American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-12-17
American Republic all,
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BALTIMORE CLIPPER.
THURSDAY MORNING, DE. II, la4s.


{ly-The approach OF the Christmas hOyddys ron ,
deTs il necessary for our grocery variety book ana
other stores, to repeni thsit stocks, winch we no
tce many OF them have alT ady done; lhev nave no"
only to q sort 10 ocral system of advertising 10 in
sure plenty uT customers, The circulation OF the
Daily Clipper ia the adaCCat cities and towns, to say
nothing Of the thousands read here, renders II an
admirable medium for spreading advertisrm' ns be
fore all classes Of society, before Christmas day.
MAGNETIC observation-disclosures We
mentioned in our paper of Tuesday last, that a
memorial was about to be submitted to the cit
liens of Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York.
Boston, &C., praying that Congress will Pur-
chase the Telegraph for public use; and we now
have the pleasure to submit to our readers
copy Of said memorial. We early fOresaw how
the Telegraph could be abused If it were under
the management of private individuals; and
hence we were induced, soon after the dlscov-
cry of Prof Morse was made known, to urge
upon Congress the proprietY of granting to the
inventor a proper compensation, and applying
the Telegraph to government purposes Ex-
perience has shown that we were right; for
spectators and monopolists have controlled it
for their individual interests, whilst merchants
engaged in legitimate business, have been de-
barred from its advantages.
Should Congress refuse to purchase the Tel
egraph, it may after doing m.ch injury, sink
into disuse, as the public will not support an
instrument which can be welded so powerfully
for the advancement of fraud, and the enrich
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hands of government it will become great
public blessing-as individual property it will
be nothing but curse.
The following is the memorial mentioned
above; and we hope that it will be signed by
every man who desires that the Telegraph
shall be conducted with fairness and honesty:
To the honorable The Senate and
House Of Representatives 9th u. States.
The Undersigned citizens of Baltimore, re-
spectfully represent, that experience has shewn
that the Magnetic Telegraph, whilst under the
control of private companies or individuals, is
liable to great and serious abuses, by which the
commercial affairs of the country can be thrown
into the hands Of few spectators, who mo-
nopolize the use Of the Telegraph. To pro-
tect themselves and the community at large
from impostions and frauds, the undersigned
would most urgently entreat, that the several
Lines Of Telegraph and the patent right of Pro-
lessor Morse and associates, be purchased for
the general government, to be placed under
the control of the Post Office Department, and
under the management Of public agents. Such
an arrangement the undersigned are convinc-
ed, would be satisfactory to every honest man
in the community, as it would render the To- |
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conducted it favors fraudulent speculation and .
impairs the revenue ofthe Post Office Depart
ment. lfplaced under the management Of the
Postmaster General it would ensure implicit
faith in the fairness of its oPeratons-a afford |
greater facilities Of communication by multi. !
plying the number Of wiTes-and increase the
public revenue. The portion of the line off
Telegraph extending from Baltimore to WASH |
ingtou, being under control of the Post Office |
Department, has the entire confidence of the
public, never having been used for purposes of
fraud or speculation, and consequently the
wires have never been cut as in other places
Such would be the result along the whole lines
were they subject to the same authority. In
time the Magnetic Telegraph will doubtless be
extended to almost every section Of the coun-
try, the effect of which would be highly ad-
vantageous to the country were it under public
control, out exceedingly pernlcious II operated
for the benefit of few interested or favored
individuals.
In his agreement with the several companies
which now possess the Telegraph, Professor
Morse has, with true sagacity and zeal for the
public interest, reserved TO Congress the right
to purchase out the interests Of said slockhod-
crs, at a stipulated price, at any time previous
to the first of March next-it will therefore be
perceived, that the opportunity Of possessing
the Telegraph must be seized before the expi
ration of the term mentioned, or that stock
holders may increase their demands at plea
sure Under these circumstances, the under
signed approach your honorable bodies, i'll the
confident hope that you will, as faithful guar
dams of the rights and interests Of the people,
purchase the Magnetic Telegraph, and cause
it to be applied to its legitimate purposes
And your petitioners, as in duty bound Sc.