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If not, he is aiiion<^f the o[)poiicnts of my clients, and tlierefore the 

 proper subject of remark in this connection. 



" I was not a zvitmss to any secret arrangement between Hussey 

 and McCormick, and I will state the facts which I know in reference 

 to it, and which every member of Congress ma\' know by making 

 the proper inquiries at the proper places. 



" Antl first. The Hussey and McCormick machines have l^een 

 rivals e\'er since McCormick borrowed and compiled enough from 

 his ncighl)ors to make his machine of any value. The comparative 

 trials of the two in Europe and America, and their concurrent use, 

 prove this fact; and proxe that McCormick would be, on this ground, 

 the first to ojipose this extension if he had not a secret interest in it. 

 The two parties have alwaj-s had adverse interests. 



"Secondly. If Hussey's patent be renewed, without an understand- 

 ing with McCormick, McCormick's machine could not be built, sold, 

 or used, without infringing Hussey's patent; and Husse\' would have 

 the right to enjoin him, and prevent his operations entirely — and 

 recover damages, if McCormick made, sold or used them, or if any 

 person claiming under him did so. So that McCormick's present 

 lucrative trade at his numerous factories would be entirely cut off. 



"Thirdly. McCormick was the only one of those interested in 

 harvesting machines that knew of Hussey's petition — Jie did knoio it, 

 as almost any member of the Senate committee .can testify. And 

 although this extension, if not for his benefit, would shut up his 

 factories or lay him under contributions at the pleasure of Hussey, 

 he does ?iot oppose tt, or if there be a s/iozv of opposition, it is of that 

 kind which helps on the extension — the opposite of " da/iini/ig with 

 faint pniise'' - — glorifying by faint opposition, which is much more 

 effective than any ^/mr/ support he could give it. He is at this time 

 (after his own extension is finally thrown under the table) here pulling 

 the wires to procure this. 



" Fourthly. It will be found by careful observation that all the 

 strong friends of McCormick's extension have transferred their zeal to the 

 extension of Hussey. 



" If these circumstances are not sufficient to establish my position, 

 more would be equally ineffectual — -but I think they will convince 

 others, as they have convinced me. The conduct of McCormick 

 is to my mind inexplicable on any other hypothesis. The extension 

 is intended for his benefit, and if granted would enable him to trample 

 on all subsequent inventors and manufacturers, as he has for years 

 been striving to do by an extension of his old patent of 1834 — which 

 is good for nothing else. With this extension it would be perfectly 

 easy, without the in\'estment of a dollar of capital, except the pittance 

 which is to be paid to Hussey, to extort from subsequent inventors 

 and manufacturers ffty tltousand dollars annually. Not that the in\en- 

 tion is worth any such sum, but it would be better for manufacturers 

 to pay it, than to entirely remodel their machines. The cutters used 

 at the present da)' are improvements upon Husse\''s, not what Hussey 

 invented and j^atented, but the>' embrace a single feature of Jiis, and 

 would therefore be controlled b\' his patent. 



