The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-03

4 Aaose4n on that posat, Aud if have
5edps' an urging the merits OF my csiia
upon the attention OF Congress, | am EMILY in the
cenSif6n ofothers in that and cannot be 10 baIp.
The application before Congress was az in safs
other sisidr cGses sufficient notice TO other ma ries
to incur no extravAgant expense that might b.,
sacrlhcczfna The passage of the bill And thes
statement mates Of ssnvestments in the ,aa,,,,
facturs Of Reapeys," by fhese i.fringers, is weu
understood TO be merely hansbag. have probably
nasistaTger investments in the erection ef e,1,,,
siye. machinery for the express manufacture of
keapers, eTclusioeiy.) than all the other manuac-
turefsin the country put together-iiabe to sacri.
ice soitaost the relief sought for.
Finally, the selling price of Seymour & MoYea,'s
machine, and others, has been The same Of nine
Tor more,) and sour farmers cannot suffer on
that ground. And while the statement of Sew
mour Morgan of my profits rsaiized are
scholy untrue, they have istsf as much right to
quire into profits realized by me under the pro-
lection OF my last patents as regards the first as
they would to take account of the proceeds OF a.
gotd msne-and no more If any other man had
made and patented the improvements etnbrac ed i'm
my last patents, there would have been no question:
as to my right to an extension of the first Can
then, my rights under the fret patent be less be-
cause persevered for SO long time, and finally
succeeded In perfeciing the same, and making it
OF great value to the country, than if had stopped
short with the first paltnt-(as Moore & Hascan
did with thelrs} which, in the language of Judge
Netson, was, no more, necessary TO prevent "fbe
hazard OF dedication''-a thus permitted the
thing 70 become ssdsad" letter? What profits
haze made have resulted from the most labori-
GUS application in the manufacture and sale OF
my Reaping Machines on strong guaranfa-not
speculation; SO that when | have profted, pur-
chasers and the country have prohted more. But
from having sold my Reapers time, with DELAYS
that have occurred in collection, emjgratlons TO
California, &C., no can know what my uIti-
mate profits may turn 10 be-certainty much less
than any paper calculations would seem 10 show
them; while the estimate of Seymour g. Morgan,
based on certain statistics found come time since
IN pamphlet remonsfrance signed by three Of their
Lawyers, several OF their expert witnesses, and the
balance Got twelve, all told) interested manufac<
turers and infringers, have shown to be without
foundation; and while the expenses, liabilities,
and hazards of keeping up my business have been
great, have expended in the erection of machine
ry, &C.. for the manufacture of the Reapers ca
;lusirely, from-$ 80. 900 to $50 900, liable to be
sacrificed without the relief sought for Ia this
last statement of Seymour & Moore, too they
abandon their reliance upon their assumed yearly
American inventors as claimed in the pamphlet
remembrance in question, and exposed an ma replg
10 III.
Now, as appears in the report of the Senate
Committee, my time, labor, and expense being es-
nmated, realized no profit whatever under the
protection OF my fret patent; and therefore when
what has been accomplished is considered in con-
aexion wlththe disadvantages under which have
abored and the character of the opposition with
which have had to contend, ought / not for the
lme proposed to have with my last patents the
protection of the first leaving Others for that period
II time to look 10 their for their means
J business and profit?
All can by law secure to themselves their own
improvements, others have had to do; and instead
i 80 ayaricious thirst for share in the product
u another's labors, tois and brains, would il not
,e more becoming in them, at least, to betake
themselves to their studies and workshops, there
tpork out improvements that would be both avail
bic and honorable to themselves and the countrys
G. HI. MCCORMICK.