The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-12

therefore his pride and vanity ssy-kill!
God in his providence does nos confer all his bles-
OVERCOMING wealth, influential friends, exalted sta
ton and that other gift-the power TO do goOd-s0
rich if used, so fatal il abused What more ought
be TO desiref The focks and herds are MS and the
the little eve lamb Of this poor man. How envy
him these blessiDgs! How would invite the strng-
Cling sons of genius TO my arms! How would sup
grow rich in the blessings OF the grateful ones,
whose aspirations had given 10 the day, and whose
weary path had made light And how the march
Of Improvement should keep sep with the sun in his
coming not go backwards ard downwards, as now
It does, like the sun in his setting.
The history of this litigation has been written be-
fore It was acted. 1t is the history OF the litigation
Oh Watt, with one exception, which Is that Wat had
some money and Sickels none. Permit me to read
tito you out of the work Of Bourne on the steam
engine
BY some niormity Of human nature, men who respect
The rights Of other property viii seize without co
junction upon that which has sprung the highest
order Of mental exerton and Of all manufacturer there
is no kind whose paid Tor VITA as reirc.
'snce as the manufacturer Of IDEAS The CORNISH
paid the proportion of saving due to the pateutees
with the un willingness patursl to who conceive that
nothing had been done 70 earn rewards, many
Of them eagerly sought for preleuce 70 break the
greement into which they had entered. Taey couute-
ancet and supported get OF pirates Who lert rueans
untred to wreft Mr. Watts Invention from his grasp
imperfect state OF the paert Aws which then obtained
Mr. Watt appears have doubts OF mis-
cabsI reached head In 1895 which year an action was
begun saainst Mr.. Bu by whom several OF the mine
owpers represented for ihe erection OF eug1e
Mr. Watts plan The pirates contenGec as usually done
the lack Of better argument that patent inor-
mai from the want precision y re epecidcation dis
honorable plea Mt the best, tor ~ honest pevon wouf
a mpt seze upon the proprty q another merely
acsount Of technical flaw in the lilo Two Of the Judges.
however. called Butler ana Heath, thought this plur
ob cton OF weight though lord Chief Justice Eyre and
Rookie looked upon II as imnacyia As the Court wan
divided equally, no judgment gwen aud THIS being
looked upon q Of defeat 2eyera other infringe
meDts we're begun In t77s, however, the pa.enteer
Common Pleas, which his occasion against
Messrs. Hornbower and MaoerIy, and averdict was
Court Of Kings Bench and Jadses were unani
nous In supporting the rights % tue patentees against
to leeaiae sake thef roSberes. Il Is MISUNDERSTANDING
to US how man Of Ingenuity, which Horn
s,,e mppa 70 rob bronze msossec Of the Fruit Of bs
ingenuity and perseverance,; anf still more at
oes TO account for the bitter bosy displayed oy Bra
nah throughout theae trials, Who tried hard to
clear that Mr. Watt had right 70 any patent
M Watt had no such right Who IN the name OF heaven
humanity have been oefraucec Il Wait had been dis
couraged from proceeding further at the
Gays kindred spirit that sousn, he battles Of Europe,
and which now epabIes us 10 maintain the arduuus srug
gle In which We are still engaged sh countries less
pressed with taxation; upon the slender thread OF
Wallis prosperity, which coorl q aw might have resdi
severed hung the welfare O. cations aud the repase OF
the world. Fortunately for hunan nature. Watts paDy
rival BramAh, was rot his Judge; and the d,fBcuhies
thrown IN path, Is they insufficient to impede
eIertion
For Watt read sickels, and for Bramah, Allen, and
the record Is complete. up to this hour. Whether sue
cess shall crown our efforts did his Is for you
to decide.
Gentlemen, you have heard from his own lips the
story OF this inventors life II IL tire old story; the
world knows it by heart. IL is written in the blood
Of the martyrs in this holy in every age since
the world began. It is inscribed on the marble
monuments reared by succeeding generntions, in
cold mockery OF the embitterd lite and melancholy
death of the public benefsctcrs of the last. We
have learned II In our school books and we IL i'm
our streets. Our blood grows hot with indignation
as we read the record Of the past but, like the
Pharisees OF old, we bear witness unto ourselves that
we are the sons of those who s,ored the prophets,
for we let them die in oar midst The story IS soon
told: toil-poverty-di disease contempt.
fhc laws delay,
The insolence Of Office ana ,ns spurns
That patient merit OF the ul~srihy take,
make up the melancholy catalogue. Hope, that
ONES to all. has nearly died ou', or only fickersa
s1oand s Srs be 's has hs e. Dr
n his cheek-poverty and care its burrows on mig
brow. But when they huntei him to the wall he
turned. How my heart bounded IN sympathy. and
unison with his! The wretched present faded from
his view; the long years Of pc deferred, of pyer
~, disease and death were gon O. and the dream of
happier days rose before his mind with all its prs-
tine freshness. The tempe OF fame whose radiant
oomes have been 30 imperishaby traced on the liv-
ing canvass Of one Of our own great painters grew
near and bright before his VISION and he heard the
music OF the immortal CHOIR, .hich ever sings the
praise OF genius in its eternal sisles. IL MEANT
said he, Ito do thing which. when the CHIT was
over, and had gone, should yet live. / meant To
leave record TO my children which would not dis
grace them" All, gentlemen, there you have the
whole secret oftbe inventors hope. The golden APP
piles which his genius planted which his tears and his
life blood watered have turned into ashes for him: but
there is another little life which win breathe his
name when he is gone and which will yet feel th.
JOY denied him now. But few words more and 4
am done. stand here, not as the counsel, hut the
friend Of this inventor We are bound together in
bond Of friendship, which trust will never he Sc
vered I'LL the grave breaks It's links. have sworn
TO have justice for him, and | will have IL. | have
asked II mildly Of the oppre~or, and he refused
with contempt. ] now demand It here. / NAV fail
now, for know the mighty power arrayed against
us. and know from sad experience that the law is
still for the strong too weak, the weak too strong
But will never give up the pursuit as long as
have dollar 10 spend or energy to act Others
have aided me, and / thank them from the bottom
Of my heart My noble friend. whose invaluable
advice and services have had, has performed
labor Of love, and il is right that you should know
IT, IL 10 one OF the privileges Of his profession that
ts professors enjoy, to vindcate the right and
bukc The oppressor, for the sake OF justice and
truth alone, and il is privilege to be priced and
Dobly used, as he has used Il.
But, gentlemen, TO yo1 we must look for the
fruits OF our efforts. BY yenr verdict you can re-
pulse this injured man, and send him back again
more desolaie than ever, 70 the tender mercies of
his oppressors. But that is no great matter. Men
die, brokeDbearted, every day in our midst nd the
world goes on; we eat, and drink, and are hsppy.
One, more or less, Is no matter-and besides he has
not much hope. That flame Of life Is almost expend
ed in him; and have not famed its embers on the
hearth. Once before we were juf as right and
just as sure as dow, and failed.
But there Is wider significance TO your verdict
than this. You are de siding the most irnnort,nt
cause which you ever heard You are prociaiming
TO The sons OF genius. struggling against sdversty
md oppression that there il sanctuary or s,fots,
for them-a refuge for the hunted head-tbat
Power 81 those bounds
stops and calls back her banled hounds
or you are surrendering them To the tvr,nts
power, and proclaiming that there ia no hope for
them when wealth and cupidity combine acaipu
them. and pride and vanity cry havoc. aud lot ain
the dogs of war. Which will you dor We await
Jour verdict in trembling suspense.