The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-12
The Copyright Treaty.


A GtOiF FROM THE PHILAoKLPaIA UD.IsHER,
AT 1HR PLoSPEcr OF AN INTERNATIONAL cory
RIGHT.
(oIRcuLAa)
We beg 10 enclose 3 memorial, which ia being signed
extensively here protect snst ths rstihcA Of
the profo.d international copyright tresty We trust
that will sign II sDd obtain the OF your fdends
TO IT. and Toward 1t Is soon possible to your Senator
urdrr,snd the treaty is to DO discussed early in
ed for exclusively taking ground s does
'g.nt the Intended txtersn OF executive action
con tin cna egLsiion and th refore suitable for all
ctzsns Who eesrs 10 prevent this dangerous
In ADDITION to these Motives thuk the inter
ests INJECTED With the book trade themselves to
protest against special their Blu snea
operations In mode entirely subversve all demo
Gratis ard witch dsprirea them OF their TO-
~ ciiSens. Yours very respectfully,
A. HART,
CHaS hl9lRGE CO.
7. II 4 p. o. C0LLIS5
q. SHERMAN
JOHN +. pUCoAB
Philadelphia, January 81, 1854.
10 N. Henmabe he SssGte Of The United STATS
The NJ oefSenes, otizsns of the Stats of -,
respectfully but Earnestly demonstrate against the rata
caop Of treaty supposed to be under the oon,i.
eerat or o! your honorable body, whereby reciprocal
international copyright Ia proposed fer creation between
this country ana GrtAs Britain.
TIE fora under shich thi, measure ia presented for
your ratification rsce,tsrty reueess possible aay dea
us infot ion "a To its character ami provisions rnis
yur usm0is'ists respectfully submit 70 be oojsotcn
OF The eravest CHARACTER being utterly rep1gnant to
srsng@ent, with foreign covers secresy the part OF
the Ex.cS.ye IL csssity Witch adns OF an occasion.
a. departure IN this particular from thu popular Of
our mspt Bar where such Arrangements sre u
have an internal Fl utnce, noatripE the legal rlxhts
ard 'f,ctirg the lEocr aud capita. Of citizens,
your me,norsSts Obserys tina they becoras tbs
sui cts OF ordinary and open gsstivs action especial
Is IKE the prsse matters relating to copy
tight particularly connded by tbs Consultation 10 both
houses IF Cor gress
without discussing the question OF ths rights OF al.
thor your nenoIias would therefore Protest against
this proposed exit nsion OF the treaty making wer
dAugeu rs innovAtisn The manufacture Of books Is
business inv Twin. millions OF dollars, employing tho
labor and anJrdpg srtenanos 10 Thousands OF fellow
cit whose teress carrot fail TO bs irjurousy AZ
feosd by any incrsse IN The cost q! book. These in
ertsts fbs ud oe endangered without hesYing,
by This species OF inorsct legislation than oud II
OF tn. nsnuseiure OF iron the rsirg Of cotton sugar.
any Of the other great Industrial OF
try. Injustice exist under the preent state laws
en- the copyright that inusti,e can be rene.
eed ectuR by the open and uneserved discussion OF
those laws in Congress re.ultsg in auch moincs,ion
The inteIieencs ard equity OF our people, embodied In
their representative Of both Houses may deter nine,
with the full UNDERWRITING sne oonssh OF the country
In The usual mode provided for the alteration Of
statutes.
As ci,izers Of the republic, your m,moraIists must
erefore protest kssins. the ra.cAtien Of this treaty
ard sgsinst hs Of this mode OF obque and
indirect legislation, by whtni their rights and priv.
,gss are TO be cur a.d ~ithou. their knowledge
sent They therefore earnestly request ihst II the mat
ter To be oapsesred It be presened In the ordinary
moce to both houfes OF Congress- that voice Of the
people may be heard; that our internal laws may b
y
ard not be overiidden by treaties at the request
and impor' unity Foreigners and, finally that may
retain the power Of modifying iatsrns Affairs ct
p srd not hamper n der treaties which
only be abrosaed altered with the appreciation Of
foreign nation
American Genius.
List az patents Issued from the United States
Patent Office for the week ending February Z, 1854,
each bearing chat date
Ebenezer BarroWs, OF New York. N. Y.-For i'm
proyements In rotary engines Patented In Eng
land, July 8, 1851.
A. Merritt Assay, of PHILADELPHIA Pa-For i'm
provement in dental chairs.
Edward BANCROFT and William Sellers, OF Phla-
delphia, Pa.-For Improvement in turning iathes
John and William McAdsms, Of Boston, Mass
For improvement in machines for ruling paper.
Jacob Reese, OF Sharon, Pa.-For Improvement in
machines for making nuts.
Michael Sinner Of Union Township, Pa--For i'm
in vinnowers,
Josiah Turner and w. C. Sturoo, of Sunapec, N.
H.--For improvement in wnnowers.
John M Batchelder, Of Cambridge, Mas, and
Moses G. Farmer, Of Salem, Mas.-For Improve
ment in the mode OF making battery connection with
an electro magnetic coil the travelling carnage
OF a telegrephic register.
Thomas blanchard, OF Boston, Masa-For i'm
proved machine for polishing plough handles aud
other articles.
10 himself and David &. Buterie!d, OF same place
FOR iapI0ySa-S. - --G.lEss ~. ~.S.-..le go. -
srjIg bristss.