The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-15

This sort Of pleasing betrays the rankest cor
ruption. We should like to know exactly how
much fine wines, oysters, canvass backs, &C.
to say nothing Of liberal loans Of ready cash
we should like to know the actual weight Of
such lobby influences before the House, in the
matter of patent bill, the passage Of which
will be equal to torture Of five millions of
dollars to the happy recipient We should also
like to know the exact difference between such
legislation, and the passage Of Galphin and
Gardner claims, or the erection of United
States Bank. The only material difference that
we can discover between a special patent mo-
nopoly where the applicant is already enriched
from bis profits, according to the intent Of the
laws, and Galphin claim, is this-the latter
takes the money directly out of the treasury,
while the former takes it only gradually out
of the pockets of the people.
The principle involved in this extension of
Colts patent is wrong and demoralizing. 1t is
monopoly legislation it is unjust to the com
munity, in continuing to tax them for an article
for which they have already richly rewarded
the inventor; and it is unjust to other paten-
and share alike. Congress has no right to grant
special favor to Samuel Colt, and refuse the
same thing to John Jones or Tom Woodwork;
no right to make this invidious distinction, we
say though Jones may not be able to give even
an oyster stew or glass Of brandy to soi-
tary member of either house. Pass the case
of Colt, and the doctrine Of equal rights re-
quires mat the entire schedule Of seventy mil
lions of the spells Tor patent extensions should
be passed--every one Of them.
We care nothing for the Presidents sugges-
lions in this business; nothing for what the
Cabinet, the Cabinet organ, and the Cabinet
party in the House may urge in behalf of a few
wealthy patent monopolies that can pay. The
thiDgis wrong unjust and demoralizing. The
United States Bank was a financial monopoly,
an engine of political corruption, hideous
montyed monster, and the people put it down
But the monopolies Of the spoilsmen at Wash
ington, including railroad land projects canal
land projects, plank-road land projects, and all
other projects of nd-jobbing and log-rolling,
and special contracts of all kinds for the benefit
of stockjobbing monopolies, form all together
spells system infinitely more dangerous and
corrupting than the United States Bank and
all the pet banks of Van Buren, combined.
We see that there appears to be some hitch
on the Colt patent extension in the House. The
passage or defeat OF the project will go tar to
confirm or cut down the prodigous programme
of the spoilsmen for the five hundred millions of
dollars of the public plumber. We are glad to
see the public press. except the leading organs
of the spoilsmen, speaking out on this subject
Without reference to party the honest press of
the country is. or must be, with us. Let Con-
gress look to it; let us know who are, and who
ore not, the spoilsmen. We shall keep an eye
on these chaps. We shall watch their game.
DR.. BEDINI-HIs MISSION AND HIS TROUBLES
1t appears from long letter published in au-
other column, that DR.. Bedini was sent here as
special envoy from the Pope to the govern
ment Of the United States, and accredited as
such. But it likewise appears that he was en-
trusted with the duty of settling some dis
putes which had originated at Buffalo and else
where. between the Romish clergy and laity
on the subject OF church property. Our opinion
on the subjects treated by cur correspondent
can be briefly told. As envoy from the Pope
a temporal sovereign aud the ruler of a State
recognized as politically independent in Europe
we can have no objection to receive Signor
Bedini He is entitled, in his capacity of foreign
ambassador to more than welcome and courtesy:
he has right to peculiar privileges and immu-
mites, which no one in this free country would
deliberately deny him. But when be assumes
to settle financial or property disputes he
travels beyond the limit of his authority. No
foreign emissary has right to intermeddle be-
tween American citizens OF corporations. What
ever disputes occur between these with regard
to property must be aljudicated upon by courts
of justice; and any attempt by foreigner,
clothed with no matter what authority, to
forestal their decision, cannot be regarded
otherwise than as an unwarrantable and imper-
tinent interference. IL DR.. Bedini assumed to
exercise the jurisdiction we are given to I'M
derstand he did he exceeded the proper
limits Of his authority, invaded the prerogative
Of our courts, and violated the liberties Of our
citizens. We trust we do not require to place
formally on record our emphatic reprobation OF
the outrages at Cincinnati. Brutal and ruff
family violence is not the fit arm of freemen;
and it reflects little credit either on the citizens
or the authorities of Cincinnati that such
disgraceful proceedings should have occurred
in the city. But the infamy incurred by the
Cincinnati rioters affords no defence to the
Italian for his assumption of an authority to
which he had no claim.
1t may seem illiberal to state the fact broadly,
but it is nevertheless the case that most OF our
internal disturbances have been occasioned or
caused by the fundamentally Of foreign visiters.
II required all the nerve and all the common
sense of the American people to avoid riots on
the occasion Of CAVEATS lectures. He again,
was foreigner fresh from battle-felds in Italy,
who came here to preach a crusade against