The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-28
THE TELEGRAPH.

THE TELEGRAPH
In cheeruly giving place to the suboined communion
ton we wish be distinctly understood not taking
sides in what promises to be spirited If not protracted
controversy regard to the respective merits of the Morse
and Hughes magnetlcelegraph instruments The former
may be beyond successful competition or the latter may
exceed the sanguine expectations of its most ardent
admirers In the article alluded to by correspondent
complaints eveed not against the Morse nsru-
ment but against effectively telegraph lines
and against the notorious Encouragement OF those lines
Were these evils remedied candidy believe that the in
strument now would fully satisfy the present wants
If not expectations of the public The most perfect nsru
in the world cannot secure complete insulation keep
poles in their places, prevent wires from breaking
neither it exercise restraining influence upon the
charges companies prevent the most shameless abuses
from creeping into the operating Offices If the New York
company bring about portion even, of these long
needed reorms in their hands, the magnetic telegraph
should really become perfectly accurate reliable and
confidential medium for the instantaneous Transmission of
private public nteigencehey win have conferred
obligation upon the country the extent of which
over-estimated
For the Union
Mr. EDITOR In your journal Of Saturday appeared a
communication from Mr.. Amos Kendall in reply edi-
ora of yours of the 22d the subject of the Mann
moth Telegraph Company and Hughess patent-an edito-
rial with the views of which nneenhs Of all your read
ers most cordially concurrcd.
II u.s. doubt the duty of Mr. Kendall to endeayor TO
protect his ainsrests" and those of his company
against the inevitable effects of discoveries like that OF
young Hughes in all legitimate modes the public
expense; but he has right in doing gratuously
asa the interests of others precious them his
to himself Such assault too much Of the spirit
which shrne-makpra nf yyhe
apostle erred with their vocation the operatives OF
England when Arkwrighs SPINNING jenny was first in
oduced and which has been arryed against every great
Improvement invention that of Morse himself not ex
copied
Mr.. X. admits that a mammoth telegraph company has
been formed in New York. "with respectable capital
whose object is ITO improve and render more reliable the
principal telegraph lines" that it as purchased the pat
entright of new instrument invented by Mr. Hughes
to which miraculous powers attributed ? that this
instrument is "a very ingenious piece of mechanism but
he hnow" that will auperscde Prof Morse nven-
toni
This is a somewhat bold declaration Mr. K evidently
to "hnowD of this invention from what must
have been an extremely superficial acquaintance with its
principles, than the Office which granted the patent
for it the association of wealthy New York merchants
usually deemed astue and keen enough where their enter
ests" are commemorative have paid immense for
its use and are about paying still more immense in
availing themselves Of their purchase
Again: Mr. Kendall admits that Helegraphng by cleo
rcy is yet art and expresses wonder that the
ects are so few rather than that they many yet
almost the next sentence be that this
already reached its highest possible point operfecon BY
sorting that when the telegraph have been
stronger and the insuatons perfect SHALL with
Morses apparatus have the of making as perfect
telegraph as The world uU probably see" And this
seron put forth in the face Of discoveries and improve
ments in telegraphing Of almost monthly
OF Bone OF Italy, and Hughes of Kentucky, being by
means the easand in the face of the wretched system
which this country is now subjected
MI Kendall admits, ndeed-what every one knows TO
be sure and to bis cost who has been forced to avail him.
self OF the telegraph and than the conductors
OF the democratic prethat the present system has ode
fecs and he might add, great and glarng defectsde-
iecs OF construction, principle and administration
the whole country will rejoice the success Of the com
pany whose object las Mr. Kendall informs us is ITO i'm
prove and make it more reliable though effected by
means Of the Hughes patent and at the of the
prostration of the mismanaged Morse monopoly
VINDEX.
JUDGE DOUGLASS ILLNESS.