Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-02-09
Eecretary of State.
Monslstr Dumas Coming 60 AmeIIca-WhGt he
Prop when here
By the Presid sat

Monsieur Dumas Coming 60 AmeIIca-What he
Prop sss to do when here.
he following letters were written by M Dumas the
reuowned French novelist, to M f. Won Nordhausen
OF this city. From them it appears that MIR: Dumas
intends visiting this country shortly aud aso beoming
The lis oriographer Of Mr.. Liucolns admluisraton0
The following letters addressed to E Vou Nord.
oausen, Esq OF this city 10 answer t. au invitation
10 visit the United Stats:
ENGH1EE LES BA1Ns, Oct. 4, 1864.
" Dear SRI have olten Contemplated trip 10 New
York, and your proposition 1leases very much
The oDly objection would be the great expense going
your city. Going TO New York, leavug my Euvels
aud my dramas without certainly, is qIlle impossl-
BILE.
"Will YOU have publisher iur my book. or soma
Other means Of pu llcation by s1bscrIpIIon?
"My sympath'es toward the North that I
d. ask 10 make 1t Il Gl4er OF business, ouy wish
aot to be the loser. Ii money b. maIe 30 much
he better. will engage myself TO work in
volumes Of egh huudr th- usund letters for
instance. You Will fod puoiisher who would ad-
haf OF Tue preliminary expenses l slall add my
0ait as soOn my " 3 ~ FaICe - anu two dramas
shall be completed, viz: in two months will start
Ii the work e0ud be published by subscription at
twenty francs, would leave i've francs each copy
the sick aud wounded of the army, take five francs
myself and leave the balance ten trancs) for the
cost.
You will understand me, sir, sud need not sug-
gest anything more TO your mind aud your obIging
t.rposiion.
Answer me soon possible Winter is coming
fast and you know it is the season for putting pieces
The stage and could brig out two peas this winter
if should not go to New York.
Will you accept, dear sir, the assurance Of my most
distinguished sentiments
"To T. Won NoRDHAUsEN, Esq. n. Y:
"P. Sat the request of President Lincoln and the
committee of the Piueburg fair, have contributed
one hundred OF my autographs toward that Object
The Government itself would be interested accosnt
of the popularity of the North to patronixe O
work written by me favorable TO its policy You may
render my letter as public as possible as em in the
hab: of doing everything openly. A. D."
"'PAH1s, Nov. 70, 1864.
"Nv Dear Sir-You are really very kind in taking
so rn1cb trouble and Lthank you much for it. This
We will do shall go to New 7 Ork 'sn touriSte and
at nv own expense My first visit after seeing you
shall be to the Measrs. Harper, whom 1 thank very
much for this o1ef
u shall bring with me novel entitled Les 1enoirss
dune favorate' wrote it for Bently, in London, at
about the terms proposed by Messrs Harper but
as the role Nelson played In is lather odous Il mean
the course be took having the Neapolitan patriots
hung in 1899 Benty tor far OF dispeasing his couQ
tryInen, asked me to cancel the treaty.
"When in New York with sufficient means, we will
have time to look around My work will detain me
here till the close of January, and l shall probably
leave here by the Washington. shall bring with me
secretary speaking English and as translate myself
easily 10 The language, l will doubtless succeed in
speaking it little. 10 certainty shall be with you
before three months.
"Would it not be just as well to write simply the
history of the first tour years OF Mr.. Lncolns Ad-
ministration We VII speak OF all this in due
time.
0An off.r was made 10 me some time slnc9 to de-
liver .cctDres in Engani on my campaign of1860 with
C3sTonId, the csmpan which resulted 10 the downfall
of Iha King of Naples. l refused but as Garibaldi
has lived ia New York, sad has remained popular 10
North America, some lectures on him would perhaps
prove of interest to a certain class Of your people.
"We will sea.
"Ofsr my kindest regards to the Messrs Harper,
and I.shal be most happy alter having shaken your
hand to ghake hands Win them. thousand and tnoU-
sand friendly greetings which, though from atar,
not the less sincere
ArvvANDEp