The New York herald., 1850-04-13
BY the public .uthoritie, Of Nova eectss and h's

~ the public authorities Of Nova Scotia and his en-
UwSer tAsss cwewaasHess sssms - ~ yvu ssswus
sA pr0sssts,s ~A~n undertake 10 sscp nessagss for
70 sAsr thGs ,srtco~ disshe | Ms vuscr so
srds hssa. Yen csvtVsAv sc~1em~ Ms pssc sslAs, ss
kera Scstss- ssd sttesPt 70 dietsss W. V
he tslgrssA wAo~ hey sAai not ssrlop A< agents,
sesw nss b~t lives bsvoGd srd beyond ~ h~its
u ks Uwstsd Statss.
whether the managers Of the Nova scota line ought
10 receive and rend messages which may have boen
brought TO Halifax by carrier pigeons Is one question:
and whether the managers Of line In the United
States ought to stop them that account s another
Certainly. the manager of line in Wisconsin would
hardly venture to for refusing TO ior
ward an item of news, that had been brought to Ha
lifsx by carrier pigeon or that he he'd not good
opinion Of the man who sent IL. In what does your
position differ from his' Not in princpls-for your
line 10 the fourth nom HafsI; but simply In your
nearer proximity to that point.
The employment OF carrier pigeons Il lawful Ia Nova
ecotia and the United States Whenever the pubue
finds ts interests njurousy affected by their employ
ment IL will take measures to supprees by law But
is Il right for the Telegraph TO anticipate the public
and put it, bar any lawful business whatsoever
Hse il q ursion or any warrant to become the special
guardian Of the public. and attempt to shield IL from
mi,chi.fs as vet unfet! IL il not appropriate
srst 20 sppfre the public Of it- danger await the
action of ts proper authorities and aid them in exe
cutting such functions ~ may be- prescribed oy Jaw
In should not the telegraph be the servant OF the
public and not its maser-its slave, and not ts law
gver!
Not only have the public authorities OF Nova Scotia
sustained their line in ts management but the Maine
Telegraph Company In obedience TO the provision OF
law in their act of Incorporation have forwarded ana
continue to forward the dispatches you refuse 10 re-
seive Thus. there IL one law east Of Portland and
smother law south one ls the law of the Legislature.
and the other is your law. II strikes me that you
should await the action Of the Legislature before you
undertake to overturn counteract their legislation
III were made to appear that the provision OF tns
Maine charter IL mere shield for speculatorr and
exposes the people Of Maine and the United states to
their nroads the Legislature would doubtless repeal
H. and resort to means Of protection. Whether that
protection would be best secured by some general law
or by leaving authorizing the several telegraph
for the Legislative mind 1t seems 10 me common
prudence would dictate delay. until the public gives
some indication Of its will in matter quite as mpor-
tant to it's own interest those OF the telegraph.
Your control Is not much over 100 miles OF line be-
tween New York and Halifax You have against you
the authorities of Nova scots. the Legislature Of
Maine. all the Noree lines east Of Portland and may
add south and west OF New York, powerful portion
Of the public press, and growing public opinion
All these powerful allies you repel. and induce to
support wish well 20 the prstical line@ by the
sertiop Of n questionable power fer an in.gnihcant
Guilty, sustain yourself against such array Being
as conceive. clearly wrong, what is to be expected
but defeat and disaster
Although hope and believe that the hrmness Of
courts will shield rights in Morser patents from
the disastrous influences of adverse public opinion
which H. daily increasing In volume and force s there
danger this score, when you 60 into the
courts will not judge% aud jures look upon you
who comes, not much to vindcste violated right
bias Of their minds b. against you and is there no
danger Of its having unconsciou.ly to themselves,
mort disastrous effect on their decisions
So palpatie s. 1t TO my mind that nothing but evil
can now from your present position that feel II an
Is not your property and interests alone that
hasarded respectfully insst that you have no right
TO pereist.
In behalf Of my principals protest against the fur
ther Of their property in the Boston and Portland
line In this warfare and request you to forward all
dispatches coming from the Maine line, matter by
whom sent. wish you and the country TO under
stand that you alone are responsible for the course
pursued that line Would that could A.
its m not IN tai
have not thought IL necessary to consider the
question Of your abstract the owner OF large
majority Of the ock Tor righte Of stock) the Bos
ton and Portland line. The ages past when poer
can be eIerted with mpunity, to annoy and oppress
rghtful when perverted rom Its legitimate object and
oppressed nunite4 do not fail 70 dnd TO rid
themselves Of its dominion
legitimate monarch may 20 denean himself ~ to
induce his unhappy euject~ 20 hail az deiiverer tho
pirate ~ho breaks ME sceptrc God forbid TINT by any
act Of mine the people of the United States should
juety TO consider the pirates upon korses
Potents, their friends md devervr-.
Your obed.nt servant,
AMOS KENDALL.
MORRISON "o'', s 70 Is W.. .~,,n; .n;u ,.u
su~Th. sbov. letter to you from Mr. Ksnd.ii' has
this moment been received here In New York cent "a
20 peruse and trapsmit to Its sentiments In
lines under your control fully In accordance with
my own. You are hardly aware. should think, OF ths
intsrr-,s, not Ices than on the public ins~sss.s II
vews expres~ed to you I'm Bcstcu that your pool
,lOn was not tenass ana nnfosssnss., , ~
by the press.~re responded TO BY AL dispss.onate
fi,sna. think in justice yys oashs 70 hsys con
before you sSeumed 20 place them In position With
yourself against which, when undsr-tcod. NJ It nov h
by them, they mort a>~uredy would have protested In
the ou,set hope IL h not yet too late for you
trieye tn. has'y and false stop you have taken Your
obedient servant, nAML y. II. h0RSB
Mr.. y. U. }. rsirs, Bo~tcn.
HArsAcr ov lsrrrs rsox A. svvp.II TO " o. a. s,Sru,
AT rr~ rosx, Dsrsp
W,au-6Ios, April ID 1850.
hs~.eu 10 reply 10 your letter Of the s,, ult
'.'' . Having carefully oon-ldercd the position
You occupy relative 20 the HALIFAX nsws and bclev-
al interest. connected with hcr-e's patents not
osptng your own, decline selling you stock in
strengthen you In go mirchievous q controversy. l
gave IN letter to you, prepared Yesterday (Which
the questions In volvcd.
his, perhaps, unnecessary for ne TO add word Of
comment to thcec letters. Our course is sustained
BY the pa,entee himself, and by those most closely
associated with him. This, however. was to have
been expected from upright, ecnrible, practical
men. This correspondence will open the eyes
OF the public 10 the danger they have thus
far escaped. Only imagine on important line Of
telegraph in the hands Of such man a. Fog smith
"a man who not only wishes TO control the working
VI hhrs lFolil .NtN iOIh W IoIl-
land, but seeks. for the rurrc.e Of cocrcing the
public to his schemes TO obtain the entire manage
men, cf the wires running from Portland TO Ban
gor, and thence 10 tho British lncsl But, fcru-
nsply for tie merchant in time of high com
mercal speculation, and for the poor man in times
of high prices Of food, the eyc- Of McssTs. Ken
dali and biorsc were opened in sca-on TO prevent
tins public calamity.
We submit this correspondence TO the commu-
nifty. With IL we suhrni, n, fat, that had NJ. r.
o. j. S~ih ,.ccecdod IN his ,Sorfs 10 seurc the
cortri Of The iins tSy0rd Portland tho eair,
~err,ai scmm."ifs Of fhe UaHed Stdie,, ori er-y
eoftc~ doaIcr. and manufacture, aad neariy eroy
cs- facto N EwS7c. 'ro,ad h1S beer subjected 10
k,s pAirs Gud schsmu.
Tur Clay FIsryAL.-ln another column will bc
found the proceedings last evening a, the great fc-
tival gwen at Nblo's, in honor of the great statce
man, Henry Clay. The utmost harmony and en-
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