The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-14

d'pld. The rife pecuaarly Americas weapon thsush
rot ad ptes in army the revolution TIE French
and PrussiaAs have adopted 1t with great advantage
Colts Patent Extension.
TO TIE EDITOR OF THE NAV YORK HERALD.
HR-Wh1n last wrote 10 you q pom the sutjsst OF
n Dickerson. thought should ut be called upon to
ask you TO publAh anything upon that suojsst but
THAT Mr. Dickerson has again had the arostsry to
attack noe Ia the columns OF your paper and that ho s
lpgers about the rotten hulk Of his disasted expesut
and like In extremes boils with his isdg esuon
against ne and e loose his tongue without refsrsace to
either truth modss.y and with all tbs Ashlngs he has
received both At tho bar and through this he has
yet made himref scquAintei with the kosly adsgs
"that truth is better thsn felton," and has net title
ab>ted in concsitsd 'ass and unmsny dsnuncis-
therefore, feel II my duty to sntsr little more inso
det beth 10 reference to this project and to him rue
in last letter he msnces BY sayirg that to 80 much
o. letter attacks hin person ally pTotesionAly
be has no reply to make but then, not connt even 10
adhere to truth In that respect prcc~eds at ZENITH to
lhr hsrargue In Judgment justhns ms IN laying be
iois yeur readers tbs manner IN tfish Mr. ossrson
bss he sees f. TO call IT, applied the 'S;ourgs Of Jus
te" she he nai been oas OF tina ''pfLsY. couure o.
Goodyear" ~ he nays desgssted hin In my last letter.
lsp2uIge that subject and nattr hmsef that any
ee thought O. intimating tina. hs WAS 81. IN
point OF ftan ing, character ability or ia Any quality
m pec,ass gentlemen who have bssn retained b. NJ,
Goodyear tho corporations WAC sail under Mr. Good
Is J,mss Il Brady, Governor Bald~in Charles OCoaor
and host Of Others, to associate Edwin N Dicssrson
with them in any respect
t'n between me and ths Goodyear combination DOM
nereed 10 Jssy Mr. Dickerson was reta nsd - their
solicitor, and tat during the pend-Ccy Of the suits he
has forced himself yard with great ASSURANCE and i'm
pucsnce 1t times n - the chagn aud annoyance Of
oue,ipg tbs rsocesdinga supposed that his
tAnor, his continuation In the cAsss, from Any
s.n ., ne par. IN, party sr tn. hi,
that his standing either in the Community or among his
professional brethren in Nsw Jrsey woola prove pscu
Cat rsd tSsn selves With the belief tbs. sh the. bsns
cerA Of the ceut which the suits psndiog, ana
caunusc in thai court might supply ola Of inssla
sesce and make him Of real value to hem and having
lin is not ssss Ssa 20 easy 10
pus bin keep him back IN tbs place naue had ntsad
= hin to occupy. Whether that b 20 or mot (~shng
~ - dMst Cd that do not plain that Of
judge should act Is counsel, IeAve for Others 10
judgs yet the fact Io he Is the Of the Jadss and
Tor il the in that court to the present. Tins He Is
the Same person who gt and rrossout
appeared Warrington lsst wntsr argue before the
Con mission Or the sxsDsioA OF Aha india ruboe paeu
1hopsa he vas not fras ed cd, wiA that .loss James
heard that Re WAS ct Washington Lobbying and
supernts nai,g tho cha nPagne su.per' 10, 40, and
owners Of Wcodworth's planning maehiSs patent had
united ard raised large fond 10 get through their
sDppo.s that he there veil for my opponents
for COLT AID that he was authorised 70 act vol for
them as Ool, and had doubt that al that c,ud be
would he dore to carry It along and procure all the
tDncps believed they had sslested At tool for 'uch
spurpose ys., not vtt slanding AL Mr. Detersons pa
rsde Of letters in his last, never did apply to him In
rtsrnce to the matters Of any or for any
other purpose much less 10 obtain money the ground
Of "a ding Colts extension pr1jsct;" and his talk OF
"baek map is only Of his usual small tricks which
h.rsor's . ior the S.ns more MY meas % %
prove and TO careful reader OF Dckrrsous letter
need net far for hia for The letter hoh he PUB
fishes from Jtre. Clemens zoe oil h,s associate lobby
member. contains this statement and lie the only
tIisl thing In ,he letter -
s1,sag.ny M d, did call upon me- rsn.ried 70 him
saN.e. Ct coils patent thai understood he had no
should Jass might Affect others In Which be psy) was in
a. h'S .9 sss !, ,ss aa. bis ss1s in
promise DO replied, You hay. Ii. whole story"
letter be true and that his Of
fAhebeodi and misrepresentation.
Mr. Dckerson claims the fact in his nrst letter. and
sic, q Colts patent, and acting for CT, only.
and
agi as "a .SS S. ss: siso rem 81.
duty ioward his ,lissu tf Tbs Goodyear party.
While the simple Truth 10, ~ stated 10 Mr.. Clemens
letter, that only opposed Colts patent because we'll
knew II ~ II was great i'm position upon the ooantry
ADD passed, ~cud FIR carry out The scheme Of this
son q The india rubo-r pate,, Of which was myseN
tbs prior inventor aud which had iAst winter desatsd
bsiors the mmsticrer Of P.tents, and In -htch
p.,scosily to . large amount inrested-thst bad sn
old and lorS stapoug litigation WITH the inciI rubber
con esn.e vi ich waa Wiling TO have settled II the
whole matter could be aet ed fairly Civ Dg my just
rishis; and NJ Doserson having sought ms out, a.
fhosn ~ ny last letter, ana abupdtny proved by the
letter. OF s~sa OF Cemsos an Hon Lssin drst
publ he IN shcn interview, broGghs abol, 81 binssf
AID he ccaie IsxPssssd my ~iiir sness 10 have the
rboe GcceyeAr controversy settled fair terms ana
~nbcraw irtm the oppctton pckersop my sur
ife deuta kfvirg soy suthnry to ast In The settle
hire rs" black mall ne he please, 10 cali 1t that
psmfto retire from opposing the Colt extension ~hi IN
Ir,fued 20 ec sro then cssson fearing that should
hesitate 10 make known bis oasr - the pablo Of
hi Atsmlts 70 carry the bill through Congress-
on with his first ls,tsi charging me with his own in
BIT 10 the a>eiicnsl proofs ssaina Dicserscn: The
aer Ias C. Ls,in iste M m Of COR from Pnila
d lphia nteiipg immediately pom my ar ivsl At
ws,bir ton, 81 the National 10 Ell, In the pabi. hall
preached N, on ths ,uoisc Of ps'ert exeI It
hrt avciceo bin ss veil knew he had asays previously
seud fer Goodyear; INT beips tutAie to kaoz my
bpsreu arc OF j-cts told him vssop oisd 10 the pa
tent txNpsiors; vbe.eup b. informed ne that he
d the council tie extension o. Colts patent and
hoptc wouio oppose that. Ne he had htniscus
otjss'icp, personally to O. Colt but earea II che u
the t1pnop oes pssse Congress the Others would Also
inciaolps the isbo,r Pstn, to which l 'ss opposed
We psrs< but Whenever met he was pss and urgent
to cjsrade from opposing tho Coli snson bnt With
10 charge OF ny pu'pose nor ~ond advi hia OF my
others engaged In urgipg the exten,iop, in one Of
there iofs he wished 10 kpow what to
would WITHDRAW my opp u lon Ireiused 10 Tod cate any
ternP ane assured him hat never ~oud cease my
s.tiop VII Il my ts Alton costinued with the Gosfysar
tarty-thstK be sAnied 70 make any proposition you'd
h~rit A few days after -Ads when the signs Of
the ,imes Indicated siderable danger OF fail
ur~ the who'll combined scbemes Including the Ga
oes rsaty, &C. he apprs sched again and ssse ms
wouli call en- CD Clemens Assurios me that he -as
btle OF great ind aence, and that be quite
Ssscs should a. ally settle my long litigation suc sivs me
my rehts Al this point undoubtedly indisated to him