He is acquainted with a great many of the members, and he is round among them and creating an interest for the Telegraph.

Mr.Smith has not yet made his appearance, and, if he does not come soon, everything will be accomplished without him.

My associate proprietors, indeed, are at present broken reeds, yet I am aware they are disabled in various ways from helping me, and I ought to remember that their help in the commencement of the enterprise was essential in putting the Telegraph into the position it now is [in]; therefore, although they give me now no aid, it is not from unwillingness but from inability, and I shall not grudge them their proportion of its profits, nor do I believe they will be unwilling to reimburse me my expenses, should the Telegraph eventually be purchased by the Government.
"Mr.Ferris, our representative, is very much interested in understanding the scientific principles on which my Telegraph is based, and has exerted himself very strongly in my behalf; so has Mr.Boardman, and, in a special manner, Dr.Aycrigg, of New Jersey, the latter of whom is determined the bill shall pass by acclamation.

Mr.Huntington, of the Senate, Mr.Woodbury and Mr.Wright are also very strongly friendly to the Telegraph." This letter, to the best of my knowledge, has never before been published, and yet it contains statements of the utmost interest.

The discovery of duplex telegraphy, or the possibility of sending two or more messages over the same wire at the same time has been credited by various authorities to different persons; by some to Moses G.Farmer in 1852, by others to Gintl, of Vienna, in 1853, or to Frischen or Siemens and Halske in 1854.