The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-23
its being urged against US a. evidence OF criminal
intention TO defrnnd the treasury Of the nation.
Respectfully, your most obedient servant
HIRAM BARBER.
The Great Mosquito Grant.


The Great Mosquito Grant.
NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 90 1854.
j. GoRpoN BENNETT, EsQ.:-
Your e1pose in the HERALD OF the 10th instant
respecting The Last Humbug-The Great Mosquito
Grant" has caused some talk in our quiet city,
from the consideration that the American specula
tor in quest of adventures who found himself in An
Juan minus cash, credit and cosmetics and who
up,n hearing shepherds story, proposed to revive
his claim" il native and resident Of this place. He
went down to San Juan about year or more ago.
to mend his broken fortunes by opening hotel for
tSe accommodation of passengers to and from Cali
fornia by that route but remained very short time
never having catered as was understood, to the
palate of solitary wayfarer in that land Of Mos
quito, &c. Upon his return it very soop rumored
that be had turned up trump" and made his
"Jack"-in short that in less than twevemonth
he woald be Millionaire Of the first water, having
obtained bona tide title to abont oneha of the "a.
nous kingdom OF Mosquito Very soon he visited
Washington to confer with the Hon. Daniel Webster,
the then Secretary of State and exhibit to him his
title deeds for the vast and rich territory he had so
easily and Unexpectedly acquired, Astounding in all
the luxuries of southern cline, and producing
gold silver, and precious stones, in abundance and
comforts and discomforts, down to monkeys,
aligators, and serpents, in the greatest
profusion. What Mr.. Webster's opinion of this af.
fair was is not known. For twelvemonth all has
owner of this vast and fertile grant visited New
York, and under the advice of some Of the great
orginafors of humbugs with which your noted city
abounds company was organized scr issued and
thrown upon the market, under what name the un-
initiated are not apprised and it said that the
Init was caught at BY some, and that he succeeded
tosome extent in efecting sales" the fools not being
all dead as you remarked. After thus organizing
and operating in Wall street or whereabouts he re-
turned home, via Washington; and his anticipated
wealth being too great for the space allowed in one
macs breeches pc ,kets in the plenitude of his be-
neeolepce, and the extreme veneration in which he
held many OF the great men Of the land, it is said
he doDst to certain Sen .tors, and others in and
out of Congress- few hundred thousand shares
among whom / have heard Senators Douglas and
Cooper as being specially named as beDedciaries to
the amount Of twenty Thousand shares each.
This donation siust be regarded as an act Of pure
beneyoence for it is apparent that it was not done
wi view 10 obtain their influence 10 the establish.
ment o. the claim, for that matter was looked upon
shd bad been pronounced as a fixed fact by men
of great ju6gn ent and foresightedness in New York
who are always ahead as to the means to be used as
most tfeciua IN acquiring great and speedy wealth;
ano they lad not only pronounced this title good,
Dnt very good Some few OF our verdant wiseacres
have pu ch ssed stock in this last humbug which il
Is understood, they would be glad to get clear Of
IL has been freely offered at fifty cents per share,
and pr bsby less; but could doubtless be had pow
by the bushe or cart load at much lower figures the
buyers being few and far between and dwlpdap
down o numbers small and beautifully less"
'ihce the appearance OF your exposure OF the hum
bug To fill up ard complete the history BEGUN by |
you | have added this, being what is known AMI |
TAXED OF here SNooKS.
The Missouri Compromise To what Terri |
tory 1t Extended.
TO THE BDIroR OF THE HERALD.
Will you allow me to correct an error into which
think you have been led in an editorial Of yester
lay, wherein you remark that "the Missouri COM
promise line was first invaded by refusing the line
# sc 30 in the admission Of California; The same
dea, that this line extended to the Pacific has been
preached in Other newspapers.
The eighth section Of the Missouri act, which con.
tituted the consideration offered by the South and
ccepted by the North for the admission OF Missouri
slave State, was In these words -
Thai IN al that territory oedsd BY France to the United
iAss under the name Of LOusianA which lies north Of
gre6a an 30 minutes north latitude not inc I'D
thin the lin Its Of the State contemplated by this act
av,ry and Involuntary seruds otherwise than ia the
lnly con ieed shall be, and hereby II, forever pro
i bud . q United States Statutes 1t Large . 6as
No disposition, therefore, Of the territory subse-
Iuehty acquired by conquest or purchase can be |
properly regarded as an infringement Of the Missouri
compromise, for that compromise extended only to
that territory coded by France to the United
states, under the name Of Louisiana" Very respect
uly yours, KATONAH
rhe Patent Extension Before Congress-Ed
ward N. Dickerson, &c., SC
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.
sR- My opposition to che EXPANSION by Congress OF
otis pis .ol patent has induced Edward N Dickerson
ith the expectation of favoraby affecting his schemes
sfore Congress- ~ well 10 satisfy his desire Of
srsensy eliminating me, to publish lstts. 10 your
APR Of TIE Els. inst; and II did not fear 1t might il
fs unanswered, have tendency to aid him in his ex
'nsor project should scarcely feel called upon to
eply to it in any way; and i'll did reply it would my
alignment be enough for me to say that Mr. Di,ksrs,a
been Of the principal counsel ss.ns me in the
rotrscted and unjust litigation wh,h 10 copor atoms
lAmins to the Goodyear India rubber patents have
,rosd upon for the last few years such counsel
has a, TO conduct himself TO make nsces
arv -, ne lors sirce to commence against him an
ct'on for slAneer under the advlos Of s6EsMi, and
ae suit Ia DOW pending In the court ia N,w Torn aud
nrDg all his injection With the Mr.. gicher.
n oas At every opportunity abandopei the postios
counsel should occupy, for the purpose OF graft
ing his disposition TO abuse me personally. Bat
n already stated this letter requires mor.;
i've you and YOU rsscsrs = history 60 far as an ac
uanted ~h these ersion before Congress aud
leave it to the pubic to judge whether the state
i~nts in his letter to be credited the mere
fixture Of the gross-tt fall ehood sth and then
TIL truth 10 it pAlstsbs, to ipjure me and
arher Lie plans which have been justly exposed
y the HERALD within the last few weeks.
In h ctmb~r, 1882, Charles Goodyear and Nathaniel
lay yard tLro ugh the agency OF VIM Judson, of New
OH Apph.d 10 the Commissioner Of Patents to obtain
e1teL sion he called Sslphur Patent which was
expire This snt was owned b. the Assisnees
Goodyear 1t Of the patent, out Of shich ny
tgatiol with Goodytar's ass,gnees sprung and was
interest prsoba ly to cef.At its tension aside
rom sny ieel ngs might hs'e had IS o.eIsu Ihad
the process patented Icing before hs pretended dis
ovsry and did not believe Hayward ,ody ear to
sept@o it. opp s.d the extension end It wAs
erso ~ the ommbsoner Mr.. Doserson vas active
sci for tie 81 n 81 failed he then threatened
'efoIe he left W,thipgtoo that be would apply to Con
tses for the extension During the last year. while
he litigation between me And Goodyear's Assignees
vas sah progressing, and Dicksrson stall &C.
lvely engaged ~ ccucssl against me, l had
~ intervpv 81 h william Judson, In whioh
tch me th At they anxious TO get extsn
Of the Sulphur Patent BY Congress- and he kneS that
opposed II 'uld not Dc granted, and proposed
ne to settle all the eus between the Goodyear assign
..s end myself uptn terms named and agree 40, TO
~ tose the extension was willing to settl. any fair
81 ne even did rot get AL that fairly satt cd
10. but eecL-d scosdDg 70 biz proposition and thus
he after epced fer the time When the stssisn OF |
ps ess o. expected that appicAton would