New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-11-13

lively - u must surrT alf al Nftlk ne c0rnec
with go mile. cf wes,srn line That bad united With
the line unt@r th.r express agreeent Tor the
public Advantage WILL THE FFFOHr OF T1IEsr PA.
TESTEEs TO OBTAIN The FULL HALF or AL TIE
STOCK or ALL TIE TFIrGnAPH LINES ~ TIE U~ro~
WITHOUT TIE yxFENDIrUAE 0F oNE DOLLAR ~ 40
NEY on oNE HOUR ~ TINE by clsrc.ng that public
from whom one # them holds tha grant AMI ihas -
pocket immeuse fortunes without sooF' be WELL TX
cErvKp BY rHK AMERICAN PEOPLE
The time was Mr.. smith 10 Congress ard Mr.
Kendall through the press made loud cutlery about tho
danger of central political irhlonces Win nsl the
stock two Or three n1iyouas would hold the res
trnl Of all TelrzraDhs Morses psn throughout ths
Union. without LAYING cut cent. Presses and pOit-
elana comm rec snd general news. would or might b.
hsrass@d or aided :. tic pleasure Of o j. Smith and
Amos Kendall They would control the swiites' mes-
feDger Of man on earth and that TOO In 5ef'oce both of
Justice ard eoui'y Already the press 10 this Ciiy pay
Infinitely higher prop0ftOnay, than the ten or twelve
daily papers a Cincinnati.
Ths motives vrica Induced Messrs Morse and Smith
10 contract Nth ~ Reilly was their liability 70
persusde capitalists thai the Western lines would b.
profitable and w-ilounfed belief mat his kno~ledee
of the country his sxlsniive acquaintance With bust
ness men and the energy sad decision a. character
which had marked bis conduc; through lie ait.d BIN
for success where they bal altos ih isied.
Their agent Mr Amos Kendall formerly Postmaster
General wrote 10 Mr. OR Nov. 3. lsi5 An freq u
say that know q no man ID gtose int gdy sud honor
have more confidence; aud Tor your sake :. J9ee
NEST sincerely in the progress you are making Mr.
John &. Wrgnt Of the Ctqcialdfi Gd-erf aud Dir. l..
Worihingon. Trustees for the va;euiees with whom
and SIR smiths brother ia-lsw prslei Case Jr ST.
O'Rely promptly seraed % successive compromise,
which Mr. Smith surcessiTcly uDtl thus 90 <nOweiee
hts willingness 70 20 whatever appeared % BE- just
In all intercourse and negotiations FOR the i'd
iustment Of the controversy existing between you ana
those controlling Morses sTsph We found YOU clpt
and ready discuss proposition connected with the
negotiations, and to agree o Sy which you esteemed far
o. put an end 60 controversy We know of 10 obstacle
thrown By you The way OF se ement during orr me-
sOuations On the contrary, have often heard You
express strong desire for amcaLle adjustment ct al.
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the interest Of parties concerned tncnnai u1l
In On appeal 10 iao public dated at Rochester
on the 2lst Dec last Messrs. Henry relc,u. Algln
Strong Elisha d. BY. Micah Brooke Jons,han enid.
Samuel l.. Seloen and George Dawson, associates WIN
Mr. X. Ia he eIlerpdse thus mark their sense OF hs
conduct
The truth u.s. that the great activity and energy Of
Nr ORielyhis extensive acquaintance With the pre-
with which he TONG connected, added 20 bis indeiaf'
fribted more Than snvhins Else 70 give that impulse
H. ig-so enerprise and that --l,e 10 Moises patent
which makes object tor tie proprietor VI tna
Of These EQUALS their Juifice'
Mr samuel l. sal1eu, recently elected judge Of he
Supreme Court II tnis state made the folio Wing re-
marks In statement dated the Let Of February last 90
Mr Ken0irs active efforts 10 rjure OReily Ia nis con
tract
"He fMr OReiliyl had Abandoned oil other business
and engaged with his energy talent ard unt rms SSH
duitg in an effort 20 gave value MoTses Telegraph
which mp that time had remained comparatively doi
manf The utmost exertions OF Mr.. Morse, the Tepuied
author, and Mr.. Kendall, the woud-be Grand saehem Of
the system lad failed iuuse vitality into H. could
ot sn r.ise Ill the fund. 10 build line between the two
great commercial cities of the mon, New loIk ana fh-
ad-phiaJ without the aid OF Mr. Okelyi who actually
procured fothem the funds Co coutinne nal " from new
ark TO Jersey CITY, shown u the cor esponaeue 20 al
dtion o. obtanig fe rfrt fund 10 build me me rom
Philadel hia 90 Baltimore, 10 connect the fotea win
proof of this exists TIE espondence and elsewhere
and n. truth cannot be denied The gIanads ana .ns
tice therefore of Mr. keldes assertion pa tie Art cis
before us that While Mr. Okiey aud his associates
were DING nothing the first part 81 1910, olef f,l
mes yrestd h tIne Of the Ieegraph-may be properly
appreciated by honorable men,. o.,..,.
contracts forfeited hecs-e he di not connect Harris
burg with the seaboard ue In SIX months from June
Isa5 How could be- 30 that when there was no Sea-
board nne to connect with They say he DID not pro
Vide funds within months for extending tue line 70
Harrisburg Tho acl H. ne Ouil hot ohly DIV wv" 'H
sr. O'Reily bal built bis lire from Harrisburg 10
Lancaster, where. by arrangement with Kendall the
agent tor the paientoet % connect Win tbs sre-
board line but there then such line 10 existence
Months thereafter through OReilys exerions the SEA
board line compe bat the ..tensees had chang o
the route aud 30 had % construct - miles scdiuonai
Ia order % with tbeif line down al fhsdepns
There are dozens Of iettcrs that might be- quoted 10
show that r Morse and his colleagues were nont eas
nj a stand. and unable 10 construct the hne rom ~"
York 10 Baltimore. Amos Kendall wrote to DAVID Bur
bank ,. ,......t..
you should be mployed In building the line le'esiHi
10 Baltimore aud u vas Ily PURGE =" f"f,eJ - -
built under my superntendence bL ~ t1f ee'fhg nni
not 6ds 10 b. d rii, and Henry REILLY, Esq offered
10 build raising the funds himself ana tste piye d"
stock under my controls nor can IN any way III
On the a9th Of December. 1916, Kendall writes 10
ORsilly ,. ~
II expected to get arrangements for funds N New"
York closed to-day, but have not been abe 10 sec HI
about IT, that / saish &c had ofher ref0uc" ,
OReilly al once c,me 10 their Feilei-he Out tneir
line be connected his own with H. be put oon mo sus
cessful and profitable ration aud nos Tor ne seAe OF
MORE GAIN. they spreading unnatns uioueh mo
country In the vain hope OF getting Tli Of 'heI own
solemn engagements, 10 his injury DO tncy ioIee'
, Professor MORSE CONCENTRATING Mr. - REILLY
ON THE SUCCESS or MS LsBORs," In mus compicang
the CONNECTION. By LINKS or LIGHTNING bkfNkhN
THE HUDSON AND POTOMAc' II went me fodhds o'
almost every newspaper In \. America
Why should | cucumber the pross win long oelAh'
Printed copies OF the correspondence arc teioi. NC
which show that the paienteet were compared rom
stern necessity TO change their route 10
they dreaded the rivalry and hostility OF the NEWER
sew Railroad COmpany-ths Reilly msde ali tneli NJ
rangemens tor right Of way. IS well as ~. o~n-.n.l
Kendall wrote Reilly, November III, lef' mt .ue5
Che paentees had failed In their 70 con
uoct with the Atlantic Lake. and Mississippi Co al an
caster Pa and authorizing that Assoesion 10 eAtsI1
their wires TO Phadelphiathat within me - on'H,
required subscribers OF undoubtsa ability hsa tbstse1
10 complete tho line 10 Pittsburgh snd Wheeling and mat
Kendall wss ell aware that they hsi dOne 81.
On the ll,h Of December, lsi5, Nj. OReiAy wrote
/ Nj Kendall that
Mr. Dawson, the Treasurer above referred 70 goes %
report progress and 10 Tor PLACING TIE ate pr
the hands OF Trustees that the requirements q ne
six months ARE FULFILLED In the progress o. me ene
prise" g.. ,,.ut, -, ,,,,s O.,
due order. lie wrote TO Mr.. Dawson December ID
/ 1875: " .
"DEAR srR FROM my recollection Of the contract Of
Prof Morse ard bis associates with Henry Ohciy tsl
rroyiding ior line Of ElectfoMagnetc Telegraph in ue
Msssnpi end the Lakes and the progress made "a ~
ins funds and constructing the as reported BY PIT
OReily consider the owners Of The raient pee An ~
patent- GIT iu trustees according 90 sfd
whenever articles of association sht De- asf-ti N. A
] executed by the Two parties respectively
Afe~ days after this, Sir. r. wrote 10 bis friend hi
Richie Of the Uaton'
"Fsrly in The Summer al arransemsn' was made ha,
ir n lew the construction ci line vesiwaid ron fi
aeelnhia 10 Pittsburgh and - Louis, throwing OF
1911 ~ lake Erie Mans Base Been rafff % cry il'
bve 10 Tfl5urels t IS built from Harrisburg 20 Len
caste and Is going W rapidly num ilG point 70 fA.A
deiph4A'
me whole line was speedily built and Ia complete o2
Grafton ana thsn but not all October 1870 cid Mr.
n smith pr.tead that the contract wss forfeited -
On IN. - u that month he wrote OKeily, under tas
..unpton that inst 90 of - per cent Tor the patent
right a Der contract, te (smiih) would now exAc
MI Hs had resolved % msks I'D mosi u the West
arm naomi II by LEGAL qIocrs and personal annoyance
h. could but break hs own contracts.
n tho line had not BEEN eonssfuetsd 10 time. and
smith and Kendall had suffered BY OReiy's nssleet
why 90 they not come upon hin Tor dsnase'i 10 IN