The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-06
TIE Important Liquidation Of Congress.
FIRST GUN FROM THE sPoILs CONSEQUENTIAL OF
COLTS PATENT.
From the Washington Unicn, Jan. 81


FIRST GUN FROM THE sP0ILs CABMEr-RENEwAL OF
COLTS PATENT.
From the washington Union, Jan. 81
COLr'S PATENT.
The attention OF members Of Congress Ia invited TO
well written communication In paper In favor OF the
renewal Of Colts patent for firearms OF the merits Of
the application We have no special Information AND tnsre
We have lately Indicated opinion II favor OF revision
and improvement Of patent laws and We indulge the
hope that the frequent applications made to Congress Tor
the renewal of patents will neuce such in
vesgstion may result In the form have herstofore
suggested II useless for to speak Of the value OF
Colts invention; has been tested and approved by the
public.
COLT PATENT AND IT'S EXTENSION.
The patent laws Of the country are system estaonsned
the 2, the s0'a ?,
right which man has In the productions Of his own L.
Dor, ingenuity, thought seems to BE- founded upon
which society cognises since its enjoyment deprvss no
other Of anything which he had BEFORE or which
vas IN existence unt created Dy MN VINO c%s ~. :.
which nature has furnished rs without our own labor,
stands upon much ground and Is to DO CON-
the claims Of creation Tns constitution Of the United
atss recognises this distinction In that clause which
S.orss ts. canrresa .Ss have ito
promote the progess Of science and useful arts By secur
Ing, for limited times to authors and inventors the
riesn The word used Il .ssecuriDg'-not granting
comforting Theght ID in the author or INVENTOR but,
Inc al oths, natural rshta It must yield TO superior
and the constitution which declares it's ohsct to be
ITO the blessings Of hberty"-thoss blessings
which the Declaration Of Independents declared 'nasa
able nshts" Also directs Congress- to secure" to
thors and inventors their rights sto their respective
ssitns. and ai.sSys.is.% !. very somm:n q.
It creates monopoly, and that 1t Is therefore odous.
This cry raised generally BY those whe being unable
Of their property Society, however, too much Bono
ted by the system, and under Its fostering care too
much progress has been made In the useful arts to ron
The subject which has induced these remarks ID the ap
pcaon Of Colonel Colt for extension for years
r. Tine ~ the au
served-whsther the public good promoted BY the ex
tension It appears in this case that Colonel Colt made
his invention in 1881; but like many Of the great Inn
provements came premsturely into existence No
seemed to recognise Its value and Colonel Colt struggled
on alone 0s nss years M nsss y Lecture, on
mont with In 1885 Colonel Colt assigned his patent
70 the Patent Arms Company In New Jersey and that
The great efforts which Colonel Colt made to inr duce
the into public well known to the govern
en and to the people Of the country but the complex
iy and expense Of the weapon great
ment officers reported against them Col Colt owsver,
himself took to Florida hf Ct the rifles and Gen. Harvey
the indians would be uxuriaDg in the everglades Of
Florida" The temporary success Of this trial was fol-
pany ont in ls4l BY the Sheriff leaving Co lionel
Colt with heavy debt and losing all its capital From
that time till the Mexican war Colonel Colt suffer
Ing under the burden Of debt which his Efforts to bring
his into had imposed upon him. and struggling
against judgments and sherfs to regain position to
Which his talents entitled him Living IN the tower Of
Abopg at his submarine batteries and other improve
ments achieving reputation % man Of genius but gaia
ing money, and cely able nd the SUBJ
sstence. The Mexican brought cut his invention
again. and Colonel Colt began manufacture his arms
The value Of these arms depends much upon the
cssncs of their manufacture ~ upon the popularity Of
their construction. mad, Of the best teria and
combined with perfect accurasy they are invaluable;
they are useless and dangerous Success In the manu-
cure requires very costly and varied machinery wall
great In the production of the material posing
them COL Colt began 1t the foundation spending three
months himse in the steel works In Sheffield to test the
various grades OF materal and the steel imported
built 1t great expense machinery which is at for
other than to make these srma, but which makes
Major Thornton the United states inspector Of arms
proved in one Of his suits against inrnge that in his
inspection Of the last 20oo Colts PISTOLS shooting IL 600
Ehot but failed In the test but that in the inspsc
on Of the last 500 cArbnes shooting 500
shots So failed tie TESLA result In favor Of Colts
arms over the carbinss In the proportion Of
3d. evident that the prncpls of these arms may
b. used to construct weapons Of the most dangerous sort
al have specimens which offered for sale
the marketbut which have been suppressed by the
coui-ef cast ron but Of such construction and appear
ess thin g can be- made more chespy than good AIMS
since they require but little machinery and Of cheap
material But the public are injured BY such thing and
IL bs MELTED Kthe markets were allied with such
Colts works could not 60 except loss, and
all the machinery and tools created for this purpose
off, u saS OF
feet weapon-such Cot furnishes aud lift cost
ts more than poor o.s the increased value OF the
OF course, tho time must come whom Colt must meet
this composition. Es says that seven yea, extension
maohine that It the expiration Of the srm he can meet
t. Tho proress Of the past renders his anticipation most
,s.soosbe he only became Possssssa Of h. patent In
Ams Company in 1889, and entirely lost to him well
to them and already he has been able reach the
Arms What may not b. e1psotsd in snstSsr seven
years At any rate, he has not had and w not have,
unles Congress sxtsad his patent bat pears Of IL
vim b accomplished, and NJ. Cslt thinhs that enough
b Injured But beyond and above all this Colonel
Colt entitled to some evidence Of the confederation Of
this country His invention has bssn Of nsstimabls
Vice to the people, The gallant achievements Of the
Texan rangers With these have been historical.
Some Of the battle fields of Mexico are monuments to
been savsd BY this inv ntiop in the cir iets With In
dams worth something In the account Then, Col
Oo In order to maintain the character and reputation
be has patent, and whore he In making ct
loss He has taken American machinery and American
io, me very o.
money. That reputation Is essentially American in ts
and Colt ought to b supported In his honor
bic eo to preserve The whos oouaty has felt pride
the tribute Of admiration viii has been paid BY Eu
ropean governments to Colonel COLT Whsn all other gov
u agree to attribute suoh honor to American
inventor as they have done, own government ought
not to b backward to recognise his merits d.
APPLICATION OF SAMUEL COLT FOR AN EXTENSION
OF PATENT.
WASHINGTON, December, 1858.
The following Is the decision Of Judge Mason
In 1885 the applicant obtained patent for rotary
,hamber for ni.arms. In 1889 second patent Va.
granite for improvements thereon the most important
which the loading lever. In 1850 the former Of
these patents was extended for years. and he
Asks like extension for the latter.
The statute requires the applicant In such to fur
nish statement Of his receipts and expenditures "su
cierty In eeta TO exhibit true and faithful account Of
loss and profit In any accrulng to him from and
of said invention" This requirement has net
been Gully complied with In the present case but the
u~cIsiop win turn ansthsr point this defect win be
no farther consic cred.
The applicant "thAt he never has In any way,
directly indirectly derived any reward his said In
v~nion patented in 1889" This statsmsnt certainly
grows out az mstaken basis OF computation.
The testm shows that the applicant has mAuufao-