New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-05
Ridicule Thrown on the Invention.
ITS PROGRESS AND SUCCESS
Telegraphing and Telegraph Com
panies.


interest Of the country Here are centered the head
quarters the capital and the talent that this immense
business demands The inventor OF the telegraph, full
OF years and honors loaded down with royal and I'm
peral fayors md what is Of more worth TO Amcri
can, crowned with the respect and gratitude OF his
countrvmen can be seen any pleasant day on Broad
way He was the son OF New.England clergyman.
bold man in his day who made his pulpit the fortress In
which to battle for what he conceived to be the truth IN
dark and irving times lie was one Of tie few who
threw the shield Of his courage and character over the
village physician at WATERFOWL. when he braved public
indignation by introducing vaccine lie also gave tue
arms Of one Of his own family to the fatal virus. when
the world believed 1t was slow but sure process OF
turning the human family into cattle. 1t Was meet that
the son OF such q man should change the face OF
the world and link the name and fame Of his Hher and
the family TO an invention by which men "can send
lightning thst they may go ard say unto him. berc We
are"--almost In defiance Of the sacred word
INTERESTING CIRCUMSTANCES ATTENDING THE IN
vEsTIos.
In the year 1892 packet shp len Havana Tor New.
York. The passengers were merry and intelligent.
They beguied the tediousness Of the long by
scent c discussions They talked Of inventions; tho
disco, cries Of the day passed In review; wonderful
tnlngs were tOC OF ~ b'hhtWaH ''- NV
ton rehear.ed the marvellous thing. brought to light In
relation TO that mysterious and subtle agency Among
the compsny was Prof Samuel y. Il. More. Whenthe
Massachusetts gentleman closed bis recital Prof Morse
quietly remarkcd-"H these statements are true-if
such discoveries have really been made then can send
a message by lightning round the world" Then and
there the great discovery made. On the wide At
lantc-as # the invention that To change the face
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Ns.ons-ou the wide sea- whose waters touch al ellmes
anc bind all the nations OF the earth In bond. Of auy
on the great highway Of Tic commerce Of TIE globe
the great telegraph system came to its birth. Tho
packet ship reached New-York in safety. Pro, Morse
had been from his family and native shore for three
yeLrs His friends the dock waiting 10 receive
him. But he seemed TO them not. lie made no
personal or social inquiries for his family from whom be
had been 30 long absent He seemed like dementcd
He accepted the warm and cordial greetings oodly
His friends grieved that short time had 40
changed genial friend into morose and unfcel,pg
man. He was big with great discovery that was 10
agitate and bless tho world. He had no thongit. no
feeling, no faculty for anybody thing til the tee-
graph a reality and beyond dispute put BY the side
Of the great inventions Of abe age
/ PATE or OUR BESiPAcToRs.
The pathway Of the telegraphic invention was
through scorn. incredibly and dcrsion. II was the
old story OF persecution OF Calico and the refusal
Of the old monks to lock through the telescope les. they
should be convinced. The old story Of Harry. demon.
strnng his theory OF the circulation OF the blood to
gnssing generation. losing his practice. and. as men
thought. losing bis aud going mad. The old
story OF the league with the devil on the part OF the
poor printer who cut out the first wooden types with
his penknif and brought to the eye Of the terrified
(1f,
wild voyage for new world Jcnncr fleeing from hi,
indignant countrymen and not daring TO 60 out door
at night because. he said. the great plague Of the
smallpox could be stayed. 1t Fulton starting OF
a his steam voyage up the Hudson while crowd Of ma
9 gners looked on, wishing him carly and complete
failure.
HOW MOSEYED MEE RECEIVED TIE INVENTION
The telegraphc demonstration was slow. great diff
cuties had to be overcome aud before the telegraph
was working success Prof Morse haced all opposi
ton. He accepted ridcule and derlsion. His attempt
TO get subscribers TO the stock OF company nearly
failure. Shrcwd men. OF forecast, would have
nothing to do with the fiery scheme the visionary in
ventor. One Of tho sbrowdes men in the street wh'
might IL he would. have controlled all the lines in tn
land shook his head at the proposal to take stock 81
will give Prof Morse 800 present. said the Gres,
So tho nation felt few men joined in the nven-
tion but they poor a. tho inventor They had
no money and but little innsence.
| AID PROM 4 STAGE DRIVER.
An snterprising man In Western New.York. VIII
ran the FIRST stage line West and the earliest
presses saw the future OF tho telegraph lie grasped
with his whole soul MoA laughed at his folly He toll
the derders that the telegraph woud succeed the mall
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the invention az success and public bcnefactor Prof
Morse and his few friends oung TO the great discovery
Poverty, like an srmed man. upon him. In
ventors must eat and those who manage the lightning
cannot live on air. Men can well afford to talk
and Prof Morse. with his regal income. can afford Il
hear how he batd In those dark days to keep the vol
from the door, how poor was his dress how mean hi
shoes. how meager his face.
THE GOVERNMENT CAUTIOUSLY PRoMIsys AID.
At last aid from the Government promised 70 ru
an experimental line from Washington TO Baltimore
Bat the discreet Government was TO pay nothing I'LL III
uc was in actual working order. and bona Gde mes
sage sent over the wires from Baltimore 10 the Capitol
II was " DO bogus message. but one sent over th
wire, 10 the satisfaction Of the Government So llt
faith had the loading OF tho nation at that time
that the thing was at all practical. Mr.. Jobu
Soencer was at the head OF the Treasury. lie was
certainly Of the average intelligence OF tho people
lie was 10 pay the money when the message had rea
passed owes the wires He had not the least idea o
what the invention was, and in conversation with
gentleman. Mr.. s. asked how largo bundle could b
sent over the wires and whether tho mails coud not b.
sent that way" Who wonders that an old lady carried
her umbrella into the office a: Buffalo with request
that II might be sent to Cleveland by lightning hwa'