Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-09-17

him employed inferior cngravers for NO other rea-
son pat because they were Englishmen; and waited
TIL Mr. Perkins patent expired-and then adopted
ms plates, and use them to this day but cent
did they offer him. All the beautiful steel engra.
wings you see in the splendid ANNALS, are done on
his plan You will zee beautiful steel en- cravings in
guided books, and in guided palaces, and in the
hands OF the noble and the rich; but nobody tbinke
ofthe poor and defrauded inventor" A number %
engravers in the United States have made money ON
Mr.. Perkins plan.
His other inventions have been nume rou and i'm
portant His steam gun excited much attention al
the time, and which has lately been much improved
by his son, A NJ Perkins, who possesses a high or.
der of TALENTS in mechanics, &c and is making mo-
ney He is the author OF the new mode of warming
buildings by the circulation of hot water through
iron tubes. And has more recently patented new
and important steam boiler.
have spent very agreeable and instructive
hours IN their society. The son has an amiabe and
interesting lady for wife, and two or three chill
drcn The old man has cheerful and comic table
birth in his sons house, surrounded by his growing
up grand children. Peace and hoaor to the old mans
remaining days.
Mr.. Bogardus has been living here but has just
lef' for the United States. A man by the name Of
Spencer, native, belize We, of Rhode Island was
the first inventor of the "pentograph." He was a
poor mar, and fell into debt, and was imprisoned.
Ia this condition he was found by Mr.. Jacob Per-
kns, OF this city, who at the time engaged in
bank note engraving in Philadelphia, and return
ing from thence to Newburyport, and stopping on
his way at an inn, he saw thimble beautifully en-
graved or chased with lines. He asked who did it
and was told poor by the name Of Spencer
Perkins Immediately sought him out, and carried
him with him 10 Nswburyport, and gave him I'M
ployment; and when Mr.. Perkins came out to En-
gland with his mode of steel engraving, he brought
out Spencer's pentograph with him, inc Guiding spe-
cimens Of work. Mr. A. NJ. Perkins soa took the
specimens Of Spenoers' work, and showed them 10
officer of the Bank Of England, beautiful sam.
pies Of art Of engraving by machinery, and
explained the nature of the machine to him. which
simple. This officer Immediately. and secretly,
went to a mathematical instrument make r. and had a
machine made on Spencer's plan, took out patent,
and claimed the invention! This was par with
the act OF the ueshman, called Hadley, stealing
the quadrant from Godfrey, the American inventor.
Spencer, believe, reaped no reward. and died peor
Bogardus, of New York, who came to London
soms years ago, succeeded in making some i'm
Portant improvements in Spencer's machine.
could extend this list by alladng to other Ame-
r'cans engaged in the pursuit of the fine arts, Sc,
and commercial men and bankers many Of whom do
honor TO their country; but only have time briefly
to notice the Iucksss class calico inventors always
the most useful class to mankind, but always the
most unfortunate and unhappy.
1t is great pity bat had patoral society in
the United States for their protection and encourage
ment Such institution would prove blessingto
the nation and to the poor devil class of inventors
Those Americans W no have succeeded in making
the most important INVENTIONS in every instance
Jared the worst. Take Fulton, W hi,ney and Per-
kins, for exampes-all made poor by their inven-
tons, while mankind at large reap millions by their
labors. IL only one.tenih Of the charity and money
wasted in fanatica schemes of abolition, and in plans
to convert the heathen &c. was bestowed poor in
ventors, to give them bread and encouragement,
mankind in the end would be great deal better off,
The amount of American invention and skill en-
poyed in various ways by esEnglish, without ac-
acknowledgement remuneration, is truly astonishing
and can only be appreciated by one acquainted with
the subject. This is especially seen in Whi,more's
carding machine, and in Wilkinson's reed machine,
and in various Improvements in cotton spinning, &C.
IL is all right Some few Of these things they have
bought and paid for, but much the larger portion
they have stolen without mercy, and instead Of
bread have given inventors stones. In oar country
our own inventors get neither bread or stones. We
treat IN ventors worse than all other nations. We
put the Of Cain them if they fail, and rob
them if they succeed. What the devil aen can try
to invent for. under such circumstance, God only
knows
The East India speculation Of extending the cuti-
walton Of cotton in India with view Of rivalipg the
| United States, is all an absurd humbug, and will
prove most rdculously so, it ought 20, under the
circumstances. by and bye, will give you all the
material facts in this humbug, which viii prove
what say. Yours, &c. Al.
! The CELEBRATED Nrw TREATY BETWEEN Eng
! LAND, Russia, AUSTRIA AND Pau. STA, ~ RELATION
| TO THE ABRAMS or TUKXsy AND EeYPr.-Ths
treaty has not been entered into bv surprise.
not signed until a ter mature reflection the con-
! sequences il might involve For this we have the
guarantee that two great pacific powers, Austria
and Prussia have taken part in it, and their cabinets
must have kaown that should France determine at
any price TO MAINTAIN the Pasha Of Egypt better to
make display Of force the Rhine, than an aug
mentation Of nsvIes in the Mediterranean. In anti
cipaion of this, the two cabinets cannot have failed
90 prepare the means Tor not being taken Oy surprise
by such demonstration. Hitherto, however, no
such step has been appartnt we, tbereore, believe
that the revolutions OF the conference at London have
not been signed by the cabinet Of Austria and Prus
sia without such reservations as will insure a
tinuancc OF peace. On this point. ii /. said that
jecla ration or confidential communication was made
20 the cabinets. de grating the line OF demar
cation which France observe. in case positive in
tervention in the east should tske place; but i at
the time the possibility Of a rupture should be
foreseen, hope that those cabinets as the guar
dans Of the general peace, will give their accession
60 the convention Of London. on condition that this
line Of demarcation shall not be passed.
Miss BURDrTT CoUTrs.-Mr Cunn, the perse-
verng and imprisoned sutton of Miss Birdett Coutts,
il still in what Il called the New PRISON (athough