“I am sorry to see unmanly remarks in the ‘Literary Gazette’ on works that I publish so frequently occur, and as no critic can always be wise, I have but little doubt but works which pass through my hands will, on the average, sell equally the same, whether noticed in a kind or wanton manner by that journal.
“Having considerable power in sending advertisements, I am under the necessity of stating, if such practices are continued I must withhold sending any to the ‘Literary Gazette,’ and in thus expressing myself, I feel certain that your feelings are with mine, and