The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-09
MoRsE's TELEGRAPH.

II. pOTtlOn b.
ject of Morses patents or his rights under them 1t
most extraordinary that in this ghtened age
any portion of the public Of the be bought b,
any desire of ATTAINING benefit whether by
telegraph charges any other to show such utter
contempt and disregard Of the legal rights in
divduas of the laws has been displayed of late
In this matter There is an excuse however, would
fain believe for much ofths in the want offamiiarty
both in the public and among editors, and, indeed,
among all but lawyers who have made the patent laws
and their application their study There no branch
Of the law less understood by the public. But there
gard for right which should characterize the acts of
all men; and on that rely, when the camor raised
shall have subsidized, and the public mind be sp-
preached to protect most meritorious
who has shed so much honor the American name
from the interference Of others whether they come
from Ireland England, Germany, originate in our
own land And will hsre say q few words in regard
to MIR Henry ORely, who now appeals to the public
against" monopoly and who most absurdy steps in
champion TO protect Prof RS Henry Jackson against
theft OF their property by poor, modest Prof Morse
He became associated with others in building line of
telegraph between Philadelphia and Baltimore. He
had previously obtained contract from Messrs. Ken
dali Smith, to form company and build line from
Philadelphia to Pittsburgh Lousville st. Louis and
the lakes That contract the pate alege he has
violated and suits in progress to annul it. Mean.
time, he has gone at the West and built the lines
and content with that has to 90 south
Of Louisville to New Orleans and in other directions
not allowed by the contract claiming at first the right
to build Morses telegraph there but failing in that
which has since been enoined by the United States
Court for the Kentucky district IL is said be
worked net to write letters on paper but to indicate
long During all this time the whole West and South
west has heard Of nothing but Mr. o'Reiy, the "en-
terprising O'Reilly the Napoleon Of teegraphic
terprise until people in that region absolutely believe
that he is the inventor and creator of the tee
graph and everything pertaining to it. and the only
Of enterprise in America Presses have been kept
busy by him, and constant uproar and excitement
ated for his benefit Morse and his claims have been
treated with contempt and the patent laws courts
deded. Mr.. ORsilly, meantime, has grown to great
such as no American has attained In that
gon. tSt Louis grand fete given him. when the
line was completed to that point at which speeches
-ere made and toastsdrank to his honor; but poor,
modest humble Professor Morse who IL had been sup
posed invented this great instrument, was not even
Thought Of or me tioned Hosts Of yeung gentlemen,
piovse in the various telegraph Offices at the West
NAV now be seen, wearing in their shirt bosoms the
miniature likeness of Henry O'Reiliy, the enter
traits grace the walls Of numerous offices AID public
houses Scrip of the Western lines, with Henry
O'Reiey's head engraved upon It, has also been is
sued. IA brigade Of the gallant fellows who have
built his lines offered by him to the President to
go to California At Nashville grand entree was
made in four horse barouche, preceded by band OF
music and banners In all this, the aid of the press,
and IKE ignorance Of the public Of the merits Of the
subject, have given him a short. lived success, most
astonishing, when consider the rights of the mat.
ter Defeated At last at the West by the touch stone
Of the law notwithstanding the most earnest efforts
ood counsel and volumes Of newspaper articles read
VI testimony he now comes here, from the peo-
% oS mi. region Driven from his claim to use Morse'
Instruments directly, ana enjoined asainm using
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aRa,n,s systemn whchs not only entirely inefficient
a. comnaYed with Morse but whichs both unpatented
and has been refused patent here because previously
invented by Morse.
by asang the character of Professor Morse ana the
Wholesale charges Of fraud against the courts ana .he
Patent Office to enable this speculation to be carried
on can be here; the public long &c
be deceived by gross ms-statemen'soI worse c,ams
His patepts embrace claims to general principles o.
opcratiop as we'll special means or machinery foi
operatipg; and have II uponthe highest authority
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