p. t. HOMER, ESQ.

Bosros, April 90, 1896.
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SIR: BY your note Of this morning, it appears that
you found your application OF the term "acting
agent of the Manchester manufacturers from the
contents OF my letter in the Union, &C. Tins ID To
me perfectly inexplicable, as in it expressly deny
acting at the suggestion solicitation Of any one;
and you cannot be ignorant that the word agent i'm
plies substitute, acting under the authority, direc-
tlon, or at the request of his principal That this s
the way II Is understood at New York, have the
authority OF an eminent merchant Of that city, who
remarks that since Mr.. Appleton's letter appeared
in the Evening Post, it is thought that am acting
under instructions from Manchester manufacturer;
and that unless the accusation is explained away by
the same authority which promulgated it, the inn
preston will remain, though unfounded and unjust


The anonymous misrepresentation of irresponsI-
BILE letter writers have not thoaght il worth while
tonotce, farther than what may refer TO them in my
letter in the Union; but when a Communication APP
pears over the signature of who has resided so
long amongst you have, and whose position is
high in the community, with gratuitous expires hons,
the tendency Of which is TO dsparage the influence
of felow-oitizen by misdirecting the public mind
as to his motives At as time that should at least at
tempt to vindicate myself


Those who have known me from early manhood
can testify that the principles now avow, and at
tempt to disseminate, such as have ever held;
and in confederation of their testimony will remark
that an article written by myself signed "More than
one Bostonian, )" which appeared in the Daily Ad-
vriser fifteen years since, pending the contest be-
tween Mr.. Henry Lee for member Of Congress, ad-
vocates the identical rate of duties on cotton manu-
features which is now proposed in the recent report
of the Committee of Ways and Means. o.


Trusting that you will readily do me the justice to
withdraw, as publicly as il was given the charge of
my being an "acting agent of Manchester manufac-
tlirers," v. a7Hl7t N,1hsi'f


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