New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-17

Eli oercs;ve from all this Thai my friends IN Anaeres are
ioir wis, they FOR Now occurs 10 me tnsi GER
80, hing, published in might possibly get up
S-r.n IN the papers home ard yea Know trst tere
as hose ho wouc seE- ap1n cfocisn on opin rs nsh
might and rusE- hsnd!s OF mem. ~ dance
rh. Pc well enough II iiseif but who knows hat hey
might sftsch The end Off Ia knock me on The hes With
All appears TO be going or very wen ncw sa 'nnk .s'
shou, publish wholly your own PrtraTrdt' '1fFe
ell Tz-e SGd 20 ava: rfsSgd isr 70 SEE q, r,es 81 II
pb!,ssed Be- saoss Decor ~ uase apr'Hc1' N
You Iusy say you Obs:ce iscis Lc- o bet do
cot ssy what scis, III viii be tine enough 10 prove them
hen dspntadl inceed sny h,rg thai would
give nv eo=n1iss for sorry snd sevai - hud
ms; pave ereulissl advantage over uia- Now
,S,k hs, The wrrk would be improved ~ iAkirg ihis
rnnr,s and he, likely to Go rss good Ill I
DEERE 20 G.oti discussions about eTrr'on rnd Ae o
S,,ty OF raistHs sTrnsteas party AGAINST mr. rink
Iva, what told about models cuRh Ia be len ou
FOR you know there prejudice in the United States
s,srst using naked female models You might ststs the
tscts hu, not give hem ccs;cr hope ard beevs that
you will regard all ths il the spirit in whichit IL wr,tieu
and believe that consider your own good IN II With -
ron for yonr kind ard ih-rs views owsrt myself
think you VIII understand what mean. loa
are NOT 10 ed-r bur eHls ~ Eeh ed'rf as
BIZ CIR rnfere7ee be s-"d 70 an naToTao'e ee'HH
All this N confidence .
Most sincerely yours. n row Ems
Tho -aaiar will here zee the only restriction sid on
mo and he will also see that have respected both tnetr
letter and spirit To make sure, went up 10 Florence
again expressly have Powers make another thorou2n
revision Of the Ms and be did When the work ~as
printing had four extra OF proofs struck on ~ech
were read hv of the best crcs IN Sewi ors thS
nothing mfh, appear 'hat could possisiy inlurc my
friend | also { n my own responsibility. struck out
rbole ,arssrsnhs of Mr. Powers language or made
them nv own by putting them in notes from tfe same
motives leave it the reader OF my work II 'heTs Is
single opinion expressed In II calculated TO awaken hos
tile feeling provoke harsh criticisms AGAINST ar POW
-. >,
To show that Mr. Powers went over the Ms in detsil
give an extract from note written respecting
letter from Gov Paine Vt 10 Mr. Brown, the artist IN
qui-ing what Mr. overs would ask TO execute statue
Of Henry Clay for the VI. State House. He asks my
advice about writing 10 the Gov. himself. instead oil
through Mr. Brown. and closes thus in his peculiar style
April 7;h 1915.
.'Confdental.
Now your uncle thinks he viii not lroable his friend
Brown 10 enclose letters but III write himself To Gov
Paine Whist think you tell you OF all this account
Won ,bnk II would be well TO cdy these remarks little
The horn is growng-uow don't rie it-for perhaps II will
grow into ;psrn ofiIseli
1t will be seen by referring my work. vol |. p. 1856
that did respect this suggestion and put IN note
what really belonged to Mr. Powers. This shows very
clearly that Powers had his mind trry part Of t1a'
rcort ard could r,fer 10 it from mHrory.
The letter from which the next extract Is taken was
received this country and refers mainly 10 money
matters The following paragraph thrown in insidsn
work, relating TO himself He says
dear LESSER. hid a letter lhc other day
from Mr. Lousworh in which bemenons his having made
your arquainsnce-huI he Gays nothing OF the BOOK
conclude thar he had yet ohesrd il resd His letter
full OF kind expressions, hch go TO prove haf he had
IT, he was not dsplea.ed Believe me ever your
friend &c"
will simply add here that Mr. Longwor,h had seen
par, a. least of that work for read IL 20 him myself
Mr.. Powers also wrote letter 10 the late + l. Carey
OF Philadelphia telling him OF the work had prepared
about himself and expressed desire that he would pao-
lsh it. This letter contained rather minute description
of my book and stated that he (ifr. had helped me
TO prepare H. have written for copy OF IN letter
have many lcters from Mr.. Powers which ioroeAr
to publish hoping that neither he his friends nor
foes viii compel me TO make them public The above
extracts will be- deemed sufficient, by every candid man
exculpate MY character. No public act of my life
has given greater pain than the necessity laid upon
Of defending myself in this manner, Tor have cher
ished high regard for Mr. Powers. have been proud
of him as an American artist have loved him as
frend-and done my best TO aid him in his profession
Some strange and false representations must have been
made tn him before be could have written That lei
ter and wait with anxiety answer from him. which
hope his account, will clear up this unpleasant
affair
The public may wonder at tho cause OF this conspra,
cy IN injure my reputation. when | nave euceavored
(and with acknowledged succcss) to render him all the
service in my power. can only say that the explana
ton would one 1t sprung entirely from
the personal apimosly of third party who in crafty
ING bis revenge against has scrupcd To sacrifice
artist have no more 10 say Eow.
c. EDWARDS LESTER.
Nrv- YoRE iuril II 1916