New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-11-12
Headlcy-Carey q Hart.

-, ,,bicb trust will be FINAL and ask the few
,1vthins about this matter to read II e,ndidy
. ate also the cGtsst that have been dragged IN
n.y before The pubic By these men, and forced into
seseree when II they had told The simple truth should
have needed none Now what the root Of all this trou-
~. and outcrys Carer Hart wished 70 publish book
FOR me which chose 70 TO another house. never
made esnfrac aA tsr-I a<ser made rereei pT0-''e-
Aevsr offered ie boot-T nerer Pronied 70 isfsr
te. sf my plans eEprssssd iiA 70 ntr an SraHge'
renf uifk tieu They wrote courteous letter re-
questins the book replied eourteousiy, con- phmentins
their house for which the time hsd the highest re-
.peet but not committing myself any way On thi'
they commenced their crusade first, BY showing Aeand
the CITY the correspondence between them and my pub
.her. and NE snd endssyorus get the opinions Of the
trade IN their favor and thus fshten my publishers INFO
reiinquishment Of their claim. Next By publisAins
book as nearly ike nine form sire, external sens up
ard title IS they vel could All this catering notice o.
me Of course. appreciated, yet could not but "onaer
their folly Not satisfied with this, they encssVorea IN
the action their work to prove that had wrong
ed them-say sioe from them their own property Ihe
following extraet from ny letter to the Courier Enquirer
viii explain ell this;
| To tss Editors Of he Coaricr s Esqasrer
! GySTIEwEN-AsI have been unwiSsly dragged be.
fore the public By TfSo % Of tS y hnson and his
Generals will you DO me the favor 60 allow ~0'a o. eA
pisnaiion in your columns' Messrs Carey \ Hart q
bbiisselphis have issued work bearing smila! ute
and copied after mine 10 FORM sire eind,ns &c 81 Cosy
-, can doubt their intentions In doing this they
~. ourd il necessary In order to excupae themselves
- 800, . with heavy charges which have been repeated
ara enforced insevea OF the papers They say IN their
ntoduction that they explain this course more
fairly than by giving the iooSns enrsc from ouI COZ
resPondenee oe the subject me 09wns AZ Is,s
We have had in contemplation the publisstioI Of
work 70 be emitted The Generals % the American hrNo
uton 70 make one or Emo volumes and should IKE
kno II YOU would be willing 70 undertake the flihor
ship oft fyou feel inclined TO 90 So please let Us MO"
A'0 IN @sToSksSioss. Mess Sept q, 1876
tvs inst we'd your favor OF the 9TH inst scarce
liz nov what 10 say m reply, - do not yet know wnAt
1 NV engagements will be Tor the Winter. ost Pc
afa,.i Tor t ana whether they easily sccessole
am ersd the archives OF the separate states vi" nave %
be searched. There IS another consideration Js'a 49,
! : | shall return 20 New-for IN week or Two
/ when shall decide on whatl undertake
ss The date Of that letter. however he has not writ
a. he work 70 him. he has arranged with Messrs. Ba
Eer and scrbner Of Newly who were perfectly aware
Of the circumstances o. hs correPonuenee Oh nc suye'
re- r5bsbsr. have only 70 add that they were
the gnators OF the work their ssestiSn' 10 issu 20
Ii should not have been used hy Kew ). l. heeo'ey'
AZ, osrn bsncff that OF any ohtr h9nsr' without mrs.
giving them notice end obtaining their consent A. wei
might publisher make use Of Ms submitted 70 MN iet
publication by author. BY appropnating that aetho
IDEAS in the preparation o. simisa So,s ,has ~
should be under the impression and eNPecta9n at tne
rubsher was deciding upon the merits OF his literary
iabors $500.
Me.ss Csrey 4 Hart here distinctly assert that they
suggested entirely new work to me- ana that, WIZ
fhev supposed was celebrating their proposals,
roov APPROPRIATED their psn and made arrangements
with another house. To substontte this charge ot as
honesty they adduce nay letter the proof ana me og
he dishonesty and alsehood rest give the letter e. Wit
ten by me, that Il may be compared Win tAo eNH"S'
il''e O' ''''"' asrocxsspcE. Mass Sept q. 1915.
81 have lust received your favor Of the sh lnst lot
r.lsIfr ta.g |
repv As DO not yet know what my Arrangements viii o'
i. Wieter i,ts Asd sucs . i1ort The pro-
poie 10 publish "a contemplation for some time ast NpfHg
uas ffoten 70 me fbtcf ~ Ncc- YORK. but before
can undertake 10 ! shall want to inquire respecting inc
maternal. 1r H. and whether they easily accessible
am afraid me archives OF the ereut States will have to
be searched There Is another consideration. Mheihs II
would be better for me As an author 10 write sueh
se. that they have endeavored to saborn
witness in order 20 make it sustain false accusation
They quote letter intended 10 prove that had acknow-
ed Them BE- the orgnators OF the book YET
ete asserts my 10 the strongest manner lhey
cite the prove by my confession thef piory
over an others that letter informs them had already
been sookeu o. on the subject And yet uh tn letter "a
isr ian sc'ii az hee ts before hem they hare rub
90 eae the idea ~ he book as thfif o charged me win
HAVING dishonesty Appropriated t 20 my own use and
benefit snd then, sustain these charges have ga oHa
the very letter which retat9s them ali Among honoI.'
bic such act would stamp the author OF - with last
ff rsrars To- the abstract question who suggested the
work h Is TOO ridiculous 10 be entertained moment
Every who has taken the trouble 10 think on the SUD
ect all, believes that ashinsioa and his Generals
grew out OF Napoleon and his MaIshals"
since this was published they have made another state
ent aud again gsrbed my and endeayored TO mase
another point In reply say there stands the extract as
copied from Carey HATS copy Of the original which
they showed around last Spring. DO they deny its
genuinsuess wished 10 publish the whole letter but
could not get hold oft directed my publishers 10 write
polite note to Mr. Hart requesting copy They did
but hitherto he has declined 10 send II TO publish Il him
self The only point they raise 10 their preface IS, that
they ugged the book 10 and that stole and appro'
prated the suggestion That point ietsd BY ne extract
gauc Let them publish ne ohOie later and then ths pub
nc can d>feypi-e irhere me dishoHeiiy resf'
Are they not aware that their refusal do and will
BE- construed uto confession Of guilt, II they usti-
fed the they have pursued by that letter they
ASSERT why not publish h. ltsa short and would not
take up tenth part the space they have occupied with
their comments I am willing that letter should stand
without note or comment my answer 10 all their
charges and tide by side with their preface tho only
testimony ! need convict them Nay, more, II will
give the lie direct the following statement in their sst
lie (Mr Hesdieyl ives in your paper the letter a.
written By hinci6 in which he states he hsd such work
some time bur does add, he did In his original let
received by that the work he contemplated pub
fishing (which evident 10 from the tenor Of thai
: letter. History Of the late War
said had mad In contemplation History Of the Last
War but the which stated had hsd d" IN contem
plation for tms" Is asserted distinctly In the fol
lowing sentence Of my letter quoted above -" have
had such work yoa propOse 10 pHbiA IN eontempa
ton for time" Can anything equal this misrepre
sentation and efirontery,
Ia conclusion, must say again. that have been forced
unwilngy into this controversy, and should not have
noticed Mr. Harris misrepresentation had not several o.
the papers them up, and extended them my injury
They say they have before been unfairly treated
BY an American author" | them that II theJ
al they have me, they will find to tTea
with them have written book IN the wsy saw best
this /. the head and front Of my offending" sod ye
must be abused msre presented aud forced
paper quarrel because viii not LEI certain wealth,
J. house make money out ofm
0 Yours, truly, J. I. HEADLEY.
NE~.YoRE, Nov n, ls47.
To tie Editor Of The Tibms
sIR Messrs Carey Hart published your paper thi
u morning extracts from letters that passed between
respecting Mr Hsadleys work, entitled Warrington an
q BIS Generals We have only 10 say IN reply, let tla
pa5lli tie tos e0rrsspondease t>tresR ~ including W
4 Hadys letter. Their selsetsd sItraes aud quotation
we shall notice, they DO tell the ulo, truth