The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-11

such ground wrAh ever be brought before
the Hou e, or I'D vooated in the House, without
qSid pr, y !, in some way or otherf What
may not Q J Oh acc mpli.h with million of
dollars to b ck them, and the prospective pro-
Hts Of e patent, of twenty millions, to spur
them ont They may do wonders, even in til,
House or Representatives. We had elimmer-
ing Of Chi in TIE Galphin claim; and we sus-
!, rect that Mr.. CT ngm has spoken with de-
/ liberatio upon this patent extension. Mr..
Cuttings doing his duty in opposing this mag
nifcent OBJ o. the lobby. Every man op-
posed to riff mouopolies and bank mo-
nopolies, If he be honest, or if he be not fool,
must oppose this gigantic pat Mt monopoly,
the fact being q mitted on all sides that the
inven or has drawn large fortune from the
pockets the public. The extensio is simply
bill to ntinu the tax upon the community
for the b left of Samuel Colt, and his friends
| at Wasb gton and elsewhere.
We repeat, that, without the sinews Of war to
bolster it up, such claim az this upon its
merits, for an extension of patent for seven
| years, would n chances to one, be kicked out
Of the House without hearing Why should
the poor inventor, without penny realized
from his patent, be neglected, while this mil
lionaire is made an especial favorite? A bill
for the extension of all existing patents for
seven years longer, the inventors of which are
still poor, would be comparatively an act of
| ustice and humanity. On the other hand. the
| singing out Of this PARTICULAR case as special
subject for Congressional favoritism, has an
| odor of the lobby about it which may well
challenge the investigation ordered by the
| House.
There is grave responsibility in this duty
attached to Messrs Letcher, Clingman, and the
other members of the Committee of Inquiry.
Let them send for persons and papers; and If
the trail should lead into the House Of Repre-
sentatives, Notwithstanding the virtuous in
dignatiOn of members, let the scent be pur-
sued. We have learned to place very little
confidence upon virtuous indignation in high
quarters against charges Of corruption. We
have seen that sort of thing before. We had
come striking illustrations of it in the
Gardner and Galphin claims. Let not the
committee be bluifed off by such blowing They
must give satisfactory report Of their investi-
CATION, or they may lose by it, A million of
money can achieve wonders. Take an exam
pie of a case supposed: Lobby man comes to .
good natured member and says, II want you
to do me favor. Vote for this bill. You will
serve me. 1t will be equal to twenty thousand
dollars in my pocket. am poor. 1t will make
me rich" This is no bribe-n0t a bit O. I
but If the good natured member, besides bei..
patriotic, has an eye to business, he will reply:
well, this is q large operation. It will be
equal to twenty millions to the lucky man
bad precedent; but if the principle is right, it
ought to pass. l will look into it. A few days
after the good natured member wants loan.
Some third party makes known the fact in the
right quarter. The loan is secured of five or
ten thousand dollars. But this is not corrap-
ton. It is plain business transaction, dis
pensiDg with promissory notes.
Z We hope this investigating committee will
eft the subject before them to the bottom If
it should detain them to the adjournment, SO
much the better. Let the constituents of every
member of the House, meantime (whose district
is not favored with one Of Colts pistol fac
tories), watch their members course upon this
bill. There is no public necessity for 1t, no
public justice in il; and it can only be carried
through the strength Of the lobby.
PROGREss OF THE REVOLUTION IN MExICo-
THE BLOCKADE OF ACAPULCO RAISED BY THE
UNITED STATES SHIP PoRrsMoUTH.-It will be
seen by our last advices from Mexico that the
revolution, far from being extinguished, is
spreading like wildfre through all parts of the
country. In Yucatan, Tehuantepec, Rio Verde