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Shaffner of February 22, he says: "Poor Vail! alas, he is gone. I only heard of the event on Saturday last. This death, and the death of many friends besides, has made me feel sad. Vail ought to have a proper notice.
While spending as much time as possible at his beloved Locust Grove, he was yet compelled, in the interests of his approaching legal contests, to consult with his lawyers in New York and Washington, and it was while in the latter city that he received a letter from Colonel Tal. P. Shaffner, one of the most energetic of the telegraph pioneers, and a devoted, if sometimes injudicious, friend.
He may 'speak daggers but use none. However much I might appreciate his friendship and his motive, it would give me the deepest sorrow if I should learn that a single individual, friend or foe, has been injured in life or limb by any professing friendship for me." He was reassured by the following from Colonel Shaffner: "January 27. Your favor of the 21st was received yesterday.
The latter resented the fact that all these proceedings had taken place while he was out of the country, and without giving him an opportunity to present his side of the case. However, he shows his willingness to do what is right in the letter to Colonel Shaffner of February 22, from which I have already quoted: "Well, it has taken him four years to fire off his gun, and perhaps I am killed.
By 1859, as Mr. Shaffner tells us, there was only one line in America on which the Bain system was in use, namely, that from Boston to Montreal. Since those days of rivalry the apparatus has never become general, and it is not easy to understand why, considering its very high speed, the chemical telegraph has not become a greater favourite.
Preparation for lawsuits. Letter from Colonel Shaffner. Morse's reply deprecating bloodshed. Shaffner allays his fears. Morse attends his son's wedding at Utica. His own second marriage. First of great lawsuits. Almost all suits in Morse's favor. Decision of Supreme Court of United States. Extract from an earlier opinion. Alfred Vail leaves the telegraph business. Remarks on this by James D. Reid.
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