howeveruncharitabletheymayhavebeentous；wereitnotthattheeffortsofgeniusarealwaysimpededbydrivellersofthisdescription，andthatweoweittosuchmenasMr。KoenigandhisFriend，andallfuturepromulgatorsofbeneficialinventions，towarnthemthattheywillhavetocontendwitheverythingthatselfishnessandconceitedignorancecandeviseorsay；andifwecannotcleartheirwaybeforethem，wewouldatleastgivethemnoticetoprepareapanoplyagainstitsdirtandfilth。
“Thereisanotherclassofmenfromwhomwereceivedarkandanonymousthreatsofvengeanceifwepersevereintheuseofthismachine。ThesearethePressmen。Theywellknow，atleastshouldwellknow，thatsuchmenaceisthrownawayuponus。Thereisnothingthatwewillnotdotoassistandservethosewhomwehavedischarged。Theythemselvescanseethegreaterrapidityandprecisionwithwhichthepaperisprinted。Whatrighthavetheytomakeusprintitslowerandworsefortheirsupposedbenefit？
Alittlereflection，indeed，wouldshowthemthatitisneitherintheirpowernorinourstostopadiscoverynowmade，ifitisbeneficialtomankind；ortoforceitdownifitisuseless。
Theyhadbetter，therefore，acquiesceinaresultwhichtheycannotalter；moreespeciallyastherewillstillbeemploymentenoughfortheoldraceofpressmen，beforethenewmethodobtainsgeneraluse，andnonewonesneedbebroughtuptothebusiness；butwecautionthemseriouslyagainstinvolvingthemselvesandtheirfamiliesinruin，bybecomingamenabletothelawsoftheircountry。Ithasalwaysbeenmatterofgreatsatisfactiontoustoreflect，thatweencounteredandcrushedoneconspiracy；andweshouldbesorrytofindourworkhalfdone。
“Itispropertoundeceivetheworldinoneparticular；thatis，astothenumberofmendischarged。Weinfactemployonlyeightfewerworkmenthanformerly；whereasmorethanthreetimesthatnumberhavebeenemployedforayearandahalfinbuildingthemachine。“