REVIEW. 



In rcviewiriij^ these pamphlets— the one intended to defeat, and 

 the other in vindication of the riL,dits of Obed Hussey — and which are 

 in fact the rights of every honest inventor in the country, — as well 

 from the aspersions cast on his private character, and abounding in 

 this paper, as from the labored efforts by interested parties to de[)rive 

 an honest and hard working man of the just reward due to his genius 

 and talents, it is proper to say that we have no private or pecuniary 

 interest in any patent claim. Nor are we fee'd "counsel" or hired 

 agerits — literally Lobby Lazvycrs, to get claims through Congress, rii;ht 

 or wrong. But we are farmers, who can appreciate, and know practi- 

 cally the great value of this invention to the Agricultural interests of 

 the country; and who desire to see the inventive talent of our country- 

 men fostered and encouraged by the General Government, and ade- 

 quately rewarded for its toil and privations. 



As Farmers, we advocate the extension of this patent, and as 

 Farmers we have a right to be heard, being the class most directl\' 

 interested, next to the inventor himself; and fully believing that the 

 country — na}', the whole Agricultural world — is more indebted to Obed 

 Hussey than to any or all other inventors, in being the first to render 

 this implement of real practical value to the Farmer, and that the evi- 

 dence fully sustains this belief — that his invention has conferred the 

 most signal and lasting benefits on others, with a reward in no degree 

 adequate, to himself; that it is justly due to one who has proved him- 

 self a public benefactor both at home and aboad; and that in granting 

 the extension, it is strictly in accordance with an enlightened polic\' 

 of the Government, and will not injure the interests of the farmer, 

 or t)thers, who haxe the slightest right to object or conq:)lain. 



It is brought as a grave accusation against Obed Hussey, that he 

 was " ignorant," not " learned in the law," and as " familiar with the 

 rules and regulations of the Patent Office," as this " counsel " professes 

 to be. 



Is it to l)e su[)poscd that he could be? The man whose whole life 

 has been one of toil and hardship; though seeking to be useful to 

 others, and to make an honest living b)' industry and perseverance; as 

 well — and for years--on the pathless Ocean, in pursuit of the great 

 *' Leviathan of the deep," to furnish the oil for the lawyers' midnight 

 lamp — " passing nine consecutive months of the year on the southern 

 ocean, and under the shadow of the main topsail, without even a sight 

 of terra firtna' — as on the land, to aid in lightening the labors of his 

 fellow man. who provides the staff of life. 



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