I commend to your favorable consideration the men of genius of our country who by their inventions and discoveries in science and arts have contributed largely to the improvements of the age without, in many instances, securing for themselves anything like an adequate reward.
Pierce commends inventors and scientists for their contributions to progress, often without adequate recognition.
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