The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-30

10 their neighbors' inventions without paying for
them, or who perhaps may wish 10 use them himself
ionDdStion Tor the ia lie oi his children"
he paesnay expresses it IN his concluding paragraph
Perhaps either OF these tribunals, however, mish decide
with mote justice than the interested parties who rad Al
their decisions. - a
In relation 10 the second reissde OF this
paentyo correspondent sno specific; but he obviously
commands wide dictionary OF uncompilneniary ephes.
'Sarrepnhoss ilagfanliy unjust, niesai; aa af
lent &e, Aow from his pen without the slightest effort,
But "a Plain Man" should know that these adecyes are
easily mashaled BY those who sufficiently unserupp-
lous and npudenlo use them without conlrbahs any
thing in proof OF the falsehood- they quality They mas
prove much relation the character OF The winter, bot
nothing IN relation TO him whom they dtiame Tie Is not
always an hones man who calls his nelghoor khaVe'
out he is usually malicious one.
Now, MIR Editor know all about the reissue Of the
Woodwo'th patent and Of he epithes SO prolusely
used by your correspondent are al all applicable TO H.
The extension had already been granted and application
made Tor IT'S reissue, COMMISSIONER Ellsworth had
suggested objections 10 The form OF application the board
having settled the question OF invention and the
postponed for the further action OF the applicant The
application amended 10 avoid said objections and
called up Tor the acan OF the Office IA lie usual way,
and al the time prescribed by the rules OF The Office
examined in all particulars, accordance with the
mon course of business. There not unusual cir
cunsance attending II The law was perfectly clear
The having decided that under reissue anything
originally IN the machine may be claimed thai mlght OF
igh have been claimed al the time oi taxing out Tie
original patent The claims having been limited IN ac
codanee with this requirement. The examiner approved
them; and theeupon the chief clerk, according 10 the
practice of the office, ordered the patent TO ISSUE and i
issued accordingly The Commissioner was absent
al the time The patent was granted about monih-lhe
chief clerk. by OF the statute, acting Commits
sioner This patent and doubtless thirty others were
granted during the absence OF the Commissioner Business
OF course not suspended.
Whether the examiner erred in allowing these claims
for the courts to decide But the fact that this patent
has constantly before the for nearly six years
and has stood the test calculated 10 prove
in the grant, and would make "A PLAN Man." il honest
a little diiien, and spaTng Of his sell sufficient conden
nation.
Ii is not my purpose to answer the communication u
question generally TO enter the lists either side
have noticed the passage relating to the Woodwoh case
simply because it involves charges OF personal nature
Bur, lest silence should be construed into admission.
will simply say that the other statements and cnmmeh's
contained in the communication OF "A Plan Man are
equally just and veacous with those upon which have
remarked.
The passage have quoted states that the patent IN
que sion was extended and reissueI This everybody
knows but beyond this there is not solitary word OF
truth IN the part extracted
AN EYEWITNESS.
W,suINCTnN Ian 1851