The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-08
MONDAY. APRIL 8. 1850.
SENATE.
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country. undertake 10 say, upon looking into this
to disgust his Judgment and make high spirited Amen-
can hang his head modification, than is TO be found IN
any book OF the kind thrust upon the public aten
ton Why sir, the very title page horred mel indeed,
the title page itself WILL in my opinion, be sufficient 70
exclude Il from the favorable consideration OF all nte
gent and patriotic in the southern section OF the re-
public will read il:
Report OF the Commissioner of Patents the year 1870
Part
Arts and Manufactures, embracing the Commissioners
views OF the Origin and Progress OF Invention;
The Motors-Chef Levers Of Civilization
Proposed applications Of the Patent fund
l. Publication of Specifications
alytcal and Descriptive In
dex OF Inventions;
3. Institution OF National Prizes
Aud on the Propulsion OF Steamersi
With an Introduction.
With an Introduction by whom BY Horace Greeley
Yes sir by Horace Greeley, the notorious editor oil that
pestlent and unprncped paper, known as me New
York Tribune. Under the magn auspices oil Horace
Greeley-tha abolition aconistthat wreched abetter
and most industrious dssemnaior oil the dark and dan
gerous theory OF socasmihe first part oil the report OF
our Commissioner OF Patents made It's appearance
month or two since and il proposed that the
manning half OF the volume shall be published under our
official sanction q, an expense to the govern
interests OF the republic Let examine, you please
Mr. Greeeys Introductory remarks for moment will
only read line orwo Of this weiched production, as do
desire to harass unduy. The extract which
shall read will be from the concluding portion OF the
address introductory Thus il runs:
The value Of the Suggestions herein contained to inven
tors and dscoverers cannot be over-esmaed while il is
believed that the ranks Of these beneaciors Of mankind
destined be largely recruited from those of the
work will fire with noble ambition Tread the path
eminent usefulness and ame which here opens broadly
invngy before them In fine it is believed that,
book of labor sgnay calculated to nce all 10 lives of
tive benefccnce and lofty achievement this treatise will
commend itself to the understanding and hearts Of thou
sands awakng generous ambition and just self-re
in many br hitherto responsive to higher
slnggishly bewaing their limited opportunities and the
niggardy dspensaons OF fortune In the faith that such
results follow its general perusa this report Is
esty commended the regard Of the phanhropc, and
the study Of the Young May It's diffusion be commensn
The very fact that Mr. Greeley was employed to write
the introduction is sufficient to damn the whole work
with me.
allow word of explanation, which may render any
further remarks unnecessary would remark that his
remarks, SO far they apply to Mr. Greeley and the in
PRODUCTION OF that work, may all be just But will
deriake to say nothing as 10 that but to say that
happens that that not the work before the Senate
which is proposals be printed [Iaughter]
will explain TO him that copy OF that work was OBJ
tanned by Mr.. Greeley in some way not known to the
Commissioner Of Patents, and has been published and
thrown before the world, but not by the order OF Con-
gess OF the original of that work, OF the first part OF
the work, $4,000 additional copies have been ordered 10
be printed The present work that the committee have
reported this morning to the Senate is the second part
the agricultural portion OF the work presume that
MIR Greeley has IL, do suppose that the
Commissioner Of Patents has had much TO do with it
The information has been collected under the supervis
ion of MIR. Lee, and been arranged BY him. So the re-
marks Of the honorable senator from Mississippi have no
application at all TO the work before the Senate.
MIR. FooTE. confess was anxious to obtain in
formation from my friend, and listened TO him with
ienton for that purpose but did not obtain particle
knew precisely as much about this report before my
certainly knew before that part rst OF this report had
been ordered 10 be printed by us, that il was now
proposed TO print part second undertook 10 show that
part first was not OF any vaue and argued, substantially
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supposed that we had specimen and very favorable
one OF the whole work before consisting Of tco paris
IN all Now, the Commissioner of Patents would
have submitted to MIR. Greeley the materials which are
contained in the volume which hold in my hand, ex-
cept with view to enhancing his official consequences,
and getting up favorable state oil public feeling in ad
vance OF the regular publication OF By order OF
Congress- | understand my friend TO say that Mr..
Greeley got hold OF this volume suueputiously If
Commissioner OF Patents long since, and prosecuted
as criminal offender. Although Mr.. Greeley is
not a man with whom have any special sympa.
thy, % for whose principles can entertain the least
possible respecthough cordially detest his paper, and
hold the man himself ia the lowest possible estimation,
yet cannot believe that even he s so great villain and
fool combined seems TO be implied in the defence
SET up Tor the Commissioner OF Patents undertake TO
say, then, that the Commissioner OF Patents did trans
mil the fret part Of his report 10 Mr. Greeley and con-
sented that should make It's appearance under his
ton that he has put the whole report under the auspices
OF Mr. Greeley and requested him 10 prepare the intro
ductory article, an extract from which have Just reai
IN advance. think, therefore, that the whole work
comes in stamped with those peculiar moral features
which mark everything with which MIR. Greeley has any
connexlon. unwilling that this parsonage should
be allowed in the mode adopted this instance
meet himself and the accused principles which he boldly
advocates with any official report made under the author
NY OF the government; nor vote dollar TO give
dissemination 10 such views Mr. Greeley has formally
recommended for adoption, without previous oppor
uny OF scru,lnzlng them and determining concerning
their soundness unsoundness.
understand perfectly that this appropriation OF money
proposed TO be made in order the publication
the remainder OF the work only. think that we ought
not have appropriated dollar to publish any part OF
and believe that II the committee had been allowed TO
examine the whole report before they became committed
deeply in regard 10 It's dissemination BY u.s. they would
have inallby pronounced that instead of being pub
lshed at the government expense, il should be
burned BY the common hangman. Why, sir, what
are the contents OF this yolumel The greater
part Of turns out to be long production OF the present
Commissioner published in the Franklin Journal, In Feb
ruary, 1919, some forty or fifty pages in compass with
Il which the whole reading public have been Tor n long
time sufficiently familiar. Ii IA now brought forward
again in form, and the American Congress Is called
upon 10 reprint IL with n view 10 extending the
fame OF its iusrIous author the present Commissioner
adding 10 his popularity and securing his nomination
from apprehended defeat II the honorable senator from
Arkansas will to that he has examined the second
value, for one from the respect that have for his iudr.
meni, should be willing TO vote the appropriation asked
and would not hesitate TO do even fof moment But
understand from him and from others OF the Committee
that they they have had more Opportunity 10 examine
the work, and ascertain its true character than we have
had, and are not prepared TO assert from OF
the actual facts OF the that the second part OF