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ooveries. But unknown TO him. Cooke
md wheatsiObe, IN England. and stein
he'll. in Munich, had been at work for
ssseral years on the same problem, abd
had reached results, hot as simple and
perfect as his, but such as bad enabled
them-lhe former 10 1881. ana the latter
IN lS36-to secure patents for electric
telegraphs. The British Patent-0 Office.
uniformly illiberal and niggardly to
American inventors whenever there Is the
slightest ground for pretence that an Eng
lish inventor has applied for any thing at
all similar TO the invention or discovery
for which protection is sought, promptly
refused him letters-patent, on the ground
of the similarity Ofhis instruments to those
of Wheatstoue. In France be obtained
only a useless breeet d'inrentiOn, and no
exclusive privilege for bis invention in
any other country.
He returned to America after a few
months, disappointed, but not discouraged,
and devoted his time and efforts, for the
next four years, to the work endeavoring
to interest his cOuntrpmen in his inven-
tion. lie came again and again before
Congress, and, during the short session
of ls42-'43, was unwearied nhis efforts,
even under great disadvantages, to OBJ
tain the aid of the Government. On the
night of March 3, 1S43, the closing night
Of the session, he had finally given up all
hope of success, aud had retired to rest,
intending to return to New York the next
day. But the next morning he was sur
prised and delighted to find that, at the
midnight hour Of the expiring session, a
bill had passed recognizing his invention,
and placing thirty thousand dollars at his
disposal for his experimental essay of
telegraphic line between Washington and
Baltimore. This line was completed dur
ing the next year, and demonstrated the
utility of his system of electro magnetic
telegraps: He had secured his patent in
lS40: and, though ether plans Of record
ing communications by chemical process
tBains), and by printing in Roman capi-
tails blouse. Hughes, Phelps, and othcrs),
have since been invented, the simplicity
and ready adaptation of Morae's plan have
caused its general adoption not only
throughout this country, but all over the
Eastern Continent. The uses of the tcle-
graph have far exceeded MIR. Morse's most
sanguine anticipations, though he fore
shadowed the Atlantic telegraph in let
ter to the Secretary ofthe U. s. Treasury
as early as August 10, lS43. 1t now
binds Europe and America together by
two cables, and others. connecting France
and Spain with the United States, are in
progress. The West Indies are already
connected TO us by it, and South America
will speedily be in communication with
us. The telegraphic wires have spanned
our own continent and put us in commun.
ication with San Francisco, Portland,
Oregon, and the chief towns of British
Columbia, From England and France
they stretch eastward and southwark, and
have already reached Northern Africa
Turkey, India, and China, and the grand
scheme Of uniting our newly-acquired
Northwestern possessions with the eastern
coast of Asia. though temporarily in abey-
ance, will undoubtedly soon be completed,
and the world be belted with telergaphic
wires.
In oni own country every city, every
considerable village, even, has its wires
and its telegraph office, and more than
fifty thousand miles of wires are in opera.
tion, the greater part controlled by sin
gle company with capital stock of fifty
million dollars. The extent of wires
throughout the world is more than one
hundred thousand miles, four times the
circuit of the globe, and they are now
increasing at the rate of about ten thous-
and miles year. Over nearly the whole
Of this vast Circuit the Morse system is the
prevalent one, Stenheil, the Munich in
ventor, having, with rare and noble zen
erosity, advocated its general adoption at
a contention of telegraphic companies in
Germany in 1851. The telegraph is also
used to determine the longitude by COM
pairing the time of distant points, as a
detective. and to regulate the running Of
railroad trains, and in late wars to direct
the movements of troops.
Seldom has it fallen to the lot of any
inventor of great boon to humanity tc
to see his invention so universally adopt
ed. Mr.. Morse has been So fortunate a,
to acquire both fame and wealth by hi
invention, as he deserved, for his long anC
patient struggle with adverse eircumstan
ees. Few Americans have been more
widely and generally honored than he
In 1S4S Yale College, his alma mater
conferred upon him the degree of LII. d.
which she bestows so charity as to max,
it doubly valuable. The same year h
received from the Sultan of Turkey th
, decoration of the Nashan Itith'tr ;th
] Order of Glory, set In diamonds. Gol'
! medals of scientific merit were awarde'
him by the King of Prussia tthe media
} set in massive gold snuff box), the Kin
! of Wurtemberg, and the Emperor of Aus
: ira. The Emperor of France in 1856
| conferred on him the Cross of Chevalie
Of the Legion of Honor in 1851 he re
: ceiced from the King of Denmark tn
s Gross of Knight Of the Danuebrog; an'
1 in 1858 from the Queen of Spain III
: Gross of Knight Commander of the Orde
+ Of Isabella the Catholic. He has ais
S been elected a member or fellow Of man
s European and American scientific and al
/; academies. In 1860 the Emperor Nape
a leon LII. invited the representatives /
! the principal European states to meet {