New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-18
Letter from y. r. Wills.

T. fhS Editor o. The Ir1olRe'
HONE JOURNAL OFFICE, Oct u.
DEAR SIR: Your paper OF Oct 10 contains an
su.on 10 nv personal character which probably 90
capped your notice must claim the room to reeu'y II
where i, aopesred-for however, 10 other PsPer', It
would be recognized as an inviduous csumny a lack
Of contradiction in your psPer you being known 70 De
ny personal friend, amounts to tscii admission
The advocate of the American Art Union In attack
ipp international" Of Nec York for the publication
in Part, Of nude female figure such Is found in
every print shop in the Uated states thus proceeds
M wt conn-as. Art Uon % - fsror of
pusc ne erourd thst introduces peur-' ron
-.Gr- oa.rs ,ns conP.ruVsy snoceup-a
mzr.ef"
Those persons who .udy'a1d thoroughly The eaa'ae
~ either Of Messrs. GOupel iiberts mercantile es
Enlistment or THEIR EuLocIsr, will hsve no dihcuy
in forming just estimate Of the real character of the
foreign prints thus commended to public favor In
America
Fer n, e,st,-s,nf II fse ,sso rr-ss s,or
poin ,ou h---h. for your o-a HP.eoo o.. o. ihs
wseb N The oarnsnt Of Mr. up wlh. ipp-sl ID
rs-e,a ,tsg. tss ih.n tbo'e Of u. Amec.n Ar 100 -
-. Of Ff.sch AT"
In note 10 this from your own pen, you partially
correct the writer's mis- statement, thus
Nv. e..m u, tar ths .,i.p, M Wills sh peta'e
such When .pots more advanced s'se OF iae &c
There lie still left uncorreeted the ntimaion that
recommendation Of Indecent prints ia no mystery to
those who understand M character thoroughly his for
this character thus sigmatzed "a gross and fnmoE
al that | claim the chance of vindication. "A man
With wife and Gaughter-as he Ednor Of Journal
addressed 10 fduiibsyou will perhaps think my re-
quest not unreasonable.
n ia tiTnewo strategy, with envy and iwil TO
take single chord OF accusation, aud harp upon II I'LL
public believes IN it by dint OF iteration They So
iect inat vice, usually, to which mans appearance
gives most the look Of proosOllty ana, nAd cnancru
% be liable 70 eruption my face, should have
been accused OF hsbus intempersnce ust a, certain
liz as from having natural demeanoT In which more
10 no expression OF sanciy have been In me ABUSIVE
articles Of years perpetualiy accused OF profSdcy
man tres the pubic with often denying anything But
once in WHILE have thought It necessary 10 expose
the fasehood of these charges and have done 80 re-
peaieoy as you will remember, aud with signal shame
10 the csumnistors The world is busy, however, and
indications clip its memory. One has only TO engage
| Ia argument ON the most abstract ana upper
sons subject Ia the world and AZ toe nrs lp ne gNes
mis- antagonist up starts he from the grOuld with the
mud o. the old, OFT buried lie.
| Now my dear Sir claim space to correct my posi-.
ton with your misiuformed readers by clear and
uneauival declaration. am neither prorgste IN hab-
its In tastes ia the influence which my Writings
exert That IN my first residence abroad and ~nen a
single man. ssw freely every manner OF lie which by
general usas e. gentleman may see will not deny But,
since nv frs return this country, and as husband
aud father my habits have been pure snd my tastes
10y refinement and without the aid OF prncipel are
altogether above the level thus sscrioed 70 me- there
is no long career of profeacy without traces and evil
| dences which cannot safely be dehed declare ny
.el nm rreproschsbly moral man. DEFY proof 10 tne
contrary, and pronounce any one VINO ssseI" H. WIN
| 'D' You're very truly, n. P. WILLIS
| Yy The insinuation TO very fully and properly
repealed by Mr. WILLIS would have been sup
pressed had it not escaped our observation
Ed TriJ