The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-21

One was for appointing Mr.. Mcdowell Of Virginia as
Chairman until the Speaker is elected II was laid
upon the table, along with the other resolutions. The
House then to call the roll more but there
was no election The two highest The list were Mr.
Sanly of North Carolina, (whg who received IS votes,
and Mr. McClernand Of Illinois, (democrat,) who re-
ceved SO votes Motions were then made to adjourn
till Monday. at IL o'clock, which were rejected; and
finally the House adjourned until this day, at - o'clock
a,
The New York Express.-An Infatuated but False
s Charge.
Some months ago. the New York Express (of which the
Hon James G. Brooks at present member of the House
Of Representatives is ostensible EDITOR contained
long editorial article upon the subject OF the dispute pend.
ing between Messrs. Morse and Balm, growing out OF
their respective claims the electric telegraph in which
the following paragraph appeared
The question was never argued, the motion having
been abandoned by Mr. Kendall We think fortunate
escape for Mesrs. Kendall and Morse who have made
themselves amenabIe to charge Of cnpdiy II not some
thing even more serious. We hope present Conmission
Of Patents Of Justice to The people Of the Und
States, o instnte Inquiry ihto the specifications for
chemical telegraph made By r. b. Morse previous to the
trial before the Umitsd States dstr Judge in Washingos,
the specifications eh said Judge ordered patent to be
issued and sw compare the specifications tchch Mr.
Burke actually issued patent with the previous owes The
affair should be investigated and the rights of Mr. Balm
should be protected He is about TO bring his family to
this country though he may be restrained from doing
by the fear said in the Louisville Courier, that Amos
Kendall will claim his wife and children inventions OF
Professor Morse, or perhaps OF Amos Kendall.
II this paragraph had appeared only in the New York
Express we should never have taken the trouble to
notice il but having been copied very generally by
the federal press, and by several democratic editors,
it becomes improper for US (he junior edior) longer
10 acquesce BY our silence in the charge which it i'm
plies, and which has NOT portie Of foundation in truth
This becomes imperative upon us from the fact that
its ostensble author is member of the House of
Representatives We therefore pronounce the charge i'm
piled in the paragraph above copied from the Express
viz that acted improperly in granting patent TO Mr.
Morse after the decision OF Judge Crancho be utterly
unfounded and untrue. And as Mr. Brooks is now mem
Der OF the House, and procure Investigation OF
the fact and inasmuch the Patent Office is under
the charge Of gentleman politically adverse 10 u.s. we
challenge him to make good his charge, or stand convict
ed Of nsnuatng calumny against u.s.
The portion of the paragraph which we have marked
in iiae shows that he has correct understanding Of
the decision OF Judge Cnch The question before Judge
Canch upon which his decision turned, one OF IN
reference between the claims OF Morse and Balm Judge
Cranch decided that there interference; and
sequenty. il the inventions claimed by both parties
paentable both parties were entitled to patents Judge
Cranch never ordered patent to be issued TO Mr. Morse
on any specifications The Patent Office, aoquiescing in
the decision Of the Judge, although dissenting from its
correctness granted patents to both parties the claims
presented by them, and modified, is always the
according to the views Of the ofce-boh claims being,
in the opinion OF the Office, essentially the same. We
are confident that either case neither the specifications
nor claims were essentially modified altered after the
decision.
We now call upon Mr. Brooks TO make good the charge
which he has nsinuated bear the dscedf Of making
il without any reasonable grounds which TO base it.
And now while we upon this subject will take
the opportunity 10 remark, that most extraordinary
opposition has been waged by certain persons in the city
Of New York and elsewhere against the patents OF Mr.
Morse for his telegraph-an opposition amounting, in
opinion to conspiracy for which those concerned in il
could be punished at common law They have had
neither sympathy for have they done justice TO, the
man who soas the first 10 introduce the tssiags Of the
telegraph system into NE United States but, the
trmy they have resored to every expedient to break
him down. and to destroy his property, the New York
Express being one OF the leaders in this gang Of free
hooters upon private rights And, to knowledge, the
most vanous expeden,s have been resored to in order
that the conspaiors might accomplish their purposes
Hired writers have been employed, not only 10 assal the
rights OF Morse but TO attack the Patent 0ce under the
that il favored Morses interests 10 the exclusion
OF others One OF these writers William L. Mac.
kenze the Canadian renegade, who for long time filed
the columns Of the New York Tribune with nbald
trades against not only the Patent Office and its officers,
but Mr. Buchanan. Secretary Of State.
4 We have no particular regard for Mr. Morse. We re-
spect him az citizen, and desire that justice should
be done TO most meritoous inventor, to whose genius
the country is indebted for the most extensive and
splendid telegraph system possessed by any nation in
the civilized world Morse invented thc-improvements
in the magnetic telegraph, which made il effective in.
strumen and after years OF hard struggle in poverty and
misfortune he succeeded in introducing into HI
obtained patents for his inventions which secured to him
under the pledged faith Of the government Of his country
the exclusive enjoyment Of his inventions for the term
fourteen years and those patents thus far have beer
sustained by the courts OF the United States However,
valuable were the rights secured by hemeyen il These
were worth millions upon mlions-and however mucf
they inerered with the convenience OF editors, he
az much entitled to their peaceable enjoyment he wou
have been to farm purchased with his own money
Yet from the moment he made his inventions successful
and profitable his rights have been assailed by band
free booters who 90 far. have exhibited more moral
ft..s