New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-10-29

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sAsHisS on hGf ne People frOs the beash of More
PHteni-fs,c York and Philadelphia Company ys(u..
q Join ne Con,puaey- Cgsrs,and and Buffalo line
hAsciy tIeaensd-PrSmpt Les ,s.attss acol. required
70 ppsh Spec siatns from ko1opoi.tnS early fdinss
ofht Prlc,s Of Produce UiA MS LSislaturt 1uayd
ts CoRstHss'is and pass sqattabs Telegraph Lar
ALsANr, October p, lsi5
TO tbs Editor Of The Tribune:
SIR; The enlistment of Lightning into the ser.
vice OF man, to carry his messages in silence, and
with degree Of speed which exceeds anything
dreamed Of by the fanciful writers Of English ro-
mances or Arabian tales, forms remarkable epoch
10 the snnsls Of the world In America the question bss
yet TO be solved Shall the sgeney Of this smos,
nipresent messenger be monopoiized to the injury Of
the millions md the gain Of few, will this Lesss
ture hasten TO set bounds to human svsrice at It's es
og noxt month By the passage Of Telegraph Law, Ia
accordance with the free spirit Of American institutions
TIE idea Of using Electricity Of convey
intelligence is The offspring of American genius and
originated in the cspscious mind of ihe phiosophic
Franklin The ingenious Morse tcted this idea and
to induce individuals to embark their capital In Tele-
sraphs-tbe advantages of which TO very extensive
territory whether ia war or peace, are inconcevsby
grestthe Government granted $4,000 to test It's ul.
y and various associations Of spirited and enierprsns
men were soon formed TO spread the conductors Of
lightning the Union. Already the spirit OF monopoly
has appeared among them and human legislation Is re-.
qaircd prevent them from converting great national
blessing iuto public scOurge.
advocate no Infringement OF the learned Professor
Morso's patent II any man act Of men have svaied
themselves Of bis useful discovery In defiance Of our
Nations laws. let ths United States ChaDcery epioln
them forthwith to rersn-le. the ample safeguard OF
public Justice protect his rights What complain Of
Ia the deermL alton by the Boston and York and
the New York aud Buffalo Companies to carry messages
II from part of the Union and 10 refuse them II
sont from ano,her-to receive aud forward message
from Washington, aud the next minute 10 refuse
other II from Pittsburgh, Cincinnati or Harrisburg.
Why punish the thief VINO steals the wires a line,
and leave il Ia thc p1we of set Of common csrriers
entrusted with gsuial monopoly to cut the wires in
efeef to the busness community Of the Great West,
while under The patent there he rival lines using
Morse's inveutonf
Tho writer is not prscticug lawyer but he asks for
Information whether the United states Courts on hs
Equiv side could not promptly compel tbs above Com
psns convey the messages they have thus resolved
to and check at once this rOnsuous psriisity
and b. justice the aid Of these Courts invoked in
the fret Of refusal under Smiths nonintercOurse
resolution Am | 10 understand that II hostile fleets
apd armies 10 appear frontiers iDtim slioIs
o. warn Cincinnati and Louisville Of approaching dan.
GER could 30 refused vance via Buffalo or Boston,
because the messages would have 20 pass along the
Great Western line of Telegraph Ths, would be tory
machinery with vengeance; yet what else but this %
Nessrs Smith, Kendall Co. ailegei
am anxious 10 direct the attention OF your readers
esp, clAlly those engaged In trade u wellumed me
mortal which has recently presented 10 the Iees
lature here relative to tho Atlantic ske and Mississippi
Telegraph aud 10 gross abuses already found In the
working of the system. Who is there thst will Affirm
that wrongs complained of do not require early con
sheraton and prompt legislative action Where Is the
editor nst of the Allegheny mountains, who would de-
sire 70 deprive Of the bench! Of the Telegraph bis wor
thy brethren In tho Vest
The memorial sets forth
Id
Brooks. Henry Ely, Jonathan Child, George Dawson
Alvah Strong John 9. skinner and others bad embark
ed the previously untried experiment OF connecting
the great growing West with tho Atlantic sesbosrd by
eecicity-ihat they have already placed oSB THOUSAND
MILES OF Lightning Telegraph Ia successful operation
aud will complete ANOTHER THOUSAND Mills before OF
q, an early period Of the approaching Winter.
. That the managers OF this great Western line with
thr title In law and equity emphatcsy acknowledged
in the 8 Court the fullest and moot ample inquiry
and CATION and acting In conformity with the let
ter and spirit OF the patent aws nave continually hsr
rnonizod with all other lines OF Telegraph, accommods
ting everybody in alike whether from the Eat or
the West, without favor To any, at one prico to all
and with equal speed, secrecy and certainty 10 each
g. That before mile Of any Telegraph line was con
sructod the public were informed that The lines of
Magnetic Telegraph lunder Morses Patent shall be-
open ~ all persons and all public authorities who shall
tender and pay the regular charges which may b. fixed
upon for its use and THE FIRST TO CONF SHALL BIZ
FIRST SERVED, WITHOUT REGARD TO SEX, WEALTH OR
STATION" Any other course, under that patent as IL
seems 10 me- would be such violation of Its principle
as would enile the party sggrieyed to an Injunction,
and 10 damages at law for surely no Congress ever
could have intended that early news might be conveyed
by or to class Of persons and withheld from another
equally interested at the option OF few individuals.
a That nevertheless, the Boston and New.fork and
the New.York and Buffalo Companies have suddenly
oyed not 10 carry any their lines IL they
hhya psssed over or intended for persons the
Great Western line aud there can be no Rival lines
ia any one direction under Morses Patent the result
thu, the Western people forbidden the OF the
all
civ of New York and the Eastern people refused any
share of its advantages II they desire to communicate
with their eilow-czens west OF fhisdephis-instead
of first come fret served one part OF the holders OF
the patent make unlawful war on another part and
seek to injure them utterly regardless OF the Infinitely
greater indry done to the public set OF men thus
get the earliest news, and may profit thereby, while
others equsly merorous, deprived OF their equal
rights by two sets Of common carriers holding mo-
nopoy professedy for the good VI ALL yet refusing 10
do their duty mpartislly To all.
s That the New York Philadelphia and Washington
line refused To become parties to the above unlaw
ful combustion; but that toe Newiork and Buffalo
Company threaten that n the sboyeusmed gentlemen
and their associates having the assigned right shall
sruct Telegraph line between Cleveland and Buffalo,
they Che Newlork and Buffalo Coz will prevent the
public from using IT, by stopping every message from
going or coming hey ond Busloi Thus II 10 that poor,
feeble tnortss day often sport with tho choicest bless
ings sbo~ered upon them BY high Heaven aud seek to
them TO the injury OF many, that siew may hold
what they cant enloy.
MI law sought to be p1rpetu-t-d within this STATE
In defiance OF most solemn pledges may give rise TO
gigantic system OF fraudulent spec lsOn by which the
millions be the sufferers and the wonderful dis
covcry OF tho Telegraph eventually become engine of
oppression and pilisse.
And the menorisss ask of the Legislature It's early
snd sous interference, that the penalties already
ctd against those who stop the Telegraph by cutting
stealing the wires may BE-, hcnc-iorth, also levied from
every vindictivc, coyotous OF moncpozins Company,
who shall conspro 10 refuse 10 convey the messages Of
one set of men while they favor and forward those Of
smother thus nurng In their business pursuits for
&. Of early Information, while they benefit aud enrich
oihers not more deserving.
trust Sir tbs, this Memorial will be promptly acted
on a General Telegraph Law introduced equal pro-
lection and right Of way given 10 all who may desire 10
erect lines Of Telegraph that fair competition Ia
mi. As IN other things may non and prompt
service 10 all equally. at fair price strictly resersins
20 Mr. Morse and TO mia legal sssgnees all their rights
under the patent Laws
An svpssl wss made by Messrs Smith and Kendall to
,bs Tinted States Court At Philadephis to enoia the
W.srn Telegraph Company not 10 use borse's Patent.
a. a FIVE dsys' Investigation, Judge Kane decided
,h ,hev had the assigned right 10 use IL In the eye
ne law this patent 10 unity, Morses Patent and hi.
NV Vel we lind bis agents OF assigns carrying mes
So. mart of the way. aud then stopping them. al
tbsush his monopoly extends over the whole Union
49, ,h,ra 4. lersl remedy for this viostion OF al