New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-03

prefer precarious living By praciicins SeoMah0!
and fortune telling, - earning regular one IN
regular way. II this place found ta1t NAn T"
loudls ikers and great users Of chalk IN thai re-
puted az soOrners Of al whO comprehend noi theil
czbaiistic diagrams and feel 10, the iore o. theH
conclusions. Occasion ally. they arc sald . ,ase'
bat the more usual Indication Of dehrlum IS sHecl-
ine pity 1r the int-iccts Of those who are TO cap
iivated with the pictures their diseased iH'as'"-
tons paint
Repeatedly decfied as hungry fellows without
the means Of paying for dinner, YET proies','
% show any persou. with httic cash. %" % De
come millionaire promising co4.aLs iol ili. -
eagles for cents, and. 90 short arms JUL vi ~. 20
thimb'esiull Of silver. Charged, az were aN.leH'
practitioners OF projection, with enrchin- tne eA's
while iulpoverishiug the pockets and causing tne
patrimOules %. the sinp.eions Nno As'eA ~ '''''
70 vanish.
No wonder they were avoided by the prudent
and the iImId as a noxious progeny SEM -" 'Do
earth % troable ito prevent couleAts4 PSOF'o
+ from remaining sach-haviug no settled purpose
bat 70 unseitle long estab shed ana apProsse1
usages-wilhout any business OF their own ou'
that Of meddlins with other people :. W nat ih-
deed. could be done with characters SO blzSfre Ou'
70 leave them 70 their whims % I'VE OF stsl-e
upon their haiiucnaiions, as might cnsHce 10
/ listen 70 their divinatlons was deemed a4"ass
I foolish and sometimes wicked.
Things have, however, taken turn Inv sLuo.s
have risen ia public estimation, and people oesin
10 think there IS truth IN their DOT owe Aor
est aspirations that but for them the "oI q QUA
mar have been logging along the old mlii uacH o.
iife-that ne, ike our prosenltors, would nave oeen
trudgiDg In one uuvarying round oil LABOR ana tue
species still composer OF two casses-blnd beesis
OF burden and their drivers. Hence these men are
being raised out of the pits Of neglect into wncn,
for ages, they have been cast, and are viewed
somewhat in the lish: Of Seers, who, penetrating
the future, iorcbly draw within the circle OF the
Present events which but for them would nave
been withheld for times to come
Nav their constant declaration by many
deemed blasphemous-of being able, II not wholly
TO remove. essentially 10 mitigate the Original
curse, is supported by what they nave Gone
They have taught u how work can De got through
with 1.-THE o. the former expenditures oil hie
energies and by substituting Tor human ooncs ahd
snews animate and inanimate motors, they nave
relieved the species from vast mass OF degrad-
ing drudgery They 20 farther, and insist that II
we will have faith in them they will relieve rs
from more and more
They actually are in the way OF reviving their
early Importance for they were the first OF deIied
MORALS In times past, says Agripps the Gentiles
gave divine worship to the inventors OF things.
Those whom they saw excelled others IN any art
or science, they placed among the gods-dedicat-
ing TO them temples affairs and Understanding
them under several likeness.
Notwithstanding the cOntumely heaped on them,
inventors have been an independent class affirm
ing that they asked no favors except being pro
tected in the possession of their 0rR, If that be
one-quoting Natural law, and following Il up
with the famous declaration OF the French Assem-
bly, "Erery Her idea, y rkieh ne manifestation
IS uscfW 10 society, oPpertdiHs originally 10 ne
person rho has coAceired a and not 10 regard a
discovery IN industry the property Of the DIS
c0rcrer IS 70 attack The rights Of man N Their es-
seHce :" an aphOrism now universally admitted in
free states. Yet how often inventors wrong
ed in the face OF t.
Many wears since knew the author OF long
sought improvement in the arts. When announced
the possibility Of producing the article IN the sim
pie and cheap way started was denied. Those
conversant with kindred professions believed not
till the operation was performed in their presence
IL was sent 20 Europe where the same incredulity
met t. But no sooner was the process shown
than it was approved and adopted
In this country its introduction was pretty eli
iectualy opposed till two or three years only OF
the patent bad 60 run. At that iime circumstances
of a local nature likely to render 1t valuable
10 its author but those whose interests 1t was fool
ishy supposed to affect combined to destroy II in
public estimation Ii was denounced with viru-
lence and its inventor maligned as il he had COM
mitted ieonious offence. An edventurer was
employed to write it down lie actually sued his
EMPLOYEES for the balance OF one thousand dollars
promised him, and they compromised by the pay
ment Of sum somewhat less.
\ lls II
Judge T. the origin, history and merits of the
invention searchingly investigated, and the Patent
sustained By a verdict accordant with an opinion
decidedly expressed by one OF the soundest and
most sagacious judges Of inventions that ever oc-
cupied a seat on the Bench Of the Supreme Court.
Subsequently, another suit for infringement
came on before an inferior tribunal, in the interval
between the death of Judge t and the appoint
ment OF his successor, when verdict was given,
agreeably 70 the instructions Of the Court for the
defendant, and consequently against the patent
So lar, there was nothing peculiar IN the history
OF the case, in the fact that the inventor never
reaped anything more from the invention than a
harvest Of prosecutions, and the wear and tear of
feelings for which no money could compensate
But something nch followed.
The defendant had never denied the right Of the
inventor 20 the inventon-no one doubted its orig
in6lity Impressed with its value. be had repeat
eddy made offers 70 purchase H. and the day before
the trial renewed them, Offering - thousand dol
lars 10 settle the suit and for the patent tor its
expired term. This was accepted-but the next
morning he withdrew II, saying, with saAg-fr0id
truly ediiyins, that his associates in the trade had
reconsdered the matter and preferred rsking an
other attempt 70 break down the patent Some Of
them were bis witnesses-snd virtually their OVID,
Tor they were equally inifingers.
DAILY to celebrate a decision which awarded 10
them the plaintiffs oyster and 20 him the shell,
they assembled once more and voted a silver vase
70 the defendant, Win an inscription much rlCner
than the pitcher. IL IS OF - carsts.
Presented to - -, Esq. as tribute Of respect
for honorsbly offending her RGHTs in a sut by -
-, for alleged Infringement Of Patent april
Is
Then follow the names Of the donors-nine injured
worthless
IL Is not an uncommon thing for burglars coun-
terieiiers, swindlers, Fl al genus onne to evade
conviction by legal sophistries but who ever
heard of gang assembling together on a conieier-
ate thus escaping, 20 compliment him Tor defend
ng thar RIGHTS and presenting MIN with a
piece of plate for his services in defeating attempts
made by those they had p8r,iered to recover their
own. Ii these gentry are in the habit Of awarding
such tributes % professional merit-or as impolte
people would say, Of handing down TO their chill
dren such damnins proofs Of their own rascaiity-
II =, suppose, cot commonly known.
One Of the snhscrihers 10 the nifchar Was an