The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-19


,ensiye organization will rapidly follow this first
gun of the campaign. Very good. The time Is
ausl icious, the field is open, and he coast is
clear.
SEWARD SKUIKING ON THE CUBA QUESTION
In the debate on the Cuba question in the
Senate, on Thursday, Mr. Polk, of Missouri en-
dtavored to get Mr. Seward to define his position
in regard to the acquisition Of Cuba. When
Seward quibbled ON the subject Mr.. Polk asked
him to say, categorically, whether he was in ia
vor of its future acquisition. Seward evaded
the point by asserting that the question was now
an abstraction, and that he would answer when
the iuncture shall come that will make it prac-
teal question. Does Mr.. Seward think the
question of the acquisition of Cuba greater alb
straction than the abolition issue he wishes to
force upon an unwilling countrys The people
will decide whether the Cuba question is an alb
straction or not, and they will not be apt to
forget that Seward skulked when the question Of
its acquisition was presented in practical way.
Another curious point was presented in the
same debate. Mr. Chandler, of Michigan,
speaking in opposition to the thirty million bill,
took occasion to abuse the Cubans roundly, and
to assert that from the Captain General, the
Judge on the bench, the priest in the pulpit, to
the lowest Cuban, bribery is universal" Mr..
Chandler evidently was not aware that in the
army, navy, church, Judiciary and civil admins
tration of Cuba there is not Cuban in response
BILE position, and very few in subordinate ones.
Unwittingly, no doubt, he was abusing his own
friends-the Spanish colonial government
A REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM WHICH OUGHT TO
BE PAD.-When we find the retrenchers of
this Congress resor ing TO such mean ex-
pedien of economy as the attempted sus-
pension of the paltry brevet pay of General
Scot, i, is, perhaps, useless to appeal to
them in behalf of deserving and long
suffering Revolutionary claimant Yet we will
venture word or Two in behalf of The claim of
Mr.. Haym N. Solomon, the legal representative of
that Revolu ionary Haym Solomon, banker, of
Philadelphia who furnished thousands upon
thousands of hard cash to aid in the war Of in
dependence, and for which no return has been
made. The applicant in the premises has pro-
duced all the necessary facts, figures and vouch-
ers of the Justice of his claim. II cannot be de-
MED: and it should have been settled fifty years
ago. That it has not been settled during the
last ten years may, perhaps, be due to the fact
that Mr.. Solomon is not q lobby man, and has
not resor ed TO the appliances of the lobby to
aid him. This fact, however, should be con-
sidered to his advantage among the patriotic men
of all parties in Congress; and we trust that;
short as are the supplies Of the treasury, they
are not too short to meet this old, unpaid, hard
money Revolutionary debt.
THE INDIA RUBBER CONFERENCE.-The series
of litigations which have arisen out Of Charles
Goodyear's patents for the vulcanization of India
rubber and the application Of that material to 80
MANY articles of ornament and use, threatens to
last as long as rag of. the patentee's rights re-
MAINS The latest of these conflicts has recently
been submitted for legal adjudication in the United
cto... c..yuie OvurJ In this city, before Hon.
Judge Ingerson. 1t seems that Mr.. Horace H. Day
brought suits in that court to restrain several firms
or selling elastic woven rubber goods, without
having previously obtained from him formal
license or permission. Mr.. Day based his suits
for Injunction against these vendors on certain
agreements made between him and Goodyear,
the patentee The motions for injunctions were
argued on the plaintiffs side by Messrs. Curtis,
Of Boston, and Jenckes, Of Rhode Island; and on
behalf of the defendants by Messrs. JAS T. Brady
and William Clifford, of this city. The Judge re-
Gently rendered an elaborate decision, which, to-
gether with Mr.. Curtis argument for the plain
tiff, we publish in full in the HERALD Of to-day.
The Judge denied the motions to enjoin the de-
PENDANTS from the sale or use of the goods in
question. To this, however, an important excep-
ton was made. Day, the Judge held, had the
exclusive right to the manufacture and sale, and
to grant licenses for the manufacture and sale,
of what are termed Corrugated or shirred
goods" made according to Goodyear's patent
dated March g. 1874, as granted to Day by GER
tain agreements made in October, November
and December, 1886 The exclusive right to all
elastic goods, except these shirred or CORFU.
gated goods, is vested in Mr.. William Judsou,
Goodyears attorney and counsel, and in the
Nashawannuck Company-the latter having
alone the exclusive right to the making and
vending of elastic rubber suspenders
This decision affects valuable and growing
interest. Whilst submitting the decision on the
one side, we allow the plaintiff an opportunity
of presenting his case, by publishing the argu-
ment of his counsel on the other.
The MYSTERIOUS CASE OF Mrs. BRANNAN.-
We have had in this metropolis and its vicinity,
from time to time, many mysterious cases of a