The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-12-03
From Washington.


nation from the North and East ~ to the
condition and prospects Of financial and bus
mess affairs leads to two important conclu-
sions--o one tina, the banking system is con-
valescent, and the other that the manuiac-
turing interest is detunc, for the present.
There will he money enough neat spring.
supply OF currency excceeling any lcgiti-
mate demand for II but the cotton spinning
and printing works, wooden factories and
many other manufactures are never To re-
cover. Many III the factories and print
works will never he put in operation again.
Dry goods Of oil kinds now so low will not
soon rise, and they ARE 10 be- imported in
large quantities on foreign account. and sold
at BARI cost. until the foreign market is re-.
licvei from the glut
Manufactures are not 20 b. hereafter NJ
successfully prosecuted, even a. heretofore,
until the paper currency shall bc limited or
restricted by u greater infusion OF the mo
tallic element. II il easy too s'e that under
our inflated paper system At home, the do
nestle manufacturer cannot compete, oven
under - per cent protection. with the for.
eigncr who produces vi the lower rate OF
cost consequent on sound currency. Still.
the advisers oi the Misunderstanding interest
tell them. through the press, and arc about
10 assure them through speeches In Con
prcss, that protection is their only security.
II is admitted also that protection, within
the limit Of the revenue standard, will be Of
no u4e II must be carried TO the poin, Of
prohibition,
Walker aud his comrades nre now beyond
the reach Of pursuit OF "cnptnrc. They
will not diem It advisable Ia run under the
guns oi any nlled states war steamer, md
can ou,run any United States sailing vessel
When they have landed, no matter where,
they are bryond the reach Of the authorities
Of the United States The question now III
what will be the facilities for furnishing
Walker with men and supplies from thl-
country, in order 10 enable him TO maintain
any ground which he may recover Fan
Francisco can furnish HIM with amy number
/ OF men The precedent furnished by the
United States authorities ut New Orleans
/ will probably he followed nj other ports, and
/ flibusierisln will be revived with great cclat
aud succ,-s.
II Walker l. 10 renew operations upon
the line Of the Nicaraguan transit, a. hero
iolorc, IL IL necessary that hs should open
il, forcing the blockade on both sides Of the
lshmns. leaving these both closed against
him, II he march at once TO the Costa Iiican
capital, ran jose. with such All inconsIderM-
bic force M he may now be able to command,
his career will probably he there terminated.
But h. may have gone 10 Cainpcachy, there
Ia receive and organize iorcc lVr further
/ opprationa IN Central America
A thousand stand of arms were purchased
here Of the government on Saturday last
tor the government Of fucatan. lon.
WA.uiSaroS. Nov 10 is57.--1hc Com
missioner Of Patents has rejected the spplI-
cation Of John Mclar'y for letters patent
for M improved "policcmans club" The
model Of the club is about twelve inches
long, IL round, and about MI inch and u
quarter in diameter. II has y smooth aud
polished surface, and resembles the baton
generally borne by policemen and other OF
fccrs. TIA exterior gives no indication Of
its real character or capabilities. ln bar
rel is followed. aud within il u an ingenious
mechanism connected with four longitudinal
spurs OF Ianc,ts" which lie concealed in the
tube. On touching spring these sDcets
leap from their hiding places, and through
thcs, by u single wrench Of the weapon. u
n,ost fearful nnllation u inflicted on the
hand Of any adversary who may have srapcd
IL. 10 the technics Of street rccontrs~, II
may then bc dubbed, aud its lnnccts made
10 bury themselves at will in the heal aud
body Of its victim.
The Commissioner says thni justice to the
inventor demands the admission that the
mechanism Of this miniature Internal ma
chine displays sufficient novelty 10 support
"a patent. The law, however, IN its vision
has declared that something beyond mere
, novelty must be- established before u patent
can ISSUE. The invention must not only b.
, new, but il must he important and useful.
cnpccdng the assumption that this club
would be- emmsnIy Detm 10 poi'oeD'sn, IT Is
still Obvious that this Is too limited o
measure Of utility 20 satisfy the requirements
, Of the law. An invention 10 be- patented
must not only be useful 10 the few. with u
chance 81 being pernlcious 10 the many but
il must CLEARLY appear that in view Of the in
,er,su u the whole community, the good ~
sulting from il would docidedly prepondsr
ate over the evil II the officers of public
justice, and thOrs law abiding citiD'bs who
love peace and pursue II, could be lnduc"i
. 10 deiile thsmgiy,s with this instrument, and
could ii. u-e b. restricted 10 such, II might
be comparatively harmless; bu, when il
passes froro the workshop OF the mechanic
. Who has fashioned il, II ~ manifc-ily beyond
D, the control Dl the government and lind liz way
into the service u the Drawing prohigats
~ certainly ~ the s,ietto seeks the belt Of
' the bravo. Its manufacture and distrbu-
i ton through society, under the expectation
that good would result ,bcrefrom, would be
. an act Of folly eqnill'si only by that of srew-
1 Ing pathway with 'hors, in the delnsivc
tuis, that they would bud and blossom into
flowers al our approach.
IL IL barbnrpu- IN ia every Characteristic,
and !. NJ npugnant TO The genius ~ our M
siin,ioila, and 10 the morality Of that faith
4 ia wbgse -hining fl,Otpaths our legislation