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drawn into the business," and had " invested vast sums of mone\-" in 

 his ship? And what think you, would a righteous judge probably 

 answer to such pleading as this? Your pica cannot, and ought not to 

 a\ail you. You at least /v/<rc' that the property was not yours. You 

 were not " decoyed," or " artfully drawn into " this piratical business. 



But VOU VOLUNTAKILV MADE VOUK OWN KLKCTIOX TO KUN THE HAZARD, 



FOR THE SAKE OF ciAiN. \'oL' not ouly plunder the po(jr sailor of ship 

 and cargo, but you would turn him adrift on the wide ocean, without 

 chart or compass, and with only a single and frail plank, to die a lin- 

 gering death. You have not a shadow of claim on the justice or 

 mercy of the court! 



He thinks however, " If Hussey had cautioned them- so that they 

 would have been prepared to resist the extension or avoid falling into 

 the snare — the case would have been different; but his course has been 

 such us to draw t/uv/i ///to //w />!/si/h-ss [// \ and it remains to be seen, 

 whether, having thus drawn them in, he shall have the aid of Congress 

 to fleece them." 



It certainly comes with a very bad grace from these parties to talk 

 dihont Jifccmg. They would "fleece " the very man — the true and orig- 

 inal inventor by their own showing — by whose efforts and long devo- 

 tion to the cause, they are now realizing " millions of dollars." We 

 trust Congress can perceive the full force of such reasoning as this, and 

 the true source of the fleecing. 



We like the Tcenhcr \\\\c\.\\cv in Lazu or Gos/^c/, whose practice cot- 

 responds with his /';ra'/'/5. Hussey aimed at no concealment; none 

 was practiced, either in, or out of Congress; the evidence conclusively 

 proves it; and to make such pretense,can only proceed from design. 

 But how was it with this " counsel and parties in the State of New 

 York?" Was Hussey "warned" or " cautioned " by you. or a pam 

 phlet placed in his hands, so that he " would have been prepared " to 

 refute these false allegations and assumi:»tions? Were not these 

 pamjjhlets "secretly" distributed to some Members just as it was sup 

 posed the bill would claim the action of the House, and carefully 

 " concealed " and kept out of the way of ot//cr Members believed to be 

 favorable to the petitioner, and thus forestall all opportunity to reply? 

 And when advised that the Committee on Patents of the House, could 

 not report at this Session, were not the pamphlets again " concealed " 

 as much as possible, or sent to members during the recess, to be ready 

 for the onslaught at the next session of Congress? But thanks to an 

 honorable high minded Western Member, who witnessed the game, a 

 copy soon found its way into other hands than it was n/tci/dcd for. 



It is believed such was the fact. This however is certainly known; 

 that one or more of the agents employed to distribute the pamphlets, 

 desired their o:i'// //a>//es )/iigJ/t be " co//cealedy " Why beholdest thou the 

 mote that is in th\- brother s eye, but considerest not the beam that is 

 in thine own eye? '. 



Having shown clearly, and proved, by the most reliable testimony, 

 that all the charges of " trick,' --" secrecx' " — "wretched excuse about 

 ignorance," " skulking,' &c. trumpt up to defeat the extension were 



