New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-10
Justice 10 American Genius--nor-e'. Tel
egraphInvasion of hi. Rights.

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Many articles haye OF ate been published ia this
city and throughout The West evidently By inter.
ested parties. attscSing the ate decision of the T.
: Court a. Frankfort iu favor OF M0rses claims
They have been, however, mostly Of such char.
acter as % carry their own sntiote along with
them. Tor the dsy Las not yetanived trust. when
the American public can be brought to sustain such
a~ess attacks upon the integrity q one Of the hshes,
Courts Of TIE Federal Government To cal Amos Ken
dsl 4 broken down political hack pa-'icsirly riei
NM fror iis political risaa aai f0rmer spD0irss
and bait a nay b thou ghi very strong drgunsnf
against M0rses clEms but without proof % charge
Iud ze Of tie e Court with corruption = an drocry
that no true American citizen will justify To al the
newspapers with elloses upon Henry OReiny with
his ZOO miles Of Telegraph may be well enough for
certain purposes. tioggh indeed have had rather
TOO much Of IL Of ste bat IL s no 6rStneuf against
hxed fact .uch r the clear decision Of Court upon
Norses Patents which Patents sustained are a. in
movable a. the the avs themselves These articles
required no notice bg; that IN TIE Tbuss Of this
ing signed Moron seems 20 call for reply and IN
great haste wish TO aitemptit
The patent avs u,c.d a limited a0g0poly-Amted
as 70 time only-snd tor the best OF reasons but
Morses Telegraph and has been open and free 70 al
who choose 20 become stockholders in any line, now
built OF 70 be hereafter constructed. Nothing be
more perfectly repbca IN is character than the plan
pursued 10 this matter. The charges high A. pres
ent and they are so tor the that most OF the
lines were built By 6w men with more enterprise
than capita who had i0t the means OF putting up
number of wires a. thecommencement 20 soon, nov.
ever a. sufficient capital j. earned or subscribed more
wires viii be- erected and the charges largely reduced
The owners Will undoubtedly md their business and
profits increased In proportion. Already on the Wash.
nrton and New Orleans line-a most expensive and
magnificent work-iaeiy completed the rates are re.
duccd 0rCr-g nee per 90 the newspaper press, and
are much lower than any controlled BY this great
anti-monopolist, Mr. OReily
70 ono luc fic country q controlled BY mo pdicicc
lf Mr. smith does control the Boston line r s because
be has purchased enough OF its stock when others
would not touch o. O. enttle him % ia conTol-out
not paisutee SO much Tor the cry oil mono
poly that has been raised tor two years past II u
true a. go pathetcsy stated by the writer that Fitch
and other inventors and viii add Whitney have been
ruined hy the lswless pTacies OF men VINO had no
genius Of their own. but who dishonesty prohied by
that ot others The same impudent game y now Al
tempted % boz played against Prot Morse by natural
zed lrshmsn and his inventions are also questioned
By an Englishman. Sir Balm. (~ho for sught We know
: perfectly honest IN his claim and a most worthy
man. through the AID OF sppeals against monopoly
Amos Keno ALL " /. O. j. smith. and attacks upon
the Patent Office and the ned states Courts Bu, IN
thus age such atrocities cannot be- successful Tbs
Iudcrous effect from such source.
have neither time nor have you space. Tor An eia0o
rate reply 10 the article IL sufficient n s-y that alter
An Investigation OF weeks. the o. :. District Court Of
Kentucky decided that Morse was the true and origin
Al inventor OF tho Telegraph that the principle oil the
sc0Rd rirclf was invented by him IN i-5T PRIOR 70
stcnhils or Days and sustaining Morsc's claims on
every point and enioirins O Reilly against the use OF
the Columbian instrument II that decision u 70 DE
questioned Jet be done before the proper tribunals
and not by indecent and slanderous attacks upon the
W. a I.fnn ia -
4. 10 Ban's invention ingenious and beautiful 40 Il H.
Though of doubtful utility NJ. BAN rds reccHy r.
fused patent for u ~ Washington bfedH's II rds prfr
Onsfy carcdfcd By Morse
come now 10 the more serious and outrageous por
ton Of this article That Prof Henry and Jackson are
the real inventors Mor-s- Telegraph and that Morse
has assumed as his own what really belongs 10 them
Nobody claims that Morse discovered deoricmY or
electro Oh OF the parts which 20 To make
up his invention. me man who inV"n.@ . now mn
wheel does not claim 10 have discovered the mouFe
oser 1f water nor does the inventor Of a steam en-
me claim the discovery Of all the knowledge in
VOWED Ia IT, c0ustFuctOn-and Il Il Nue ttst hpIse
aid acquire much OF the knowledge involved In his
inventions from others beginning with the teacher and
books in the village school where be nrst learned 10
exercise bis youthful mind and 10 read and write But
10 charge him with claiming AS his own the inventions oil
Henry and Jackson IL TO accuse him OF PERJURf a. ne
mast dfberafs FORM for 10 obtain patent ne had 10
make oath that he beiered himself 70 BE- me original
and frsf inreHf0r" How does this comport with the
exuressed wish Of Morton 10 speak OF Morse with
due respect as an individual Professor and member
of society" and As A DEyoUr 30 ACTIVE CHRISTIAN -
This sounds both like hypocricy and very bad non
sense 81,
Affected BIZ such vile accusations whether coming rom
writer who has kept the whole West in commo'
ton for two years past to sustain MS attempts 70 roo
Morse OF his property well as his reputation orfom
any other source ,,
II any sensible man will examine Morses claims ss
specified in his patents he will tina, they are entirely
mis- stated hy the writer and indeed that they nave
generally been misunderstood by the pe0hc
When they and the testimony as given Al franSioi'
shall have been made public, these prauca and sian
derous attacks upon Morses Patents Morse himself
the Judges of the Courts and the officers OF the faeht
Office will 20 into contempt .,,
Meantime subscribers 10 the new Boston line nad
better wait the decision Of the Courts and save tner
money. AN AhkhlDAN N'i'NAN'
Nef York OF. g.