The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-13
NEWS BY TIE MAILS.
Our wssbips,on Correspondsr &c !.


ySoubs bsttoec, P,e,tfss1 Fillmore and Mr. Htb-
str-Mr L1,s locking or.-Other CANDIDATES
for the PrsstlfntB. 81 50
A nice litls Dc grrrneal--aot to say quarrel
has sprung NJ, ANA is pow being carried on, be-
tween Mr.. Secrctsry Webster and Mr. President
Fillmore.
Some time ago II Is we'll known, Or. Foote, our
recent Charp. o. Altires 10 Bogota resigned his
mission, al the soaciaiica Of his intimate political
and personal fre4d. President Fillmore, and re-
turned home Ie-,Ine be edItoriallnanagemen of
the Buffalo Commercial A,pertiser. DR.. Foote's
third editorial alet MA return to Buffalo, was
studied and we All. an article, complimentary, IN
high degree, q " secretary Webster, but stat
lag, at the SAM tm-, bat he 60 great expounder
had no idea or grecfal1Un e being candidate for
the Presidency
This ariel On ~ ARRIVAL here, was taken to Mr..
Webster, who READ n ViJh a ciouded brow. 1t
contained an anuoulrt III. NJ, concerning his own
future position " an NATIVE tone and quarter
which he had never : euy way authorized. Forth
with Mr. Webs started n pursuit Of Mr. Nathan
X. Hall, the Postmaster General, who is under
stood TO be NOR la lae conhdence OF President
Fillmore tina ny other member of the cabinet
Mr.. Hall, not having had his cue on the subject,
was taken quite gbac6 lie was unprepared, and
unable to ans~tf Mr. W eb5,er's nterrogatories So
Mr.. Webster repair 10 the White House, and
submitted the matter directly, and without circum
iecuton, 10 President Fillmore. The matter was
Ett, al that interview, sposed of But il not
ard has not ye tera ahal doned by Mr.. Webster
Tor five days ~ e2rcess,oE he has been to the
White House, sod he5 interviews with the Presi-
dent On the sphi-ct
Meanw hlle NJ Clay Is coenizant of what is go
ing on between 4:sungulshed whig friends,
and is eFldentf i0of1 concerned for the result than
was the intelh. rc' s4g Independent woman who
beheld her husDsat hard tight with bear, and
don't care Who Wn.t
Great men uc ,eians Of the same party
Will have then sQn 3 and heart-burnings. Ii
is manifest destiny mall caucus of Congress
Sonal democrats was lee ally held in this city, in
private, qulet Wy. * 'rnch ii was resolved 10
run General William q Butter, of Kentucky, for
President in 1852 Other democratic members
mean TO stand 10y General Lewis Cass. Others
still are resolved urge the nomination, for that
high office, Of Geuer i Joe Lane the old steamboat,
captain. Others az Ia, and they are growing more
and more numerous every dav, are gong for Gene
raj Sam Houston for President, with perfect
rush.
General Houston is expected to arrive here to.
night He will be cordially received, and
will be more courted now than he has ever before
been at the metropolis of the nation. sold Sam F"
is very lucky man and politician, and ever has
been. he posse the elements of popularity, of
every grade and description, in a remarkable de-
gree. His election the Office of President of the
United States, will not astonsh anybody who is
familiar with his past history and remarkable
career. Stranger things than such an event have
happened.
Iobserve that the Herald ia not entirely satisfied
with the sctre fattGs process which the Senate
Committee on Patents have reported as an anne nd
ment 70 the patent laws Allow me 10 state fact
year or two ago, there was person In the Patent
Once, acting IN he capacity of an assistant cx.
amlntr. That person is now established in large
western city as patent agent Not long ago, an
inventor OF new and most admirable plan of a
steve, applied TO this patent agent to assist him in
obtaining pattnt tor his invention. The patent
agent got the poor inventors money, and then took
out the patent for the invention in his own name,
and &c " holds II, and IL making money out OF ii.
he Is ready TO commence suits against anybody
and eycry body, including the real, honest bat de-
frauded inventor himself, who may dare to have
stoves made after the style and manner of his pa.
tent.
Suppose he were 10 commence suits against fifty
manufacturers, or companies, for an alleged in
frineement of his patent, would there not BE- here
yeD suitable occasion for the introduction of the
sce factos process TO stay proceedings all these
suits until the validity OF the prosecutors patent
could be afludged and decided upon by the courts
In which The suits were laid How else are the
real inventors in this way, 20 be protected
m ihesF just rights
If the scire tactas process were TO be attempted
upon suits CONNIE need ny paieniee whose patent
Is ger ine The sid scYe facids process would fall
10 IT, ground the moment the court should decide
the afent in issue Is be valid The rights Of the
real nventor would here be protected, the same as
WheY suits should be commenced by party having
ar invalid patent
an crediby informed by one of the officers of
abe Patent Office, that often occur like the
gwen Of the patent 90 nj out West, who prated
the valuable invention he had been employed TO
Get patent for.
show me e better system Of securing 10 the real
iavenors their just nights from pracIes OF this ma
ture, than the proposed tce lactas process offers,
end viii 60 for II heartily.