New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-24

charged IN Boston paper with having oohgm oi
the late Samuel Woodwork bis widely popular
song, 'Woodman, Spare that Tree The fol-
lowing is his conclusive refutation OF the SLAM
der
HOME JOURNAL OFFICE.
New-York, Sept u, 1851.
To JOHN SMITH JR.. Of Arkansas
NV Dear SIR / thank you sincerely for your kind de-
Of against the unfouhded OF an editor
Of b paper. Your course was precisely what was
TO be expected from just man. and Contemporary who
has know IL from my boy hood
The editor alluded TO, charges mo with crme that
abhor. II Is Substantially as follows
That the ballad Of 'Woodman, Spare tAGt Iret cas mol
written by me, but BY The late Samuel Nood~crt1, gSo
p1e state Of Interrogation, 'od 10 me IN ap"ohc oar
room. fora pgliry sum"
Infamous charge never made, and the whole
story from beginning to end without qualhci tion
whatever is uumtsated faseAood IL. :,
The history Of the IN question rs SIMPLY TINS Ia
the autumn Of 1887 Russell the vocalist applied to me for
original ballad, and wrote him ooda5n SPaTs aa.l
Tree and handed to him with letter which ne after
wards read his concerts and pubhshed IN the neWspa
ss of the q or heard d
until after appeared IN pInt am not indebted To
any human being dead or alive for SINGLE word thousht
suggestion embodied IN that song IL en,iiey ogna
and eni ely composition and TINS l. also tue oi
81, ~ 1,cen,,on ~ ,bo nlav of Brier Cliff which is
forded upon moved by Mrs Thayer and the opera o. me
Maid Of SaIony drama'ized from story b? Hiss Edge
vOth In both inst nces duly ackbo "ecgtd my ndeo
edncs TO the authors fiom whom derived my materials
Tie attack upon Mr. WOODWORK also shameful IN the
esipme and Is in keeping wIh the whole allan more
pune md honorable never drew ths brean OF me- anu
his memory say that he was notices. remark
able Tor hIs habits Of nperenc than for s many excel
lcHt o. elites Of head and heart do not think that ne
yer ed the whole Of h life and he
was too upright lend himself TO such bare-taced
imposition a. am charged with pracclng through ms
agency If lie alive to answer for himself he would
spun. as do these y alcIous iaorlcatlons
The whole a the charges made against are untrue IN
ctery particular. and what motive one eau have Tor
circulating such vile SANDERS IN private lie or TOT pro-
claiming hem from the tops Of the press battles my
ingenuity 10 determine
Those who knew me VIII doubtless consider this vn1ca-
ton self entirely unnecessary IL were TO follow
my own irclGa;ion should not notice the scandaious
libel but as you Justly remarked "a SANDER well hoed
eIO~s like the devil" and silence might possibly be
misunderstood deem II duty owe 30 my sell To c0afs-
di the infamous and malicious OF the Boston
odior and to declare. in the language of Sheridan that
"there not word OF truth IN all that g'nfend mas
Uttered
In conclusion would say that ny defImer has either
been imposed upon that he Is one OF those law
If profession who really imagine beca use they
are "peYmltcdtO PRINT they are privileged to Insult
Again thanking you for courtesy and KIND ntefpO'
silon ~ INV behalf
remain, dear sir, yours very cordially,
GEORGE p MORRIS.