New-York tribune., 1875-09-11


. turns; but does not like to show too much imra-
tience. However, in time. he begins To lear
he is befooled He calls. and Will have an
answer one way or other. lheh q ,ui,iho. n;i
short delay is required to repeuse or 10 cotsiueI
That DELAY is really wanted to copy the Ms. by a
machine The manuscript is returned with com
plimcnt: but the author is told he Is not yet quite
ripe for publication: he is patcrnally advised 10
study certain models tBriish), and encouraged 10
brug another Ms. improved by these couns9is Ous
Nestor! il reads like criticism and paterna adNlcc.
The novice Yields his own Judgment SIGNS many
times if he is male, if femaO has a little eenile
cry, that the swine earth is tenahted ny hie @ nvt
asked to pity even comprehend; ana tne con,
filing American youth. thinking gray hairs ana
grave advice must be trustworthy, so,s to work TO
somewhere or other at the bottom OF
British mediccrty and "deccnt dcbiiiry" he never
models lies not in the British plattuaGs and rlgma-
role. but in tho Latin word gratis me mus en-,
ployed he Sees fine day. some sketches OF ne III
California Colorado, what not, every fact ana luea
of which has been stolen from his rejected Ms. ana
diverted from its form and rcworded ana pilltco,
while he, the native of mighty t tho i'm, ;n
hahitants of n small peninsula on the norh coast oi
France. The poor novice had con'rlhuteu Il Ical,
though crudsh moicty to literature, 0s any 1mGodn
can bg op,ninq his eyes in earnest 0ad T1fing az hy
s. II rejected, for reasons that sounded wen,
but were all trade picteXs, Stereoypcn tncsu est many any
years. though new TO each novice III ms turil anu
now the truth comes out. II was not worth Dulihg
cheap. But it was wcIl wor. stealing In nalioh
where the Legislature plays the part OF SATAN anu
teaches men the habit OF stealing from autnorS.a
habit which once acquired, is never dropped Nor re-
strained within any fixed limits. .....,,,, ,,o,
What must be the feelings OF the poor yonng i'li,
or woman, so bubbled. so swlndcd, ana SO pascS
robbed. because he trusted trader wei-looo, anu
did not take him for a tlchet-ol-lcaNeThah 'ui"ou
eut of Sing Sing into a store.
FFIFCT on MORALS.
And now go behind the swinde. aud see how inc
geographical amendment of the eighth command
qent and the local variation of the golden rule pre-
pare Dives for heaven in spite of PARALLELS
"Rob the British author of his composition' ny
machinery" says Congress. I'VE VIII STOP HIS
tolumCs at our ports but We Will conhlVe at Que
volume passing. for the use of lheit since 'heI' Is
all sanctilyng; and you have only TO take ths one
volume and wed his stolen composition to bonrht
vehicles for. mind. you must only swinde the
British author: YOU must rot swinde Briton IN
less he is an author, an author unless he is
Rrton. As for God Almighty, we have great
respect for Hmm the proper place, and that is
nburcb-but ont of church lie has not looked into
these little matters carefully as we nave
Naturally enough He is addicted to general rules
and local distinctions have escaped Him. we are
more discriminating"
But observe the result The publisher goes on,
Excelsior" is his motto. Taught to plllage the
British author by mraculously clever machine,
tbc press he inyents another machine and plagcs
lie native author. That machine ls also klnd oi
press and clever one; for, Ike the composition
words from his paper, and steals them with view
10 wedding the cream of the composition graft: 10
Other pieces of paper honestly bought, and selling
tie bouqtt paJ,r and the stolen ideas Of the author
without reg ard 20 his nationality. What does thlS
poor boy gam hy beug an American at home hir nG
would be safer ont of bounds. No BRUSH publisher
would so abuse lis confidence. ,
Miss lie Clcrcq, an EHgish actress settled IN 'he
United States. purchased, not very loliS ago, an
original play of all American author. she had not
PLAYED il Inany nights when 1t was stolen by means
OF snort -haId and manuscripts sold to t9 'hca.eiS
When She came to tour the Union with her new
American piece she found it was valueeSS beng
stolen and played, but undyranOther maze:
You produce drama IN England: II j. taken
down short hand for the United states. whore no
THEFT of literary property comes alnIsS and Wnere
tl co,nOn sense Of thieves rejects the iaise disilnc
tion between representation and pubca,ioh rs con-
teinptuOusly an honest man Understanding rc-
jeets it, This practice is universal. An Englshmans
unpublished play only escapes theft or colorado
piTa in the states 10y failure. MeIit Is rewarded
But Eore enough has been shown to prove that
legislature and its judges launch lts people lht9
ilhmtable fraud wnen they pass geographical
amendments upon the eighth comma Idhlcnt ana
the golden r5lle. and deie the common Law with
pettitogging distinctions, the frdit OF corruption
And >ophistTy. which are bad III law, grossly Iii-
moral. revolving to common stn-e ana ii,e G
Of all Impartial men, and contradltc! by the usage
of the OLD kingdom. and the decds and the words Ol
our common ancestors :,
leave thai, and GO to pubic cxpediency. shall
Prove that the Quintuple ui4uty !. bad publc lOicy
Inat the American reading pu1llc ls between TWO
stools: robbed of free trade III books to swell the
taxes, and robbed OF rational literature, ana
national drama by fTcebOOling, to CRAFTY Two OF
fhe smallest cques in the nation; aId TINS without
the nation gaining sGItnG one single cent ;" lhdl
the thing pare kept0manla plus suicide
md this one of the blttercot wrongs Oh authors
that sooner than not swindie Them men VIII nuii
themselves and TO wound an aunOr VIII cut thcii
own thfOats. I4tAtits hLADL'
London, Aug. 21, 1870