New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-19
Gus Correction.

II m Editor u TAs y. !. T'i,saa
SIR: In your ,emi-wecLly issue Of Tuesday.
Dec /. inst. appear al article headed "CAa 4 ho
Wsiod II W.asfariate and We Gss' Il tAc article
came out al.o IN your Daily. tie number containing Il
did not come under ny notice. In the paper as pub
rslod there IN orc part to rfcfon 81 en ad
dtoas clause aud in another M cnre change q stale
mont both % which 20 rro-ly oycrsicp he aieHiion n
the rr0urt 80 originally written o. TIC s4rc iiro ta
hcv convey i'fo lnpfc-siua snd DO perfon1if.rfcr
chat ON sgre can rely uron the vel ssiahHhed "a.
ipr4ai fiflss a iuR ifiHi 81 - afford - To htr
Of cora rCrn uf thutc mifs '"fnonis aia - ffr 70 ~
a. v.do p..iy ~ We enjoyed b! iA' '!'fi Ia ~
publ .hed and frasfulett form.
pur.nr no month 4 Octoher last prepared for til
itol f.. d.. tiy III Nea-fork ami delivered lafv Tire
hands d. Nm. Elmer ~ tnnt CITY TO- snc coipinf
report 90 pIp.r in manuscript. under tle ilie some
Pnrticulars respecting "a NcT Method ~ Gas Mana
ac'lrr ard a Va .nd Superior Illuminating Ca pro
daccl b. tlaf Mcihoi." OF Tat report have Guy
in some parts fDrhatih Nd cuL pfie ~ ui'l' NIlt'
BOZ Abbreviated language. ~ c0pl 10 soTtsi a ore h
both n tAc portions oi tie IelpIi D. Eu'iA o. .4i'H
AMI 100 hch oll.arafi from ~ claufr ol A."Ai"i
md Tat serious pesvcfs0ns ia tue language - ih'
report involving misfsp utailon ~ iiei - ut
nude Tho rsgoft ns prepared nni delivered ii -
signed With Ey name. and d.ted " oriuhcf g. .-tl
Tie seilc signature aud iho same da1o 1I' -'A'i io
tie altered lpllllsA.c) FORM ~ %.
ono two perstr nIs # my staten eri' TIE ~ ~ h
follows, Nv report delivered rad" Now. through
coarse of t.silg lon for time pact carried on
lu fcrpeci t. thc nature 81 Illuminating gases.
thor has rcsltcl the discovery ~ PUB iauAly ne"
method q rns naruficture." &c. IL TO- IMPORT a.
printed, after the words for ''f iirs Fof oeritf or
occurs TIE additional phrase. ly DI. Ein.f"
The second % as follows M!.rcpon el'ted VIM
statement Ol which the iolOsug ~ portion" h0H IL
&, certainly fact well worthy Of remark that TIE ln-
! iartaut results hich Sir W lillian Armstrong n an
assertion pre' iously gvenl nus 20 Lny Indicated
pshed end that upon this side q TIE Atlantic. and
l'ess ne s1ss..s q A.os' 'I', ,ty mi ,tl ~
statement changed 20 70 make u read. Upon
ihle side II the Atlantic By IN. ". Emtr t. whom
| are Indebted FOR tAcso valuable discoyciirs.' @
Tie changes tlns made IN iho repoit amer hra
been prepared IA NY own hand and delivered 10y me-
are evidently intended rs se.zng A. Opportunity t.
mako me- ~ sppcaIancc lndor'e - fct .tl.,uenl
wi ch. IN Wow Oi tho sweeping disposal u personal
claims IN carries with b. s netf ssty one 81 te Iifh
est Importance in iisc WhctaOr o. b. true or inse LIT
u fact g. siy nothing Of the bad iasic q ns ioiiin9
claim into report prepared ~ anotler ana, nj TO
tine II doing absent person nor oi Tie eAtTcA'
garcts and awkward manner IN which. IN tAc i"t oi
the two instances is asserted claim u lacked on 10
the previous paft and general d. N Of the srcnc am
compelled ~ facts 20 declare, Hd ~ meher isLt
than that Of any inierrrlntorthai. namely, 81 the
writer Oi ihc report Itself These inserted allegations
are such never intended. or could nave made eng
that for the bert oi possible REASONS namely that
know them IN the unqualified ftm they eic gFch 10.
- be- positively untrue.
Tht lngesugutions (Which reference ID made in tie
first ~ the above extracts pot caii Dn. as the
altered statement j. made 90 imply ny d. Encr solely
And u he explicit there urc very important a'd
even absolutely essential features 0i Tue me-" method q"
era unrufci uider confederation. features Who'll!
lgdirpensabe 10 the results which 70 IS criinri TIC
method secures and hence contributing CORRESPOND
iney important part Of he 'vlluabc ds,o'er'a a.
ed 10 ~ tho last extract and iOr which lcHturca or
Oh .cDyeries tie public D0siircly not though the
inutat,d report u made % say IT, indebted g. 'Dr.
W. Elmer Any one who has read who may read.
the report win SEES tai wholly essential ccuenis % The
rev g process II consider the beauty o tint pro-
ces IT, economy tho wido range Of natcrals II pio.
poses convert into lighting fascs, 'le perfect control
under LeA the manuiictufc - brought, "i me hggIe
gate u desirable qualities pos e.s'd by the gis OBJ
by resort % t-hnt with fieU tonny OF lhcsr valni
bic ends say. u all Of them together essential cs
IN Il method are frs the obtaining o! hydrogen
In abundance by means Of deOSd1ing water BY TIE
most suitable one among all the mcth-iipei lnd Sc
oadlg the presumed production at H. and by ~ ans of
excessc high teDpriature ~ the new ana nf yet
most brilliantly luminous OF Known conttlgrnia %
.iighfng gases. fynC without these two features
she ncw method In 10 present form and value could
rover have exiiicd.
moment proposed By no 10 DR. Elmer auflg repeated
conversations with him The subject of gnsmakirg'
in tho course of several month, pst and not to waste
time nqgiIing WHO migM have suggested 10 BIN The
App liability Properties and management u irr ,hC
W. and mode u securing acdyine II bad not done
Ilayo only ~ state here The ample and undcnlhlc
ittIi IN the csnc namely. that II Is T. myself that ll
ll.'r an well rs the public ~ large. actually ars To-
debed fo- the suggestion Of both these features Tor
theft oryofation Into the theory Of tie new method
and for such value greater or ca NJ the nehod my
gala ny such Incorporation. THIS iwt VIII enable The
re- der 10 undcrfand tho motive and purpose of the
changes NV report and 10 appreciate at Ito tt
desorts tie spIit that could rcfoIt 10 The means en-
ployed and under The circumstance " the case Some
other Tribunal may yet pronounce the question Of
rfhf thus retain the signature % genuine document
the voucher oi which has been adc In Important
respects forgery
NsnHai0, Michigan, Dec. :. lat3