New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-30
The Rejected EsoLs.

The Rejected Esoks.
| To ne Editor Of The y. y. Tribune
SIR: | have this moment received Il slip cut
rom your paper Of the 10TH which appears TO be apco
ges for conscience and for the conduct Of the Publish
ers' and Bookselcrs Committee for the Fair, and
signed, "a member Of the Book Committee" and G..
F. Putnam "A member Of the Book Committee,
says: THE refusal Of Mr.. Paririlgos books AT frr
did not rest upon the personal belief disbelief OF any
one OF ,he Committee" / have not said that it
rested on the belief disbelief of only Of the Corn
mitec on the contrary in my communication Published
the 10th. l was careful TO give Mrs. Hofman's own
words at the tine, which were as follows she did
no. 5eers in Sirim an and vonlG net reeeirs htn (t
Sook.); tGsi she did not think eay IF the Conmee BE-
ered ia Sp:ruslisra would eo1ssnt 10 ree,irs them
hore add tho written reply which received to my let
ter Of the 25th March asking them ~ he.r objections
10 e strituse character Of ny books had bon so mod
aed as 10 reee,rs e" Their reply tie same day is ss
follows:
"Tss B,oE C,nmre. deliH, r,e,rirs he SpirisuGlist
boob, and nd;ehe esyed By M. Pdrtrifss 2oA aaTeA
I 1884"
Thi. does not say they object TO my selling them nor
q sny conditions which attached t. ny gin; for there
rcrs none The reply is directly to ny inquiry, aud Is
no more explicit than the former refusal was vehement
Tins my statement is proved by their own letter ard
cannot conceive the object Of the communications unless
it be 70 cnnnugly use the words a $rH" and "ons oi
the Committee deceive the public and create su'pl'
con that nv statement is untruea thing shan not
allow 10 be done ny statements are always true.
Ills true that in trying TO get Mrs. Hoffman 70 &C
cent nv gifts offered relieve her conscience from
the horrors Of se the book by Offering TO furnish
salesman the Committee would but assign them a
liacs and this proposition she refused deny thot
t, was a refusal Of the books eat fyH sis alleged,
or tha. was at the time considercd TO be refusal Of
the books BY either Of U.s. but entirely distinct ron
the refusal OF the books.
| A few words AS IN Mr. Putnam's .etter'
received printed pamphlet or circular Issued BY
the Metropolitan Fair soliciting contributions and CIV
| inc the names Of the several Committees, &C. The
names Of the Publishers ard Booksclers' Committee
consisted Of ladies' sud gentlemen, with Nj Fletcher
Harper Chairman. II made no distinction a. TO their
duties and he pr,sumes too much In assuming That |
knew that the gentlemen only stood sodatLeF' TO the
lsde, and that the ladie. had tie exclusive arrange
ment Of receiving books II this be 30 II III be In.
teresting 10 know where member Of the Boo. Com
mttee belongs.
Again Mr.. Putnam says:
"IA:-7.nsS 10 Iao,siAa. n, Ladi,s Commit. had ia
SUITABLE manner seees,d M FarfridS'at5T'! yer q
/ books n.iAsul regard 10 The qncaior u SPtt'usAS"
have 10 seq ;kat L wrote and delivered 10 tie Com
miitee an urgent letter for the acceptance Of my
books on the ysrn Of 1priL have lived IL the
same place within one block u the Fair several year'
and don't know that letter PIT into the mail has failed
10 reach me- remained in New.YoTk up TO the lsth
and no letter nor other notice oftLe acceptance 0! ny
books nor any communication Whatever Was received
from the Committee from any other person relative
10 the matter excepting WIS informed that person
had demonstrated with soms Of the Committee against
their action in rejecting ny books bsear" o. hfr M
seeI His strange that my urgent letter should not
have been answered unt a. NJ. Putnam says, on the
9,h ai-. day, after 10 receipt and ts says aer the
fnal opening the Fair.
This suitable manner o. accepting ny books With.
out regard 20 sIlruslism afr ht Fstr sc or nearly
CO. must be curiosity. and hope 10 rsceiT. COPY Of
the proceedings.
! However when len home. len orders 20 furnish
the Committee with all tie books they voGld receive
and SELL II they signifod their Willingness to do So and
trust that enough Of them have been sold to furnish
one or more blankets 10 iAlv.rng soldiers have
sent 10 the ST Louis Fair al the spiritual books tley
sell ard enough 20 supply the Libraries Of their hoo
pi'als and solicit fJra every camp and hospital in
our army where tne inmate. will read them orders for
spiritual books with directions how send them
which shall most oLoerfay and freely do, and thus
warn and iustruc; their spiritually fsmishng souls and
elevate them above sectiranism into the Divine
realities Of lie and show thom tangible evidences that
they will survive the dissolution u their bodies and
join the spiritual hosts which bending pat
rotic horoe, waiting for conditions 20 speak words OF
affection and 70 cheer ,hcm ~ victory on earth aud
| TO glory in Heaven. CHARLIE PANTHEON
S. LOsi'. April - laGi.