, 1879-01-16

The remnilt1cr nj the session wps devoted to
IN Informal discussion In regard TO the lcgistn-
tion required With respect to other matters than
taxes.
Adjourned til morning.
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.
A Reply to m Unwarr"ntea Asrerston by a
(lont1ctann HVl,o Knows Whereof lIu Writes
and Who IA Entitled to Fall Credit.
CHICAGO, Jan. 14.-}n your issue Of the 7th
Inst. appears tho following cx.rOrt, credited to
the Courter-journai. casting I'M t1nputa.!on upon
tic character Of William Cullen nryant:
II may seem M unesactous thing to soy, yet, b.
Ing trnc, II mast b said, that Hryunt, with his
poet, and I'll spite OF certain ncrtterons qualities
in jnusnaisn,t md vices. or At fcast weaknesses uf
sot wsa ry as keo @ lin IT. w.vsss q
houndar1os OF morality. lIis besctsing slu wns
avarice. Htnce tho time Of Lord Bacon thero has
an, ua @ sofnes. !: William Cuicn ,Sant. isosai,
nate lore Of money. was mt with him an tccen.
81 ~ Ss wnp 81 '1as hs
professional daily llsc.
As AM personally familiar With air. Brynnt's
habits aud character, ask tho privilege Of
dlsabusInR tho minds Of your numerous readers
OF any false Impressions which tho reading OF
tho foregoing paragraph may have produced.
pronounce tho lRlputations Il contains uu-
fouuied and ualust Ia every particular. Tho
editor Of the Co,.rtsr-Journai Inns been deceived
by tome nncyolcnt Or ignorant informant.
MI. bryant was pro-ernincn.Iy the reverse Ut
T., W, .,,h.c-tntion. t al, ,.nr,,,. 4.,s.,,,.
III u's suuae'tp,o"s ,,s W y" "or.nS etaln'cs ana
entetpFscs' irahuseas Of tnen ana women OIL
MI c1alses-l!terory teoplc, nrtisis, and others
eau bear testimony to Ills uufuIllup
hnrc 1Het inns fchav t4nr atNnta 1tna
,.t..,,,, s.,,.,.. , ~I.,,.... "o".a "
x!na's' .,nn ,r,,a aa'e.y, a.a Hnnout os.cn1a'
tion' 1he exaggerated tuipfcss!on OK the
public Al to his larEe wealth made him rontiu.
INNS rc.ort nf s,tnnlir,r,a f,r r.,t.f n, o,,,.t.
ancr. 9 " ''
Az Mr. Iryant Ind business transactions With
but q very few pcre0nB, and those atn sure cau
testIfs to l,s Itberullty, 1 ca,uot coneelvo how
.nv m. .,,o,,ft hayn drawn lin conclu.io,, ,I,t
AeWaa 6o9ui0 hn1 asntFsous' ~ - pokslDie no
has bcen uuluhtly arsaIgncd Tor the urts OF
Others / havc heard lbut the extreme economy,
stc.. with which tho business Affairs Of t,a
x,..,.,u r,.t tsS,,,,,., a,,,,,,,,a,a, w.,
.''F'''"S . W. 1o"psNy "e's 1u"aue'eo' W tho
FORMER slpcfiEtcudclt aud Manager, lasr betn
severely criticised by sone persons. 1t is barely
possible thxt sumo Ut these ]lurt!es may sayu
held Mr. Hryans responsible fur such ll,anagr-
nlcnt, snd deemed tim sorl1iu. to be guilty OF
pnrsmony, tn View OF tts imagined wealth. II
40, they bAve done him great lnjuatlcr. Mr..
p{YAIt b EuuIlEEtlUu n ltLl tUt LffHMH ]'1&f was
siMply that OK stuckhUllcr aud ulIt0r.in-chtrf.
Absolutely he pcyer exercised control of
tho business management ot tbs Company, The
character of his mind aud lis literary occupation
gayc him great tfstaste for the details ntld
lrudecry OF business. ~ slso III regard to tbs
financial management OF the affairs of the Com.
psHy liz never inteFfercl with tic Auocrin-
tcndent, 70 whom tiln duty wns contlcl. and
who Nas 1olut owner With Mr. Bryant III the
etock OF the Company, each owning Dnc-hnlf.
blr. bryant had 10 little Of mtTccnary ujspOst.
tton hc Was contented to lraW iron, thu
cashier such anlounlhus money IL hc needed fur
hts liberal expenditure, just a. other members
OF tho editorial stall drew their salaries. llo
never Investigated tho accounts, or examined
| tho books tu test their accuracy, having confi-
dcneo in the ability and Integrity Ut tho Super
| intendcnt, and also having great scpuguat,cc
himself to such duties.
/ fIu had apparently Ito money making faculty,
| or At least le never cultivated Il. ! attn suru
from tho lnlexlblc character Of his mind, that,
| 80 far aa relates to financial scllemtnE 80 frc-
quvntlY found necessAry to Conduct a successful
busts,css, ho never could hayd learned the art.
l iu,aalne, from tho aversion and indifference
he manifested for business dctaiIs md financial
| operations, that he was tDuacioua OF this, for It
seemed to have been Eue with him mover to
| yenture uppu tle Derfornailre OF any taak
] which lie ctluld uot do with credit to himself.
As In tinanrinl matters, 10 also In tha making Of
bargains hG had Ito aptitude whatever. doubt
| II til ever made one fur literary service that
Has not thc result Ut tn.port,lnitY OH tho part
\ of tia publisher, some OF wtlu.n uiaAe large
l gains 1,y tile transaction, whilst Aff, Uryaot's