New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-14
The Battle OF the Eenprrs.


We have observed. for some time pat, On IN
sefetlnr discussion between the editor 81 7h1 N,rh
gsb ku-is, on behalf 81 Dir. Bel r,rsht Mr. C.
Mccormick Of An erica ;he inventor q tie rcaping
machine which created su p sensation when Il ap'
rs,ored IN ON nrsi Great National Exhibition IN ~ dc
PsIs. ia 1851.
The correspondence originated about Ito awaTd Of the
~d medal 10 Nj Mccormick by Il implement nry 1t
the late Hamburg International E1hib.tioa. which was
,u.ertes in Tee Mays Lane RrI7es Of Aug J. u had
Men reDor;ed to the editor OF Th1 NORTH Brh %sTieu
sp,i by some person, that the award 81 tie gold medal
was merely an honorary hing having 10 connection
with the trial Of the merits Of creeping machines but
slcter rom The American luror published IN the corI'o
OF tho correspondence seems 20 confirm tie iact mol
ONLY that The award was made as given IN 7A' Morn
Lane Frpyess for the practical Introduction ard IN
rroyernent tor pe1fcc g Of the Teap1g machine but
that IL 81 means exactly what 1t says.
L. Re coursc Of tie correspondence the ton arose
sr 10 the "in,en.ion Of the respng machine;" and.
While the editor u The Nora BrA AgrieSh'r'f' shows
much zeal sor Lis count ymans r Bcls) machine We
NM, say fha; think that the facts and arguments OF
Mr. NeCo--cick ore presented witt clesrno's and
force vi ch seem unaaswcrubic in estabs nS-hat Ia
was the first 10 invent the leading feature Of inc suc-
ceesfa reappg machine Of the present day. lh be con
tnred regularly the improvement and prosecution q
ths game to tie perfection Of the machines ara tnnt
this-in tie tiighty.varied laDgunee 81 TIC oineren'
scientific irres If tie various grel, naorSi E1l0tons
Of the woidoonsttutes tie invention OF the relphs
machine In fact before tie Great National Exhibition
Of 1851 If rospinr nnchres invented, they we're
ealnoc 20 the English farmer.
We extract some pa s-rnyhs fioin NJ. BcCorrioks
letter Which appeared N TIE FoTtt B:d hgrierlpr''
Of Oct IS which seems 20 have c.o-od tie discussion
and appears 20 10 u settle De question;
whit then. are fbese os.rina feature q The suc-
ce,snl rsaping machine e tie pr, cent timer Tie!
aoLfst. TIE lpllsatiOa @ tie dluuyAt Toward aug h
one .!lc o. tle auc called tie fia drcaPiht ~ -
wlich was successfully done in ,y fret maciH" - isi,
shown IN my patent; the sppoaion % TIC p3"rr 40
tle referred 10 " the cw on
only Ltsing beer lpcIim ented With in r4elnne cor
rafeff brt which was not continued afterweid. The
sG.a-a41Ai bad llst been used wiih ssgie hoi'" !"
d. t. when Il thought Wioer b icDiAe Meu. -
propeed " advantage rom ihe f'hf' Ieio' INC
q .rt. ...A 49,
second the c,a'se sgpara,vs. with serra.ed re-
opfOcesing blade opefntng ~ bngeIs 9f supts !" 's
cutting over The EDGE Of tbe sickle; Tvs Va. .son o1e
by me II, ere sl1yin 1881 with che single bearing or
support on oie side Of The sickle. and ~th me don,e
befiig (on both side) ia 49, "a proved ~ tse ts
NOV ken in tbe oase, when this m0chino cut 20 acTes
VI gram. >es ,..,a, ~, ..c,i,.,rc and
retaining he corn % cIt nd 0epoeitod thereon s me
eaihcr.ie Toe until COLLECTED IL " "u''0c"' s-'''"'
enc foi asaenf >, o..
- FUifth. aiScharginf ~ ron the PN-ipiW " -.
ground n sho3yo, al TIE Le II The m1ci ne on OF te
~ Of The horses I, their port pfsi6gc roma. A.
.'iA. dividT for sepaIsting. - eeHa'rttcn 80 |
tie corn 10 b cN iiOin tlat ~ DC ieii o'o.hNo
lAcr irpro;ene.t upon which. with cshsi hDp.D''
.. NE ~ iftal bJ.tng become the subject O pl|is
80 while ne arraugement o. suitable seat Oh ~
a. chine ng % enable the attendant TIE nor" c'fis
Al con petey v deliver the isor t. Nas also 10
subject 81 . third patcut ~ 1871.
'And now. while in Law he'who falls 70 reach tie
mini OF pTacca md 0eisclt succcss does noing sud
lie vi o cAiJnuOlsly ard yigoroufiy plosecltes lie h
y.nton and Improvements 70 that I>ut s. allowed T.
prove b,l 10 Ais tot c4pcrimeHts-nii these fcund
tor pijnciple. cilLrd 81 my machine. how docs lir
I- stand 81 the edltyrt idcn u tho great similarity q
the general pgiuciples adopted N rcalmg machine
In nearly az de - pernen,s made non no imc Of tle
Ga1ls 10 The time of Bils connection "iA ne rcafng
machine. The olior has shown tlni Sa,t'H ua'i'e
chi by fl.ar, Hn IsD; aud Smiths Lid tie com DO
svdihe 10 lrJl--vi1c6 VIA ulsJ doe ~ - ~ ~ M