The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-21
uhe Patent Question before Congress.
COLTS PATENT.

CoLT's PATENT.

devoted very considerable In its columns TO NJ
tAsks upon the application Of Col Samuel Colt for the
extension OF his pseu, for firearms pending os'ofe
Cong TIE materials ont OF which the edltorih CON"
neDts have be. made have appeared in the 'hsPs Oh
letters from Was ,p gton over assumed names charging
Col. Colt ~ith almost every eience sg.ost morAV 49,
the laws Of society which can be committed 200
the vengeance Of TIA. people his devoted he@o 10
long as the source from which these s,es sprung was
COS dd not think IL proper as the attorney oil
Co Colt to make any reply, believing that an nynous
likely to In iuen'e toose parsons who are
10 Judge merits OF his and fno "ng that the facts
we're vel. understood at Warrington, and couli not be
perverted b. false ftstements elsewhere. Perhaps In
tsus remaining silent may have done ajustoe yoa
and to other editors Who have assumed the atsmens of
Istter writers from Washington TO be the truth.
that paper the character of the HssAD would
knowingly give its sanction statements entirely untrue
To injure person who public enemy;
and great public benescter Col Colt has been
sntitled to at least much consideration In the
HERALD OF yesterday however, the Suthor Of x thess
attacks produces himself before the oubc and openly
avows his purposes and his Toe fact that Horace
q. Day the man who sginated and circulated the
nbels and fsss ststemsns with which his determining
friends At Washington have been filing the psss has
been well known to since he commeucet his opera.
Nous, as It has been TO most persons Washington
shall pow, in the arst place, explain sne
Wis man (who certainly hIs enough battles OF his
20 fght) should in;rude himself into oher psops's
lfsirs and sperd his time in Washington atA5kins CD.
Colt and then thsD III privilege o corrsctsz
false shicb hsr CAUSED 70 30 craal@tet
Soon after tie OH u sxteId ColEs patent rsporte
received ett,r from frivnd ia Wsshiu yon infarin
iag that Horace II Day "a called upon him, tnrsA
en,ag that unlsas Col Colt would comply with his d.
hs would detest the extension by Congress, sud
tbst by ssd he WAS anxious FOR com ronse, add
- sure th.t "hon he rtsted his case ~ would be s.rs
ted hat be ASKED nothing unreasonable" Soo1 Aite
tn r sipt Of this letter nay called upon It
my Office in New York He commenced By assnr
ing that he hsd under mis- control the great
paw the letter aud tbs press: that unlei5
yielded 70 his demands ne should t them ell loose up1a
Colonel Colt and me, and woald At once destroy all prJs
psct q He stated that he knew how to s,ntro
ne HE2AD Arc inst when sstisned him asd nj friends
Dc would show ne the wa to 90 1t H. named ers
letter writer's in Washington ho goul DO his bdiaY
hey had done heretofore. ia told ne that had
great mistake IN not hSyi'g secur9i tbs ou5dars
he called them and thai matter how g9oi had
aey could destroy II The hst que9ten which nstsraliy
sane + M lips was: "what rish. Day hsd to attack
Col Colt--whit had Colt done to nimf' His rapl, war
srAt care for Colt but that ha nieNn. to usa
Cos application bis purpose sskei him what
n wanted 10 do e said that he and his friends wanted
tl5, 600 whom the b passed. that they wJud then
ptkn perfectly well that knew soud pour out ais
hbsls upon Col Colt ana All his friends unspsosy; thst
II not srseabs 70 70 Col Colt BE- iere3
D. him or his tools AM that | Nal'd rather psy
aim sometaiDs th,n scur IL but tha! would givs him
such sum httssn thousand dollars
Re replied tbes toie demand for money he made
oUnt Of certain reporters snl others IN G,shugton the
% some az whosi ne wsntonsi snd tor whom he
acted but that he bad other obi 10 tain himself A,
shia stSss OF the conversation was called II ~ my lee
vond communicate with hs fes dc Ia Wellington, add
you'd again and disclose more fully his viewi.
Tat evepirg vent 10 Washing ton and the ournsy
Mr. Day took aeat next q aud the uonvef
nation o. the morning He then BETRAYED the secret o.
tst- mpertipeDt Intrusion ato the affairs II Col COLT
and mace t4o dis7nct proportions 10 me, whose mpu
esrce only e1celled by their bsseness The first
my clients release him from Judgments whca Nc
Soodyeat holds agsinst him on OF mis- pro-
,1rin. the extension OF Colts PATENT aad the
vas that should induce the Goodyear associates 20 al
low him 20 apply 70 Congress fo- the extension OF pa
rouer retued 20 extend, and release bin, from tbs
fragments and TO admit him partner 10 the pat5nt
when extended, condition tnst his procured the
oa O. Colts patent and THE expired patent OF Goodyear
Be said that Us knew had tee power 10 co either
bot OF tbnga and that 1t the oaly by
which could serys Col Colt. Finding that bscsms
nat excited By proposition 70 betray tbs i1tsass
spsi ios1 In the oArs-thst he would eonvnos me, i
Iveulo listen that It was ,he best Tor ell ties &,
ae then commenced ors arg umsnt % prove 10 me- how
much my clients would ne benefited ~ a. all anse with
him. reasoning Of which, however, did not conyioc
he then charged HE tactics au1 began 10 exhibit
hr Offensive srEory hsusers OF o'asress ne said were
tnid and looked into newspapers for the rel cloa Of
public opinion Se could ,ontro the letter writer's and
By keeping up G Instant a;tacs from Washing .on h
would make enuers believe that publ.c opin5a
against Colt, ard that vouid settle the question II
and friends had knives " which be said they would
'stiok mel unless would yield 70 his demands or
course his proposals. we're reieot.d. Whstever might
advise Colonel Colt psy DE-. perate this sort
avoid his malignant assaults, cersiry c1u1 sssr
soe others entrusted aay
n1end Since tn n Mr.. Day has not approached me
The day after this the attack msds The ex
pertinent on tho timiity Of members Is trisl in the
hrsAID Of slntsy where you ADVISED to publish the
in Colts case in pamphlet form, 10 Roman c,pi
tails IS you te hundctc thousand throughout the
United States /" sine tne'' is 'stuct nto'' Col Colt
the Committee of Patents, myself, and all the frieads
Cot has, with such ephets as fraud" "dshoussty,"
bfisery y and the like, From the highest to the lowest
all fall under Mr. Days indiaci ve1ge.ncs And
Ali because ~il not bstray Ar. Goodyear to Mr. Day
will pay Nc. Days friends sl5 ooo So much for
nfiV.0 f he Att ~k fort h, fat
Tn, principal asst By the HERALD All by Mr
Days letter .'rs IN other Paps, why Col Col; should
That the Conc ssioner has already refused the sp
ptcstion and b. : tbs proper judge from whose decision
I'd That there IS ccnbinstion oetwsen Colt Goodyear
Morse Woodwork iad others carry their extensions
before Congress BY bribery and fraud
ID. That Coli hes million Of dollars out OF his
patent Snd that Ia enough; sra
th Tnat Ur Colts csunsol has had the Cosmi tee OF
Patents TO Cine With him in Washington whereby he
sured the report III bis favor.
So~ SIR net single one OF these statements Is true,
has the least resemblance to the truth AMI although
stor OF papers at distance might be deceived, yet the
litter writer's who wrote these statements knew their
t>lsity when they uttered them or e!ss were willingly
bnrt to the facts that every intelligent gentleman At
Washington understrnds-
Let Col Colt applied 10 the Commissioner OF Patents to
ssteud another pstea which be bod fr loading apps
his patents Tor Colts pistols That very small
Affair, this is great invention, the consent
OF the civilized ror, is to be taken as evidence. o.
hAls
ID have had the entire direction Of this applet
~ have Of AL Col Colts legal shs aud there
hze been a exchanged between and Morse G cd
year, Woo wo ill., any Of them, their agents on
thu subject, until long Nftss this charge made
The fact Is that Goofycsr Aua -rss nave both pub
shed cards denying their nn 20 spply pgress
6oodyears denial made by under Authorltv
from Mr.. J.dson to hi for that par.
pose and horss's Ia denied By Mr.. Kendall
What Woodwor.h's intentions do not knoy Co.
Colts case stands its III srits which have n
doubt sufficient to commend IL to the favorable
alteration of Congress
IA TIE true STAT. OF Colonel Colts Affairs has been lsi
before the committee in Washington Toe fsc,s are tina
every dollar which Colonel Col. has 10 the rid in
his business. that Is sessful he vii be rardsi
for his invention; IL IL IL orushsi by competition
terror and cheap he viii be left where he began
with rothing bas intellect energy and integrity For
seventeen Colonel Uot ipce ssAntly To estab
erItiaa tri.. xhi,h