement ~ the fxprcssas fol
lows:
lit was entirely such accident may any time occur
N printing Office Two three other not cNcepuonshlt
passages escaped revision the same time. r. have sinc.
perceived The proof OF impor;sni matter j. passed
hy the printer sip To the expense, N alterations
u ovrrrunnng he pages. or the riy or sixty slps
that srtce the passages referred TO- eNcepronahc and
exccproushe forming paragraphs hy themselves, by
sccdent escaped my noce-lhe .as proof on III. occs
son. tSsng read by the author.
This il the simple truth. and suspicion OF impose
non the part Of the author must DC allowed 20 rrs
upon him. IL accident such never before &C
CURED IN the conduct Oi the Review and may neve,
again will sdd that the offer OF the writer. hesrin-
nv mrs, objections 10 issue the article separate ard fur
nish II sra,is 70 each subscriber. generously made
But 10 have adopted this method p1ya9 for the pam
phets equally paid for the article lsef-could not
isn A. SAW 20 be injurious delaying OF the No
thoush il were we'll II even Tins course bad been
,aken Had this indeed been done the article power
dIIy enough written and important field would
have had lie legitimate e-rc, snd the omnous long
ence OF the Opposition Press Oh every side might have
been broken by explosion less pleasant for them
selves.
| There i. one more point Having expressed his view
Of the utter inecsncy and carcc-sncss Of AL possible
Reviews and Periodicals. the suhof OF the Mysteries