The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-19
Copyright Convention.
TO Tlx EDITOR OF the HnRALD.

TO THs EDITOR OF THs HERALD.
Please give your readers many OF whom suffering
rom suspense OF mind LILLE light the following
er gms which appeared In the HERALD recently -
spesiAl meeting Of The Book Publisher Asso.
cion held y.serd.y q hsr rooms % receive eam
tee sss:n Jade *. Intern, n
hons Uopyr,Esi Congress- 70 be hsd Bru'sel.
ssd . e.. or % sa b.r
mn VI r. 81 | ms Sss hs srsy
and Artistic Parliament
Now - you are aware, We have had some experience
In the mysteries OF book publishing; but what this al
meant We could not for the life OF us make out We
%, sb,u, making inquiries Of certain popular puolish
ers Who, In addition doing extensive business,
heps their heads above wafer during The panic: they
we're equslly In the dark.
me special meeting Of that extremely nice but very
thin b aded orgAszsoo called tho Ns~ York PuokhssI
Association conceded oil sides must have ,ceu
very especial A. 70 literary men, vc c,uld NOS md any
one Who any thing about The affair further than ~hst
they had reed In tho HERALD. perhaps not koown
The unveral literary world, tn,ush ought u he, hai
Neg York u biz ssed silh ~o msgn noen literary nsttu
tousCnarles A. Dana oa toe hand aud the pscA Of
ne Etsp,no Post the ntner-eiihsr &C Which At
moment. notice resolve ihe' into literary conSr~ss,
and Dass laos literary word l. expected 70
Weld impict epedcnce. Nos &c hal suspicion that the
paragraph question ~as joke, emaas,ng from ono OF
Al times we were mistaken Neither Of these great in
sttuons had practiced grave JOKE for mans day
We got clue Al asi aud went 70 work unfayelng toe
mystsry n seems ttsf not less than tnr-e very
large headed and ssro poma'oed seutemes book
sellers constituted tins especA meeting Of the assoca
ton n seem. Dat harmless but very characsrsac
weakness these parties that OF fsacyng themselves
the sde IN general aud scins aoc5fingy. not oalg tor
new Yors bus Cor the suniversa Ausrcsn" hook trade
These gentlemen met, resolved themselves INTO .spe
cisi meeting" sroked tper eeayds, became suddeoiy
sezed with an nsppeasaole philanthropy sua resolved
pead Frederick l. Cczzens ~ reps al mo I've
rary and Arsus garlameut 70 be held II Brussels
Trniy this IL refresnnaly cool in this vosher n
Mr. oczzens made voyage 70 Europe FOR the bspcat Of
his hsaI,h fcr Heavens rake, let these three
spectacle gentlemen adulge their humanity by sending
HIN oa =. pe me. :, 80 80 r..,..s.
OF the book trade. whch has not 20 much ~ hs@n
suited in the MISTER We pro'es, .lso asalnss Ne Clr
yers being scot Representative of our ersry
We have Bancroft irving JonseIo~ aud Prescott whose
wo.hs vel known 10 Europe ~ they are 10 tbs
country and whose influence would be felt Mr. Cozzsns
has never ur,en snyshlng 70 enute him position
sutior although for sugnt ~e knov he may De 81 er
oeent gentleman One or two o. bis books felt INTO We
hands Of some Ensish critics fer years snce,
aud pe well remember With wbs, degree Of c1niemp,
they were treated But what e, "a nqaire, has moved
cur purlopns publishers 10 lhs at OF aonement on BE-
half Of sunorsf Are they literary that they has
pul themselves forward a. Champions 81 Ne
very rights and privileges they have 90 ons ben me 70
shsn-s pspabie fraud Publishers have been aid are
The sesdfsst enemies Of international copyrsht on
ssy isir and honorable basis Despite Tho special pesd
Inc u Mr. Henry q Carey, publishing sharks begin
10 that FREQ stealing IN oo0s Il nos exactly me thng
thu. labor ard Material being cheapest IN Engss ,bo t
taken sdvseisge Of 10 dslnge orr market -tih Der
bcs1, 70 the sercus damage Of the box trade y ,oo
United states. For this our publishers seek remedy.
But instead ~ meeting the question fairly they ssus VI
N other words they attempt 10 practice fraui uoon Coo
srrss by affecting anxiety for securing tbs 81
Internsons ucpyrshs bill 81 protect She Interests q
ihors, when 10 reality the bin !, framed % arstect
Only the "mechaDics rssress Of ,ne trsde sucn bill
before Congress last winter. ire fraud bsns desect
rd a Vas Kicked out OF Tho mites
Gsbssmer q the puhlshicg trade, You must meet ih.
subject fairly and squarely Voc must beat
ing about the hscge, lac old women armed wh broons
You tel Congress nov far yo1 interested
;ocug The rights Of authoYs and what connection they
have with your Congress is ready - render act
of Justice V authors bot IA unwilling 70 be made TOOL
o. 70 u.ss DILL that will give you legal protection for
your puroinnss Ens s the oOly oouosty TO
have "a international literary o., fright vita, which
could do any material good and she hg srcsdy pssssd
An act sbico only requires Order oouncl - become
law fer toe protection Of authors A. eoJn as DOn.
rfoss sba psss smar for me profession u hers
Ttc ouesson taco resolves Itself istc very pau sod
swp afNr Are publishers ssiy " ay ss1e sheif re-
shtons aud taxing ssed view Or The ms.cr, Joa
N procuring from Cpgress oil that ~ glve effect 70
maj which sVas ver action r. Englaaa, aod which will
render Justice ihlse insoress Eh,ch havs suffered
lougcst "a Only Y - meet tho suosoi aspfN OF
An ENEMY To SLAMS