New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-05
TO THE PUBLIC.
WEBSTER'S SPEECH IN THE INDIA RUBBER
CASE

HORACE II. DAY, with the ef1rontery
which characterzes the man, published in The Tribune
of yesterday article designed to make Mr.. Webster
feel comfortable and happy 1t assured the pubic oil
the following important facts That Mr. Day has high
admiration for Mr.. Webster-an announcement which
cannot but give the Godlke" grathcat IN, hut which
Is compliment to be returned as the public will
perceive from the excora,ing passages in Mr. Webster
spec oh relative 10 Days conduct and particularly the
utterly false statements IN his answer.
1t Is much to be regretted that Days Endorsement O.
Mr.. Webster did not appear sooner 1t would have
been valuable prefix to that edition OF Mr. Websers
speeches which has very recently been published.
But II II wOulo not answer TO let comp nent from
so eminent source aud even to Webster, go with Ut
qualification, Day 1t with the assertion that the
speech of Mr. Webster in the OF Goodyear Va. Day
as reported in The Tribune is stronger speech than
Wepster actually delivered
1t would De the occasion of much rejoicing throughout
the land II indeed some genius dd exist wnich couu
improve the Thoughts, strengthen the logic aud beauy
the language of commonly supposed to be the gcea
est orator Of the age.
Day has the temerity to state that Webster in part
OF his able argument alleged that he believed Goodyear
to be the original and first inventor Of vulcanzed rub
Der. The this fsehood will be found in the
brilliant passages OF Mr. Websters speech relating TO
the labors sutieiiDgs and ultimate triumph OF Good
year In the exquisite portion OF that speech wnere
Mr.. Webster declares that the name OF Goodyear Will
be transmitted pOserity in that class OF inventors
which is adorned by the names of Fulton NJ iris and
Whitney. Ii Day Lad from the report Of Nj Weosers
speech which he processes own given what even he
would admit Webster said that subject 1t Is doubtful
whether bis powers and experience In inisrepre-
seung coulu deprive Goodyear OF the tribute TO his
melit genius, and triumph elOquenty paid 10 him by
Webster, sp. akng an advocate and ~ man.
Ii is gratifying TO perceive that Day questioned
the accuracy OF any statement Ilaoe by Mr. Webster
that he does not question the accuracy ol the hures In
Mr. Websers calculation, showing Inc large amount OF
money gained by Day from the "rl11opoiy OF shrred
goods which he Obtained under license from Good
year, contained in the ayr. 1870 the greater
part Of which he mis- ht have saved Du Tor the nuner
Gus and runously expensive law slt. "a which ne has
wiluy involved himself with Mr.. Goodyear and others
BY thai agreement Day Acknowledged Hootyears nue
to the inventions which now assHted. Day does
thar there any nsprlnt on mistake IN inc
advertisements pab over his own name, Offering
reward of ty dollars for the detection OF any person
who pirsted Gocdyesrs inventions. He has net alleged
that the note he took for the hty dollars contlo@ted 10
assist the combination in prosecuting lnilngtrs, was
made pay able only one hundred years after da.c, by
mistake Nor hat ne wrote the letters to Cutler, read
by Me-. Webster scducing Cui t. his factory In New
Jersey he@s to extract from him the secrets 05 uooa
years operations the transactions with har'nan
snott OF GOodyear's workinen - ma our more Vi
II would be an insult to truth to waste more tine on
Dsys impuden publication thanis required 70 announce
tha, the report of Mr. Websers speech as published In
The Tribune OF Saturday is entirely correct and we
suppose that read 1t without perceivng tne'
il presents NJ. Websters Thought ana language ~ -
Dav who if his case ever had any merits (sad no IN
telectua microscope could discern then) would
have prevented their being elected by his usual modesy
In spaIng his counsel the labor and duty OF examining
Witnesses by taking that business almost exclusively INTO
his own hands
We are glad to learn that the speeches OF Mesers
Choste and Cutting to be published. 1t Is creditaoe
20 both those gentlemen that When they were asked oy
Mr. Brady who opened the cause, 10 tell him the name
of shy person whom they would even slese TO be the
inventor of vucanized rubber If Goodyear were not
those dis gentlemen, who have such command
of language remained speeches.. They felt on this
subject the truth Of the expression that though speech
might &c great silence greater
The publication OF their speeches viii be quite az con-
elusive in esblshng the right Of Goodyear to his In
veLtons anything said by Mr.. Webster, unless, 10
deed MIR Day becomes the reporter of his counsel in
which event they will never adopt the naked ana mis-
shspen foundliugs which lac leaves nj their doors
We leave this subject with the remark that II 'nere
be any one who thinks speech has been forged ior
Webster and the argument presented as his cannot DC
relied rs genuine do not despair OF convincing even
that hardened skeptc that the conclusions OF Webster
are right in whatever language expressed. And tnf
only proof we need for this purpose will be found u
the letters advertisements and agreements, bearins
DAVIS own signature, which, without note or comment
IA, nish true picture Of his mind morals ond conduct
sucb ss no sssre snathema could make either more
ridiculous detesssbie
sCoxprNAr7oN.~ of which Horace H. Day
was once . talking and paying member.