Manchester, 1 July 1869 

Dear Moor, 

Hurrah! Today doux commerce’ is at an end, and I am a free 
man.’ All the main points I settled with dear Gottfried? 
yesterday; he gave way on everything. Tussy and I celebrated my 
first free day this morning with a long walk in the fields. In 
addition, my eye is considerably better, and with a bit of gentle 
treatment should soon be completely back to normal. 

The accounts and the lawyers will keep me on the run for 
another few weeks, but this will not be anything like the time lost 
so far, 

Beesly really seems to be improving.* Just think what respect he 
still had for the English press that evening when he visited you. 

Eichhoff returned enclosed.** Wilhelm’ now appears to be 
pushing him forward in order to beg forgiveness. In the 
meantime, war has been declared again between Schweitzer and 
Wilhelm, and there is rebellion in the General Association of 
German Workers. But always the bold expectation that we should 
take the side of Wilhelm and the People’s Party. Wilhelm would 
do well to read the Manifesto on the attitude of the workers’ 
party, if reading or anything else would do any good! I am very 
anxious to see how this brawl develops; in any case, it will produce 

a sweet business - > Gottfried Ermen -¢ See this volume, p. 298. - 4 Wilhelm 
Liebknecht - © K. Marx and F. Engels, Manifesto of the Communist Party. 

12* 

some amusing scandal. Schweitzer really showed colossal presump- 
tion towards his gang in expecting them to allow themselves to be 
bartered off like a herd of sheep. 

I assume you received the 2nd halves of the notes on Monday. 

The Irish members behaved wretchedly again in connection with 
Moore’s motion, and Mr Bruce made a happy laughing-stock of 
himself once again.*” 

From Eichhoff’s information, it appears very questionable to me 
whether one should write to Meissner at all about popularising 
your book.* What do you think? In any case, if books for 5 silver 
groschen don’t sell, then one for 8 to 10 silver groschen will 
circulate even less. The only thing that would help here would be 
a small pamphlet of 1-2 sheets at 2'/2 silver groschen, but this 
needs work and is nothing for Meissner. What do you think of 
this? Or will you reserve it for personal discussion, since you will 
certainly visit Meissner in Germany? 

I suppose Jenny has gone to the seaside with her honourable 
Monroes.*”! 

Best greetings from all to all. 

Your 
F. E.