New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-13

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'le ,es nersaus survivors Of the ship Merriam
1891 a., he I,Ie Of Amsterdam The Com nittee tar
rssolve 10 use their influence IN favor OF me
t;on row making in London Tor testnonih 70 Af''''
sepg Is called a; Southampton petition for active
measures sgsinsi Russia
MRS. HOwTTTs REPLY to MISS BREhER-
90 resd with extreme .stnnshncnt and pain CON
,,apieation in The 7TBses Of Friday, beaded Card
from nv friend Fredks Bremer, relative to my af-Iaon
- Re- Hon,, of the ke. World was mOrs particularly
ri,ed a. received from her very lately letter *
prssive Of her great satisfaction with my version Of he
vol She then said write from my hesrt TO thank
you for your part IN my Tork ,; sa,e sr Of
"auxiety fearing mistakes and misconceptions but so
far az have been able TO see nothing OF true I'm
anortsuee in that vay-nothing th4t cannot easily be
connected. and many parts have truly enjoyed 10
read in your language and living style most especially IA
vel g. which not only gOod but excellent and often 80
genial 90 fun Of spontaneous life that one can hardly sus
n,etit Is Translation Should there be second English
rsnslstion some mistakes must be corrected a. for IN
stance mater the eatabes is translated the meat and
he family Tone il invariably represented byF In swe-
Gen the fret volume only just out the second viii be
ont in December and the third not TIL January or teo
rusry Prom my heart thank YOU forthe heart and soll
the conscience that you have worked with In concu-
sion she saws. Thank you again and again for yolr
truly good and excellent work, and quite wonderful
when think Of the circumstances under which It mas
"been achieved. good angel has been with you.
The circumstances under which this TRANSLATION was
made and to which Miss Bremen aludes are the work be
ing entirely in manuscript and the rapi1y that was re-
aured from in ranslaiDg about lsOO closely written
eges 20 &c 10 have work ready by given time for
The English and American markets
Turning now TO Miss Bremers communication in your
columns she rt mentions error at page 10 and a. II
refers 10 ady for whose character have great esteem
would not willingly have mrepresented her IN any way
But must be remembered that the translA1n was mse
from manuscript where the two words fHsaashg ana
fsykonfiR might easily be mistaken and not knowing the
lady in question personally, the appropriateness or map
proprateness OF the epihet was Do. ePpareiu,s me ~
10 the misconcepon relative 10 the family H. on me
Hudson and the two other passages of personal crit
"eism of which Miss Bremen speaks, can say nothing
not knowing what she refers As regards the more I'm
poant charge Of the retention Of painful personalities IN
the translation must than ever regret Mss
Bremer hssty revision Of her letters foe the press In
work of this character the spirit and scope OF which are
and truly noble is 20 be amened that any petty
nersonay whatever should have been admitted Although
employed merely translator not az editor OF the WORK
requested permission to expunge various phrases ana refer
10 character which though allowable IN the conn
dence ofprvae pondence out place before me
public The Objectionable mention Of the good old couple
The Poinsets Of Casa Blanca Of this class and
though received Miss Bremers full permission Tor It's
expulsion, by unacc0untabe oversight u appears 70
have been retained-prObably because received thus
permission when the manuscript gone out of my hands,
and in the hurried correction Of the press was over
loofed-a circumstance which extremely regret,
Miss Bremen says that the Swedish edition of this work
will not be found 10 contain any of these personalities but
must not be supposed that this revised and corrected
Swedish edition. which not yet wholly published IL the
one from which my translation was made. mat when
published WILL doubt be free from any remarks OF th
nature and any second English American edition would
unouesonably be improved by rigid supervision by the
author. .
Regretting that Miss Bremen should have thought it
necessary to place herself and me in anything Ike an an
tegontc position before the public or that painful ds
cord should be introduced into intercourse, which has
hitherto been Harmonious and Of many years stand
ing, am, Sir, yours, faithfully, MARY Howirr'