This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1868 edition. Excerpt: …that the enlightened moral sense of the country rose up, armed and strong to overthrow it. It is the old battle of right against might which is always being fought, and which you yourself, Mr. President, have told us, in immortal words, will by-and-by be won for truth. Millions of money are now ready to be spent in defeating this claim of authors to have justice at the hands of their country. But on the other side is intelligence, virtue, and righteousness, which is peace and joy in the whole earth. The remarks of Mr. Bryant and Dr. Prime were heard with the closest interest and frequent applause. Francis Libber, LL. D., was the next speaker, and made the following comprehensive presentation of the historical phases of the question before the meeting: SPEECH OF FRANCIS LIBBER. Mr. Chairman: I beg to express my entire concurrence with the resolutions now before this meeting. My views and my convictions on a law of International Copyright agree with those expressed in the letters of the distinguished persons, which have been read to us. It is a fact worthy of notice that the objections now made to International Copyright, as you have seen from the extracts read by the Rev. Gentleman who preceded me, are the self-same objections which have been made each time the subject has been before Congress, and when International Copyright was first discussed iu Europe. It was so when Mr. Everett, as Secretary of State, endeavored to settle this question by treaty; it was so when, in 1839 or 1840,1 forget which, Senators Clay and William C. Preston, and other prominent men in Congress and out of it, among whom was Washington Irving, endeavored to obtain the same end by an Act of Congress, and when, let me add, several, ‘if I recollect, most of our conspicuous…
