Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-06-07

but not easy urite down anohc the latter part Of
which proposition, al least has think been verified
by The Editor of the Southern Planter. In doing him.
self "thc unlricndy Office OF publishing in your paper
his letter 10 me- containing the motives o his refusal 10
publish my communication written for the Planter. he says
he has nu stomach Tor controversy with Mr. Mccormick and
his 0U0 Reapcrs and hopes he sha ,yoke ir BY
the puoiica lion oi his letter.
AZ neither sought desired controversy with the
editor cf the Southern Planter any body else in relon
10 this matter and the Editor has done the friendly office
publish the letter 10 question, showing among other
lhnes lat if controversy he has, it has becn o his own
spckDu- (whst he rceraes that the views presented in
his ctIe have been s,rerghen By fresh pcusai Of my
poducIion;') shall content myself with such an rx.
animation OF the points made in his letter as viii show hat
he not only lacks the Stomach Tor controversy but has
voluntarily Ihrs, himself into j, without the head 10 consi-
der the rights Of another party.
And in tne first place, Mr. Booth in very formal manner
ard u, nrcai length undc, his privilege 10 write article
machinery undertook TO show that my machine the
magnificent OF hunonas and calculated 70 ofne dis
grace me country, by lis failure to sustain ist ~ rs
rGtnuh a, Worlds Fair HSSeys machine had
been tried and failed uner.tand what he meant by the
phrase strip the incidental renown And when re-
Iuctany undertook decnce OF myself and Reaper against
Mr. Booths severe srcturcs-(V not "pcrSondtHies. ]
should like to know what the Editor would regard AZ more
nersyna such dcnuncaton aimed al the foundation
p cnes reputation and bn,ness)l was met b. The DIS
and uncc.em0ulUus rebuke OF the EItcr as 10
the "ieupcr ms reply and with The statement that his
paper could not be disfgutsd by personalities
And when referred my removal from Virginia some
seven wears since and the large number OF my machines
and sold frun year year a the prairie
y Of The North West The best evidence o the value :"
my Reaper and that adverse opinions now given as 10
he u,;l,y of machines made in Virginia years ago
when tlc rdker edied The ground, und hcn dProoed
huu.h since neglected and condemned could sustain hf
charge Of humbuYgcry, was agaln met as ioIo"s oy e
Eiin in his published ctte Another reason 5 tat your
oru letter (mine) contains Grgument-and, IN his letter
10 he Editor the IFhig, with sncer al Mr. McCoFncE
and his 6U00 Reapers!"
Booh based his oninon and when oier testimony the
Editor warts "argner! le says III you WIN conhne
Yourself 10 topic tl Bouhs letcr) or 10 af'enGc
ar uou machine by pointing out its trctcncteS you are wei
cu,n, 10 moderate space my columns. thought hdd
fined nv self that topici and how the Editor snptos-
ed his readers would edited by argument and point
nr ont cxcucncics machines win INC 2ene'a
tn G which they acquainted than oy erdence OF sc'
rjoy from their operation, am at loss IT, understand
Rul il il would be the means OF ant'nS Iis 'ee' W tn
Planter shpuld say that o the erccLenctes q! my
K.opr or that Mr. Hussey as ascettainea ana epofed
~, is made of them the following VIZ: dscnafsln"
the Grain at the side instead Of behind the machine as IN
;,n,an, ono cutting well in damp grain Is another
with 80 per less power auotheI ascer'ahea ny
The Dn,n0u,er at Geneva, New Y0rk)-~llh less or"ad
nation of the macbiuc another (Which snportan 10 men,
horses and machines in protecting from wear anu year ~
cuttna swat foot wide wider than HusseYs (~llh less
pnwci) in the great superiority OF Inc chlhg apparatus
over al Others consequence oil Inc phiosophcay 'o
,l ,ol.a nj the sickle edge and holding fingers as also
.rainpd and reported by the a5oVe dinanou!c after ess
and in lis superior noong poceT over MI. uSSc' a
AID when offered the bes Of all eridcnce applying a.
rclv TO that topicto the points, both as to hu"ou2sing
an.l the Incidental renown-Vlz: me decisive ann "iu"
y,an. result Of the most thorough uai OF Aeaiets c'c
n,t, N any coun,Yy-lhe made the Royal agrcui
tvra College farm in Engand-and when win SiMir II
svUS from the trials made nj Sheffield Durham Drliea
and .r pIaccs should have been known 10 Edllos ol I
contributors Agricultural papers having oeen C
!, an ,r monument dpcrs in Engl md IN tr itolHy u
rtor aud in New York P!pcfs-'ne Eul,'f rsp"e t
Ma, % testimony of the GlrdererS ChToN,;I eau &c
Una, M 30 Mr Hnssey 70 aGni, you would be 10 admit
n nuI 10 admit both would be TO make my paper an a"
ycit,sinc medium for machines &C; ,, -,
ho pn urf,r
M chnc-icavng out OF vew the ANONYMOUS ar'ic'e o' "
lIusscys irienduccupy more than uouo'e 'e ~,
lie whole Of mine would nave f'quhtu e"r a., ~ ~
., h,sItacd 10 make any compensation 10 inc Edot "
cb hn considered himself entitled Tor me space
M nrcuu, In defence Of my claims 10 me uItoI
tel 10 NY Reaper at the Worlds ia 10 oelng ] ., ND
h f,st Am erican triumph The general rluche au
',!.v ' heaped upon the American apartment ot tnh
u,t Eyhbiriun-an in defence OF the many h'Ho ana
ngushed friends at home ana ao'oan h"o ". m ,nsd TO-
| il youd truly be singular rule that would deprive "n.
~ rsnv 10 an attack made through newspaper on the
io,ot around either that third party Hi9hl aiso cui e
" hny heard or lha, he could rebnt testimony pre-
by The party ussalrd. The time 1r sucn
lions would clearly be prior TO the admission iho c pa
! 49,, of nm assault of any sort against any oouY.
p, # The Editor OF Planter had been close oosef
,he reports OF English trials Of Reapors IN me las
.,vc-r he could have usserked that the testimony VI n
Gardeners Chronicle could be rebuteh oc.-.'G 'su y
na soaon operations having left the pubic mi"o oeci!eo
" in favor o my machine, , ,,, ,o,l, ia -,
ruIhD
"n.t as he termed without my accompanying t"p'aa
ops nnd reasons ard which only p'oposed on 'e s'ou
NJ .bjf uktropy" for The benefit OF The o.ae
Of course by which neither parry co.a oe pt
~ G it wnmll seem that in selecting from NY S"'''"'
mn he might have found space, al leas io' 'e
ha, the ms chimes referred 10 oy Nh bno!n we're apo
WI whrn made .ur the evidence ri i6t ouo NedPs
ON. testimony Of the Gardeners Chronicle so,'et
<Jse in or connected with my letter housh "i'hut
uent mat might have been down TO The cfeo sioc VI "
account. illt 10 The trials. . >, :, C;,h !,
since writing nv previous !e;!cr, Mr.. H. VI. oh'a
r;hm,; ,,as ascertanrd in reply 10 !rtiet ",''te"
NJ. nr,yous 10 my publication IN the hichnoho papers
I'm, IN, proposeG trial could not be conveniently auc
". Hill Cnrter's; and (rc) having met win pnIip ,
C;ory. Cooke, ESD OF Powhaan, President Of me Sfa
Agricultural Sccisiy authorized TO say hat lie mas
t s;,un,n Dr srch trial the proposed, aud ma
-, ohiecticas 10 is being made on his farm.
shall nniy add that demand In the Middle ano Sou'I
,n states fox my machines has become such mat Ea'
I.minet 10 establish man uacoTy OF them IN BaHlni
=. T. for the supply OF the sarnC and ~ tnat rn1 o'
.,gn 10 haze them improved they for the ensuing na
csi veil tested in the different wheat sections OF frea
and North Carolina; and wherever they can be oroueh Nv
direct orrpeition with other machines, they wiz DC o
lor triGi warranted TO perform better than any o'.
will be ateaded by entirely competent s''o''1
| absent. :, y S.yuour ar,
have also TO give notice ha, Nannys ana
iorgan's machine infringe my patent toslhs | ,cs,r
tv machines and that am about 10 insii'"e ,ad
mas against them for their Infringement S
| Judgment for large amount, appeaiea ~ e p