The Evansville journal., 1869-04-19

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With any difficulties between Amerl :
,an booksellers That he has done !,
80. seems evident from the following
correspondence. which appeared u
The New York Nation of the 8th INST
We are not surprised that ROBERTS
are dissatisfied with Mr..
RANcRoFT's conduct. He certainly
has no right to use his official position
either in favor of against rival Ameri-
can publishers. We copy the corre-
spondenee in the Nation. to which we
allude:
uR. AUERBACH's ENGAGEMENTS.
TO she Editor Of The Nation:
SIR: Mr.. Bancroft, the historian;
has been making a little history,
fo n the book publishing firm Of Rob,
erts Brothers, which we feel called
upon to explain aud correct, 1T not
being necessary in this instance to
entail that duty upon posterlty.
The following communication was
printed in the Nation of April /;
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES,
berlin, Dec. 10, 1868.
Rev. w. r. Alger, of Boston, pro
noend To Mr.. Auerbach to take Rob
erts Brothers for his publishers.
They without Mr.. Auerbacn' consent
nv 4 nowledge. published one OF his
works and filed the country with ad-
vertisements of their intention to pub
ish the next which he should bring
ont Messrs. Roberts Brothers then
made Mr.. Auerbach an offer, which
he refused to accept without modll
cation. They, on their part, refused
To aecede to his proposal. SO that
matter stands. Messrs. Roberts Bro
theirs have received from Mr.. Auer-
bach neither manuscript nor proofs oi
his new work, nor have they from hin
authority to advertise or to publish.
GEO. BANCROFT.
IF Mr.. Bancroft had said that Mr.
Auerbach first proposed !" to Mr.
Alger to secure him a publisher, h'
would have stated the exact truth.
1t is true that we published one o
' Mr.. Auerbach's works" {" On tn
Heights y without his consent i
was not necessary that We should hay,
q it-but not without his knowledge,
!, as we notified him of our intention {
, do so. accompanied with a voluntar
Q proffer OF a portion of the profits.
e IT is quite true, also, and we than
@ the United States Minister resident q
:, the Court of Berlin for the cOmpiI
, ment that we I'LL the country witt
q advertisements, by means of whict
n to quote from Mr.. Bayard Tayloi
t Berthold Auerbach was first intro
! duced to the knowledge OF mos
American readers" and his nam
q made famous from the Atlantic to til
Il Pacific. Previous to our bringing OF
e "On the Heights" which book ha
% been in the portfolio of several put
" fishers for publication but rejeete'
= Mr. Auerbach was slumberlng IN tn
is security of Tauehnitz edition
and for waking him up, clothing hl
in an American dress. and aiding hi
to become famOus-this Is an on
IF rage" for which we voluntarily otfe
= ed him payment.
= We have never "made" Mr.. Aue
n bach a direct "offer," but mOdlht
to tue original proposition made by nj
n Alger-a proposition we had SOC
- reason to suppose he accepted al
was bound by, considering that
o. offered no objection to it for peru
e. of six months, with a full kpowledi
fs of all our efforts during that time
re advance his interest.
We may, in conclusion, htly expire
d. our surprise that the distinguish
j, historian should have given his nan
nd to such a communication, intend'
for publication; indeed, as humt
citizens of the Republic, and with d
AZ Difference to his greatness, we questt
x the propriety of the act. lie IS the sc
a want of people which has perslsten
in denied to foreigners any htera
rights. The right to republlsh forell
ed books is common to oil, while tran
N lation from a foreign language
N recognized by law as an origin
,aI work and granted the same prote
sc ton. Our offence, for we eonsld
oI ourselves arraigned by Mr.. Bancro
W is in publishing an original transl
,er ton. precured and paid for by US, t
which he have the sanction of t
United States by its official Sc
Why, then, should Minister he
dent Of the United States lend t
9" weight of his name and the sancd
Ter of diplomatic post, which he hoi
nat for the public good, for the obvlo
I'm purpose of benehting other parties
~ iujuring American citizens eDgag
% %os' in what the law deems not only la
.. full but commendable pursuits?
e a Your obedient servants.
nd ROBERTS BROTHERS
IL Boston, April 2, 1869.
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