The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-10

Barren Humboldt and DR.. Thrsxhsr's Trsns-
latien Or tho Essay on Cuba.
TO THE EDITOR or THE NEW YORK HERALD.
NEW YoRx, June 4, 1869.
one OF the New York evening Journals having made
malicious stack on my Translation Of Baron Humboldts
Political Essay on the Island Of Cuba have addressed
tho journal In question the following letter -
In an editorial article on The late Baron Humboldt pub
shed In your yesterday ISSUE find the following state
ment
wAen IhrasAer sso anslation OF hs work On Cubs
cASnses 10 hose parts Of Tho book which relAtel
AveJ no published srong protest against shs mutAaon
come nontns since you reprinted from the BOSTON
Atrdor letter 70 the editor Of that journal by Rev.
Theodore Parker containing tho same accusation against
me ~ much mere extended form. Mr. Parker's letter
contained 20 much personal abuse OF nyse and exhibit
% on MS pa1 such complete ignorance Of the of
inc Ase Baron Humboldt that intelligent and I'm
JUDGED mipds carried It's refutation therefore
dld not consider worthy Of notice.
iour recurrence eotorsly to the accusations against
me- tnnk, entities me 10 the right OF requesting space in
your %.. c :a Tor my own justification.
Ine ihPfefson eldeav0red 10 BIO conveyed M that the
iate oaron humboldt wrote separate work On Cuba
which translated, and which, in the uansl a,oa mutt
Nted Dy emitting important portions Such 10 no. the
The late Baron Humboldt never wrote any separate
work on CnSA IN the years between 1914 1925 he
many great works, under this title" Voyage b the
EQunoxai beg cns OF the New Continent M ide In 1880
iseo 1871 ise2 1893 ami 1904, by Al do Humboldt aud
A. Bonpland; edited by Alexander de Humboldt First
Part. Historical Narrative
Tbs work x consecutive relation Of his travels from
me period OF his departure from Sra his arrival ia
New Granada, and bey0rd tais the pab,csuon OF the
Hs'orca' Nssrasye of that famous voyage las NOS
been continued.
with "A Political Essay the Isiand Of CUBA which 10
continued TO page 4t There the iuer,ols author com
msnces The treatment OF another subject WITH these
words 81 here close the political eessy the bland
OF Cuba, which Lave traced this important posseHoa
Of Spain, 81 ii as i. Is in cur day"
When in 1855 determined 10 gre 70 the Ameri.
can public View Of Cuba ~ 10 81 the present rne my
studies anu acquaintance with the subject taught .hat
this could not be completely sfsCte by rans
atiDg the brilliant political Essay" Of Baron Humboldt
and adding IN notes the political and atcAl data re
atng 10 the sand from The period when he completed
his laboFs 10 the time when wrote To the scientific
observations ot Baron Humboldt could add nothing
In taking FROM his HistoricAi Narrative" as the bass
OF my work, his admirable "PoCal Essay, could not
gobesond the Point which the usious author himself
bad mar ked ~ the terin alton Of m Indeed TO doae
would have enlarged tho scope Of my plan with mater
that IL well worthy Of another volume.
Farther en- In the same "Hstorcal Narsativen there
pleasing account OF the voyage Of Humboldt and Bon
pand from Havana TO Trinidad As IL gives some further
and remarkable observations Of author the Island
Of Cuba, added as supplementary chapter 10 my
book HTH
That faithfully translated the 'poticai Essay on the
Island Of CaDa,nby Baron Humboldt, win be eviden; to
any Who Will take he trouble tocompare my trnnsa
ton with the original have merely divided into chap
ters for greater convenience OF reference and trans
posed nj most two abort paragraphs, which obliged
TO do TO preserve the continuity OF subject.
In my translation none Of Baron Humboldt's animal
versions slavery suppressed, softened 10 any
way. Their frequency in the book should be sutic,on:
TO sheld from the charge CT having naaenoed
by wish 10 suppress any Of his views In laying the
plan Of my work On Cuba.
Other parties had adopted his text for the purpose OF
presenting TO the French public, and to the Spanish
view or Cuba IN separate books on that island But the
French copy which find In the Aston Library, and the
Spanish wosl which have in my own, do not ooutan
exactly the text and arrangement, though both
OF them have all Of the political Essay - with different
supplementary mater.
that auy English translation Of the HsoscaI Narrative
existed. have not yet seen IT,
In regard 70 what you are pleased to term Hhs strong
protest against the ustion beg leave 70 refer you
from the late Baron Humboldt 10 myself which you will
oo1ge me by puolnhing with this Respectfully, your
obedent servant, J. S. THRAS6ER.
j. s. THEIsHeR Elq. New York
SIRE nth lively gratitude that. through the t.adness
Ess.y he IAland OF Oubs" and the osBgns with
yon have yourself resided In that county which is caps.
Of 30 sses IL o. a the &
manifested in the part desoed statistics and physical
regret that expressed communication
%scs he s sas he s no. Of "a
nom publicly cSnow edGng he eItsut o which soShave en-
crease agrcuurs aod moiern times
so the bsneyeens moderation which have In tie
portion compares slavs legislation in
ard y h va part Of Soe $ % ob :Ssh M one
eeogT.p magnetic inisnsty and Industrial
Opinion. TIA, i5.ys dsfepasd more ihal my
ben, Of crissn des:ed against me o. hsi Of NJ
Thrasher, however eau never be wanting urbanity
Ses Of you SIR The e1prsssoS q ny ost d.n
BERLIN, 22d July, 1856.