The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-08

ted his capacity for the performance OF the official duties
Greeley pamphlet, which hold inmy hand
The faculties OF those who talk OF limits TO knowledge
neither full half grown IDEAS Of man powers, and hs
miracles IN agriculture, chemistry and mechanics he has
determine what Is to be by what Isl Do they think the
earth IS 70 remain as now, the create. Fart arid
ton Of their own species, too, is destitute OF and
moral cultivation Why man only entering on his task
by few preliminary aud scattered experiments preparing
himself TO set about 1t.
On the fifteenth and sixteenth pages find the fol-
lowing
There is moreover morality belonging tho that
asyet has been little needed; lever, hammer, pulley,
wedge, and screw, actual representations Of great
natural truths and the men who reveal them may be said
to have been inspired The divine atians flows through
many channels In fact, all truths are allied; the deca.
logue being an exponent of moral, our mechanical
cal veriies hence whaevsr science discovers aud a up
plies divine, and ultimately tends eradicate evil in
certain than that all must end with thee. II glance at
existing nations we invariably find those that excel IN arts
and sciences most deeply imbned with moral principles
the foremost and most active In the benevolent enterprises
OF the age.
Inventors, them reveaers and expounders OF the
practical doctrine. OF civilization and more than any other
class have they shown how TO lessen LIES evils and
multiply us good. The connexion OF morals with ex
banding science, art and the necessity of their union
the elevation OF the species are beginning to elicit aen
ton.
1t is perceived that deviatons from principles OF
scenceether In agriculture, arts manufactures, In pro-
cesses OF errors
in extended sense, are snsare violations OF Divine
laws And though sins of ignorance, they carry. and will
forever carry, their punishment with them viz; in mper
feet results and the incton Of unnecessary inconye
expenses and toll 10 spending strength for naughI
pored and universally applied attain his dest ny,
and evil be swep! from the earth
report looked over by Mr. Greeley. admired BY him. and
recommended The favorable consideration Of the Con-
gress Of the United Sm,es and the Union at large.
conclude as commenced, by saying that what have
seq of callpd
Commissioner OF Patents, admonishes that, in the
absence of any official declaration, on the part Of
the committee having charge Of this subject that they
have examined the second part and confidently believe
to be intrnscay valuable shall refuse TO the last
to vote enc dollar TO aid its publication think tina, the
wsest course we can pursue at present will be to wait
until some of practical judgment, and who shall be
at the same time free from certain deeterous associa
tons, shall be presented TO for confirmation, Com
missioner o. paienis ere we appropriate money Tor the
Mr. RUSK. rise to say but few words, not for the
purpose entering into defence OF Mr. Greeley or Of the
Commissioner OF Patents or to crcise the report which
has been made Now, as TO what the honorable sem
aor from Mississippi has said, i is like blocking up The
door after the horse has gone The report to which his
Mr. FO0TE. Will my friend allow we to say that
but part OF the report has been Pnted-par rsi The
part now before us is part second
Mr. RUSK. That part of the report which has been
read and commented upon is already printed, and not
before the Senate at all All the action that the Senate
can have upon it is already DONE The committee I'M
derstand propose to publish the statistical information
accompanying the Patent Office report, which makes part
second Now. sir, this has nothing upon earth to do
with what is proposed to be published by the Senate
The manner in which II IS collected IS this: there is IN
the Patent Office clerk who superIntends the collection
OF this kind OF statistics by sending circulars to farmers
agricultural societies, members OF Congress, and indi
viduals all over the country These individuals send
their particulars OF information to the Commissioner of
Patents, giving the information which IS sought This
is which is now sought 10 be printed by the Senate
Well, if information collected from agricultural societies
all fhal nd Ia andy nd that
derived from our most distinguished men and farmers
all this amounts to nothing, gives information and is
Of no use at all. simply because the work is written by
man who writes POLITICALLY, which, suppose, does not
alter the work at all, then let il not be done.
Mr. FO0TE. No one has yet risen up who is pre-
pared TO assert that he has examined this report and is
ready 10 vouch for the value OF that portion OF its
tents which now asked TO print My friend from
Tennessee Mr. TURSEY] has suggested that perhaps
have been little inconsistent in having at some moment
recollected, manifested sort OF tact assent TO
the appropriation OF money for the publication OF the FIRST
part OF this work. though now so senuousy opposed 10
the second appropriation at present asked at our hands
may be but can assure him. that when the former
vote taken, had not examined the report at ALL and
could not determine its merits or dement's. | have
become satisfied that II is vaueless, and worse than
vaueess, and that the publication Of il by this govern
msnt will be positively dscrediiable TO il Such being
my view oil the matter, must be excused from voting,
as am urged TO do, unless they can say, they have
yet done, that they feel assured upon careful
animation Of the whole work, that il is really worthy OF
being published as proposed My friend from Texas
[Mr. RUsKl vouch for the value OF the second
part OF the report though he urges us to make the ap
preparation asked. He says it may be valuable Why'
Because Il is devoted the consideration Of agricul-
ture Well sir, the first part OF il, now before us IN
print which is devoted TO the progress OF invention OF
mechanics &c, &c, has very lofty title; and certainly
no man Is more inclined than am 10 place proper
value on mechanical occupations and mechanical science
But is undenilbe that the dignity oil the title prexed
TO IL did not prevent its turning out TO be signal failure
II we expected to be at all edited by IT, we have been
painfully disappointed No one, indeed, undertakes TO de-
fend it II is confessedy exravagan and visionary
production
understand that the Commissioner OF Patents is
chanc by original occupation and ii he be capable OF
drawing up report OF practical value upon any subject
in the world the mechanic arts must constitute his true
field OF action and yet that part OF this wondrous pro-
ducton OF his intellect which is devoted to the mechanic
arts is acknowledged by his most jealous defenders TO be
mos, ridiculous failure Now, what ground is there
Tor the presumption OF my honorable friend, that the
mander OF the report viii turn out to be OF real value to
the country He ners il from tho title. What is that
Report OF the Commissioner of Patents for 15i9part
2: Agriculture"
Mr. RUSK. Will the honorable senator allow me
momentl took II for granted that this was the rule
adopted for several years past That part comes in with
sent out by the Patent Office. The work the work
OF those to whom these circulars were addressed and not
the work OF the Commissioner OF Patents all He
qures his information By sending out circulars. The
previous Patent Office reports were composed OF these
written answers TO the propounded inquiries Of the Com.
missioner Of Patents from the intelligent farmers and
planters The very same clerk, understand, who pre-.
pared this year, prepared il the last and previous years
90 that OF the Commissioners work s in III moth.
ing bu the information collected from all quarters OF the
country
Mr. FOOTE. do moi think that this alters the case