On The
First Occasion, When The Augsburger Allgemeine Gave That Infamous
Correspondence About The Venality Of The Neue Zeitschrift, Your
Striking Answer Gave The Most Convincing Proof Of What Part The
Opponents Were Studying To Play!
- I hope it will be possible to
despatch Hanslick's notice (which I enclose) in a similar
fashion.
But it is necessary to get at the exact truth before
inveighing against them - for Hanslick is no easy opponent, and if
one once attacks him it must be with suitable weapons and without
giving quarter. The words "denunciation proceedings," "Gessler
caps of the party of the future," and especially the concluding
sentence, "As long as Herr Brendel," etc., are a challenge, which
deserves more than a faint-hearted reproof! I would also advise
you to send a duplicate of your reply to the Presse in Vienna, at
the same time as it is published in the Zeitschrift. The editors
of the Presse will be certain to reject it, according to the
usual method of the clique impartiality of those gentlemen. But
the scandalous examples of the latter will be thus increased by
one more.
It is easy also to see beforehand that Hanslick will not let the
matter rest at this first notice, and will continue the
discussion.
Hearty greetings.
F.L.P.S. - In case your Vienna correspondent should be quite in
the wrong, it would be better simply to be silent and wait for a
better opportunity.
235. To Dr. Franz Brendel
[March or April 1860]
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