New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-11
THE QUINTUPLE INIQUITY.
LETTER FROM Mr.. CHARLES READE.

THOR's wO2K-EFFECr on NATIONAL MORALITY.
TO the Edttor or The Tribune.
SIR ask leave to head this letter Tue QUTNTU-
PIE IYIQuiTY. The Colonists, among whom | am
proud to claim gentleman Of NY own house,
whose son. born in the colony had hand in framing
the Constitution of the United States. and his name
in fine copperplato hand figures the Declaration
of INDEPENDENCE across the sea the brave,
! Just heart of Old England. and great respect
/ for its law; not so great for PrcrogatiVe, Oh
/ which Patcnt-right IS creature: and could inc
saccs of Massachusetts,, cited in my last, be made
/ the jIdccs Of This moustrous par'iGty, British
/ patcnt-riglt unused, and Copyright odtiawed, !
should not fear their decision, 10, not though the
/ question were raised the day after brush with
| the regulars. Also / would Willingly submit II TO
! American Kent, Wheaton, Chase, &. l. Curtis or
Story, the greatest jurist perhaps Of his day or to
my far away cousin deceased, the late ChcijustIce
| Of Philadelphia, who had the common Ia" at his
! fingers ends, and in his heart.
But the outlawry of British authors and theiTprop-
/ ertv is a very snail portion OF the injustice Inc
British Legislature has for years offered the right
hand of international justice it i, therefore, tue
/ American Legislature that robs the American au-
thor in England. That is No:2. Bat the worst j.
behind The United : atcs are stiff pr0tcc'ioni't
| nation The American chair-maker, carriage
maker holse-1r.cder, ard all producers what
ever, arc securci by heavy iIaposts against
fair composition with foreigners. Also the
! American publisher, and the American Stu
| toner. Tho tariff taxes paper Think, and Is ocr-
| tanlv severe on English books. But turn To tho
| American author. He cannot write good Work ny
steam, nor machinery; like the English author, he
can only produce II rs long and inteuse labor intc-
,octua aid physical, of nature proved TO shorten
life more or less. while be is writing it, debt must
accumulate. when written, how is this l'holious
/ i.ric \
/ imported compositions paid for Ike any other import
and also taxed at the ports to protect lie native po
! aucerg On the contrary, the foreign literary con-
position is the one thing not taxed at the ports aih
also the one tning stolen. And the state, when
dances this doublc-shutc on the despiicd body OF
! the author 1T home, rObs him OF his property
/ abroad
! Tho euorm,y c,capcs the judgement Of the Ameri-
! can public in very Curious way, which recon-
/ ln.nl 20 tie notice of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1t seems
! that men can Judge things ol,y hy measurement
! wi,h similar things. Bus the world offers no
parallel to this compound iniqui'y, and 50,
comparison being impossible, the unique yillaihy
! passes for no y.lainy.
TIE A'EII"'N AUTIoF's POSITION
Twill try and r,mo;e that droil illusion Let u
s,ppo,. 4 fast .o ING breed Of horses, not worth
! button in trade without a car and harness. 1ou
must yoke thc horse 10 car and h uHess, and then
! they run together. and are valuable: but they
doat melt together bccanse they are hctero-
1 ceneous properties; and 50 ere the authors COM
pagion and is vehicle heterogeneous properties
J vo.l may NIX the TWO, but YOU cannot compound
! them rs Won can Aoar and mustard by mixing.
AnA1erican Of zen breeds horse, at colsidcrl-
| bl. expense, for lac dealers They supply the cart
AID harness, and have ru!uGliy monopoly in the
trade.
Carts and harness, to be imported must be bought
! and taxed.
Hrtt Tie Legislature, permits the aier to steal the
foreign horse, and also impor, them Fp'a'd
! Hoy can tho American breeder compete with this
double iuqu,'y?
Tfeanalory is strict. Th. is ne eocol, political,
aud moraI position OF the American a9tior IN pr'-
t,c,oai.t ration and ne owes il entirely TO his o"n
l,g Stature. OUI.g.l azure Offer, TO treat him as
lla not q beast. Now does this p'yr devil pay tic
naHonal taxes! H. I)rs What for. TIE STATE h"
20 cIeia on hin. The state haj outaWed him; Las
di.oWned his citizenship and even his humanity Is
h. cxpettel MT to take any property ne can lay hs
! hand ouP Stuff and nonscuse, Lar T. orig mthfdi
c)aDoct Gclr,a atag Gad man. In the American
authors ease, tie public thloue' iii representa-
lives les d Owed that mutual coupac', and broken
the pui.ic iaith vita the individual subject The
naa is nov r,lue,d To state Of nature. and may |
take ANYTHING hc can lay his hands on. There IS not
q ca,ust. alive OF dead, vino will dong this.
Fart. offers TO PARALLEL to this qulltCpe iniqulty
| / Brt .sh monopoly respected. . British property .
stolen .. American author struck out OF IN" ma /
! ti.oal system Protection. /. Crushed under the +
correction Of foreign stolen goods. .. Robbed Of
! hi, natural rogcIty, and lis rights OF man, III
/ England.
One hundred gllineas reward to the man who can .
match THIS Quintnpic legi>!atoria hiqUity"!H
! Mcnoy is Ike other things; it has IFS base uses,
] 80. al. ifa! - tt,.ti ale nous
t'c Intellect; for that use it. Ny bet Of $50 TO
! $50 that Copyright is property, and not monopoly /
is not taken up Is any one OF Tie ten thousand mud
dl.h,als WHO have been asserting the contrary.
see. them how Money -harpeuS tho intellect. Wen, !
now Offer ouc Hundred glincas without BET, 70
the man who can find parallel 10 tie qulninpc /
csi5lato..a yiliainy aforesaid. including the sti
tadh on imported paper and volumes. ana the
preference Of pa.eni-ligtt to Copyright. | never ne
il enerspoqer ~ Lads. There's tie Globe for you;
fill . parallel yIliaiay, in u civilized nation-and III
find the money
4 property founded, az the Sa"es Of hassachu-
SOFT, Justly saw the natural rights OF man 10 the
frlr, Of hi, labor cannot b. proper; ia one country,
and ID property in another 1t can be protected IN
one country aal siolep in another. Bat it il just aa
,,uh property in the country where IS stolen rs in
the country where it is protected. OcograDh ii
nr,nty-local morality VI ushait Lot st,aleXcopt
from British author out cf bouuds-Do unto your
,.ci.;lnr a. you would he should 10 10 you-uniess
lie is q British author out Of bOunls-al these are
vain endety0ra t. pass Geoya !ical amendments
upon the law Of Col, and the OLD common law,
ana on the great Typographical CONSCIENCE OF c4Yl-
lied mankind. The honest nan spuTns these pro-
vin,ial frauds plain relies OF tine tayage, and the
Mira takes them with a sheer at steppug st0ncs, to
the thing withheld
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