New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-17
The Hillotype.

From the National Intelligence 81 FRIDAY
We have been favored with the follow
ing extract of letter from Professor Morse to q
friend n this CITY 1t cannot fan to interest our read
ers The improvement by Baird exhibited al the
Worlds Far" is spoken of A. great advance M
on the >llyeTed plate as It cannot but bee. IL i max
ing surface OF porcelain susceptible % the suns
rays And now. In the very depths OF our forests,
has discovery been perfected which leaves nothing
10 be desired hy DGgHerTc0ypiSfS france, England.
and America have thus each contributed 70 the per
lection Of the Photogenic Art
" ron. perhaps. have seen II announced thal MI
Hill, of this state. Newly Ork formerly Baptist
clergyman, Was under the necessity from III health.
OF abandoning tie ministry, and for a support prdc-
Used the DagueHoiype arl' and has made the as
coyey of photogaphng H c0IrS, or t'r0W0fo-
Srapty. The result Is named not By HIM the
Hi0hpc. The magnlhccnce of this discovery Is "a
remarkable as The original discovery of photography
by Daguere Many ART 60 20 doubt the fact OF THIS
discovery by Mr. Hill. bu. have every reason to be-
heye Il strictly true week ortwo since received
"A most interesting letter from him I'm consequence OF
ms learning that | had expressed hope that he
would not think OF attempting 20 secure his property
IN ms dlscOlC By pgffnt ] determined io visit
HIM. and save him. i possible from the evils hai
experienced. so last week went mp 20 kingston
and hiring gig, set forth IN north-WeSttrly cl-
rectIOn In search of WeStkil m Greene County some
thirtyslX miles n the Interior and after seven hours
drive through Wild region OF the Western tatSkll
Mountains, passing into the very outskirts Of civil
ration. through deep gorge oi mountain preci-
plceS that rose on each side of the road than
thousand feet al an angle OF torty-hvc degrees. NJ
length found thc little village Of some three hundred
inhabitants of which was 10 search, cmbo>omed m
the deep valley of the WesfNll Greek had no DIM
Guilty M finding Mr.. Hill
He Is unqueStlonably man OF genus lnteillgeHce
and pety, retiring and sensitive and ms SIMPLE de-
SCnpOn of the effect upon him when the result OF ms
discovery stood revealed before him, was true TO ma
turc, and among other things, demonstrated to me
that ms discovery was fact have not time 10 give
YOU the details of the conversation but succeeded
IN dlSsuadlng him from thinking of patent rs Sc
curliV. and m tins | am rcolced lie shall not be
plagued with lawsuits have his life shortened and
made miserable ana his Just right IN the property OF
ms diSCON snachCd from HIM, 1t can prevent H.
His discovery fortunately for him. Is one that can be
kept secret, and his case furnishes capital example
OF the reality and nature of property IN invention or
discovery II can be 10 glance IN this stage OF
the matter that Mr. Hill has that property now a5so-
utely DO his own possession, and no one has "A right
| 10 demand II of HIM. nor request II without paying
hlm such price Is he NAV aiiN 20 ms property.
have plan which pleased him, and which. tmnN.
Will secure the Object aimed at. 20 VII ample remu
neratIon 90 HIM. and n such shape as % leave MN
the use of his powers the remainder OF his me lunilAe
my own case for further research and scientific Pur-
suits without fear OF fraud of attacks his chartr
ter and endless litigation More OF thS another
time. | must now Stop, simply renarAmg on the
StrangenesS of the circumstances OF TINS discovery AS
confrastcd with Daglerros discovery the latter sur
rounded bv every facility for experiment IN the me-
trOpous Ofrenement and science, the former Suuold
ed by no facilities whatever for experiment excepting
such as were transported by him az great trouble ana
comparative expense, with limited pecumary means
INTO the prmeVa forest, with scarcely an ind'idut
TO consult with except n wife, ana literally surround
cd by Wild beastS-the deer. the bears, the wolves
the wildcats and The panthors too, stu lnhaDlIng
] The wild mountain forests that inclosf The village
But four weeks ago april IS Mr. HUI, while walk
ing n hs room al one o'clock IN the morning, during
severe IL Of coughing upon casting ms eye out OF
the wlndoy. saw trottng down the road before his
house. what he A. first supposed 10 be a black COW,
| but which proved 70 be an enormous bear