American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-07-01

To the Publishers ofthe Clipper:
GRNTLENEN-ln the Clipper of this morning NO.
ticed an article headed ''No Premium Awarded ~ in
which an attempt is made, to convince the public,
that Mr. Plumbe S claim to the honor of having re.
| ceiyed Gold Medal for his superior specimens OF
| Photography exhibited at the National Fair is IN
| founded.
| In the absence of Mr.. Pluhbe from this city, |
consider myself called upon TO deny the charge oil
deception contained in the article alluded to, and 10
state such facts will forever silence all doubts on
| the subject,
Mr.. Plumbe has never claimed to have received a
| Gold Medal from the Official Committee of the Ma.
onal Fair, and is not responsible for the errors COM
mited by the press in various sections OF the Union
The Gold Medal was presented to Mr.. Plumbe by a
committee of gentlemen who were impressed with
the superiority of his pictures land deemed his success
in perfectng the Photographic art entitled to some
"iangible compliment" IT is but justice to Mr. P
TO state that he had no knowledge whatever of the
/ intentions of this committee until the day preceding
! the pr sentaton of the Medal.
i The presentation of the Medal was thus ennounc-
ed in the National lntelligencer, edited by Mr., Sea
ton, one of the Committee of the National Fair, and
of course the last person in the world TO publish
statement not strictly true,
| FLATTERING COMPLIMENT. So great was the ad-
mration which the specimens of Photography from
! the Plumbe National Daguerrean Gallery commended
at the late Fair that number of gentlemen, DESTROYS
Oftcsying their high appreciation of the perfection
! to which Professor Plumbe has brought this beaut-
! full art, have presented him with handsome Gold
/
ter expressive of their admiration of his genods as
an artist and his worth as man.-Ndt. Int.
! An advertisement, similar in character to that in
your paper Of this date appeared in the Philadelphia
Ledger, of June 18th, the signature of j. q.
! Maya who, it seems, had the courage TO make the
charge openly, unlike the brainles and cowdrdy idiot
who attempts to Ieiterae the charge which Mr. May
all honestly retracts in the following manner;
! To PROFESSOR PLUME: Dear sr-As matter OF
justice it issa5Oper that should say that when the
communicates over my signature which appeared
in the Ledger of the 18th nst referring to article
in the paper of the 18th inst, was written, |
under the impression that it was claimed for you
TO have received from the Committee Of the National
Fair at Washington gold medal for your specimens
of Dagueueotype. Having since learned that this
medal was presented to you by number of gentle
men unconnected with the committee, deem it but
right to make this explanation, AMI express my regret
that my statement in the Ledger is far incorrect.
AIN respectfully your obedient servant,
]. E. NAVAL.
The above statements are, trlst sufficient to con-
vince you, and the public also, that Mr. Plumbe
claims no honor that he is not entitled to, and that
Gold Medal (though presented by private commit
tee) ia as high compliment as presenedby pub
lie committee in their official capacity.
c. II. BRAINARD, Agent for Plumbe.
Baltimore, June 80, 1876, 1t