New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-19

10 ne EdHr q me IftDNns
DEAR SIR An insdvertent expression in my
former letter gives Mr. Wills opportunity of re-
pesng the with VIII ch be hss heretofore ia
vored the public, that since be became husband and
a father he has not been "profigate" J. certainly
did not sssert that he had and although may deeply
jeplore that oocuracy Of public sentiment which, 10
his Judgment makes IL necessary cannot regret hay
Ing given him occasion to renew HE public protests
uoD that he 10 " ~ rreprOechably moral man. II
would b. unjust him doubt for moment that the
public will credit fully ms assertion, that MS tastes
by refinement, snd without the aid OF principle, are a.
together above the level thus ascTed 10 him BY pub
lie sentiment.
But the private character Of Mr. Willis wac not the
topic OF my former communication. BE hsd de
nounced the AMERICAN ART-JNION, from motives
which permitted his own statoments, made under MS
own sl-nature, 10 expose. lie had commended the
private print shop Of French house styling its.i the
international ArtUnioD 20 public favor, On the ground
that ts pictures appealed 10 aaranoed stage ~
tase then those Of the American AKT UNION. la re-
ply To this asserted that the managers oi me Infer
national Art Union he dnttrs and pab.shrs n o.
and iascrioHs picfpr,s that such. they
dcbauchng TIDE putlc taste aud the pubhc morals
under the prc,cxt OF being friends OF ART
You were charitable enough 10 presume that Mr
WILLIS Ia thus endorsing the French PRINT sellers, hsd
never the pictures alluded 10. The supposiuon
did credit to your generosity But Il negstved by
Mr. WILLS hmself who, In your paper Of to-day,
speaks OF the picture designated by nude le-
male ngure, sHch a. a. fJaad m erog fTihsA1y ~ ne
UHied States" WHAT kind of pictures PrirGie print
shops claiming 90 be nothing more ~ to keep, IL
their business, and tina; of the police but when =
print shop claiming 10 be an dri UHi0R-s public INST
tuition seeking solely the culture OF Art and oil puoAc
Tasic-s put forward worthy OF public iavof, rs
real character IL matter of public concern DO not
know but every print shop Ia the United sis'es dos
Keep such pictures krts0n bat venture tie asser-
ton that Mr. WILLIS cannot induce any print ser it
RroddrdU o. expose Erig0Ht W ms Ega0us 10 pG5ir
speaof' invite him. then. puf ale notion OF pr
pusiy and OF decency the test of public iuts meu
| You were good enough 10 sugges. that MT WL-ls
did no' sude 10 such pictures when he SAL TIA; q g
managers OF the so-sy led International Art-Un.aa sp
peal 10 advanced stage OF tasgo OF course he
| aid not The managers IA quefton keep two charsc
ters-cre for ife public and the other for private CIT
ces Endorsers maze their selection according 10 tre
| ma act tlr which they sign. Deacon smooth rents
hveoT six houses 10 brotho keepers hut~hen hs name
mentioned o. pLbs Il l. ouy The highly respects
| bic saa influential pllsf Of some orthodox caurch.
trust there Il nothing in this communication which
| will be mistaken by Mr. willis iuT pu0io sentiment
concerning his character, as husband OF father
| lis simply the Judgment on smother subject. NJ
IAGrs4ey, Oct IL 1JlSPIAN.