The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-22
THE UNION.

interference with Morse to be declared and adduce PROOF
of the priority of his invenuons No. or
Did he appeal from the decision OF the Patent Once 10
the circut court No
Did he file his bill in equity No;
What had he left Nothing but the two machines
eiom morning poer 70 set them IN mot9 on ne m%s
of Professor Morse There is no evading TINS cohciu
sion. No OF common understanding can examine
the patents of Morse and House. what is patented to
the former and refused to the latter and read the deer
sions of the Patent Office without perceving the d"e
conflict of the fpo systems,
Houses patent is no encroachment upon Morse's and
names Prof Henry as of those who entertain that
opinion Certainly Mr. Houses patent not an infringe
of Morses for all has conflicting CLAIMS cere re-
ected, and patented But patent is not his system
In the parts of the latter patented lies the conflict
should not feel justified in Introducing the name OF
Prof Henry and his opinions had not been frequently
done BY those connected with Mr. House. An article in
the Trenton Journal" of October 30, 1915, before
me- contains the following passage relative to Houses
telegraph, VIZ: ~
The new PLAN we have been informed was to five been
submitted Prof Henry yesterday, and his report il favor
able, will 90 far not only TO establish as superiority pni 70
declare its total dncaess from Morse's invention II hfs
opinion is favorable, hare it from the best authority that
line will be forthwith established between New York and
Philadelphia by the most direct route.
! Well, what Prof Henry's opinion The world
has never been favored with by those who asked 1t
but ga line was" NOT "forthcM established betlreer.
New York and PHILADELPHIA By the most direct route,
1.-THE railroads. but the railroad companies afterwards
conceded the right of way to Morses telegraph, which
they had previously refused and that is now built on
Professor Henry's opinion, imagine, is secret To
gentleman who conversed with him within the last
four weeks he distinctly declared, that Houses tnStru
meat neUer compete pAh MorseS, account Of its
oompierdy and comparative stolcness This state on
the best authority.
Those who aim to use Houses system independently
of Prof Morses have three things TO accomplish viz
| First To overthrow much of Morses first patent
him the exclusive of the electro magnet
10 mark o. print teegraphte characters or letters
| Secondly. To overthrow much OF Morses second
patent to him the exclusive use Of the receiving
magnet and local circuit for telegraph; purposes.
| Thirdly To make Mr. Houses machine communicate
with more promptude more accuracy than Professor
Morsc's
To attain the two first objects, they will have at their
first step to overthrow the decisions Of the Patent oee
could not be lawfully patented to anybody! TO accom-
pish the third, they must show that complex machine
is more prompt and accurate than SIMPLE one, and Is
less liable get out of ordera perfect absurdy in the
law of mechanisms.
Within few days, have for the first time examined
Mr. Houses drawings and model, and have come to the
conclusion that but for the assertion OF right to the
electro magnet and local circuit would be the interest
of Professor Morse and his associates to promote instead
OF preventing, the design of American "Betts" to
his instrument, provided they .couM do pih their own
means, the prompt and efficient mode of silencng
them forever In my mind, their failure IS Just as certain
as their attempt ANUS kENDALL.
p S-The Richmond Wing taunts me with being a
professed enemy of monopoles, and yet supporting tel
egraph monopoly Of one kind of monopoly am in
favor--a monopoly of mans property The ed
iors OF the Wing have lawful, rghtfu and proper
nopoly of their o,gn office, and other should be
permitted to steal their type or batter docn their forms
The Enquirer may establish another printing Office the
doors but it cannot take and the Wings presses
for that purpose 1pitiout their Ogners consent.
Patent rights much private property printing
presses. They are monopoly in the same sense that
other property is Morse has right to Houses IN
ventons without his consent, House Morses House
may build up a new telegraph, but he must not use
Morses materials 1t is not the rival INVENTOR but the
trespasser upon anothers property that denounce.