The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-01-22

Extracts gillette wrnten by one of thc editors Of
the =. =. St.tesman, dated
WAsuINeToH, JAN. s.
Some days since, mcmoer q! The HOu,c
OF Represep,a,iyss, 10 whom l ain under Oa-
ny obligations for his poii,eness 10 pointing
out objects wo:thy Ut s;ien,ion, and N Inapat-
ing Information wifich long fesid=Bce al the
scat o, guyetnn,e bl has coabied biO 20 collect,
accompanied TOE tn the PssGt Ohfce. NJ
though our morning vis,t wss p OF scIed q!
my solicitation, ard the supefIniep1eOts, -
we'll as my friend who had oisa been there
before, were sssiduous IN poin!ipS out th. ST.
ticios most deserving peGlcuisf nouee; yct an
examination OF an bout OF Two could not II
curse enable me TO tsks s0y thing beyond =
hasty glance al This gfea, Ieposilory OF patents
snd models. !, w1utd tcGu're year Of close
study TO sivestIgaIe and describe the mschn.
cry here deposited for the benct's snd curios,.
~ uf the public. I, msy BE- tenon,ins,ed
lempls Of The useful ats. In Q colteclion uf
mdcrls amounting TO three Mo0s01ti eisht han.
dred in nuruber, there is appsfen,'y evey
possible modification Of motion, by cornbl-
nation in some shape Of every ptineIp'e IN
mechanical PHILOSOPHY htiihe great sgsn.s
of nature, such a. Ere, water. sir, steam, ant
matter. sidsd by the artificial powers Of The
inclined plane, lever, screw, wedge and pulley,
have boon put IN rsgusltion and sppiied with
AI,nos, Infinite variations, to the purposes of
life. regretted to obssrfe one or Two abor-
i've attempts a, perpetual motion, q. all sn:h
stemp's must be, Until the es,solished laws
OF ne'ufe ere chanyed, ard I0erinsss cease.
10 be 4 properly Of matter.
"Our nation has, "a 4 luersl sense, sought
Qua n,any invcn,ons, snl secured patents Tor
every ,h,ns, ifcm lse subhns art OF nsviga-
ing the boun1less oceeo, TO the humble ope's-
tion oi hanging cailalns and cording beds'eads.
have otien expressed my sali.fsciion at this
tLrn which the genius ami intellect of our
ceantI yiuen bare .sken, as best calculated %
adRini,tc, to ,he wpnt,, and promote he con.
vsnisnces and comforts OF society. MechsD-
icai Ingenuity 10 one oF tho most striking, as
veil a. the most useiu! aoc crcditabie usi's
10 our Ds,onai character. II has been both
The paicn, and na.sc OF or eOiorprise. Nor
are lis objec's and pucsn,ls ihlerior in tigp,,y
to those oi sbaiSact science and lucrative.
lngen,iva geniu,, whether II be applied
10 tn; useful or soc arls, OF 10 literary con.
posIion, is one u ih- highest species vt intel
ieciuai eDdowDfnts and u cetta'nly squi'es
a greater sueteh ot mind To look through
complicated mschioe, than TO solve ua,he.
n,sticsi problem or polish pcliod. IL has
always sppeafed 10 me that this t'ait in our
ns,ion,l chs-acier hss besn unde,vsiusd cod
too much overlooked, especially by those for
eisn ", tiers who deny 10 Que countsymcn ell
thcr geoius ~ talent, because they ore not
profound IN tud,'ior, ard do not possess the
at Of composing "lsc'vioos lyrics"
WAsHisoroS, JAN.s.
III wns my in'envon ,oonos 20 bave girea
q brief ske,eh of wha, ,nay he considered fhe
.sanonoI Ruy'ng ground, IS members Of
Congress and Other othce,s ofthe government
ere there inferred. have paid il Two y,sit.
--,hc fffs, ct evening twilight, in company
wrh the obieins friend aliudsd to IN my lee.
letter, and an English observer. We arrived
IN season 10 take only an impcsfee, view oi
the ground, and TO ,esd = few of the inscrip.
tions before the departure Of daylight, all a.
hotisootsi monuments being covered ~it6
snow in the depth of several inches. Ys,er.
d'y mo'oing ! walked thete stone, and pi.s.d
an hoo before the meeting of The House"
This eemsi'y In IN temo,s ard lonely
si,us,ion, being something more than ai.e
10 = scu,h-eaa,etiy direction from the Capitol
II lies immt tdiaeiy upon tho bank Of Ea.,
Branch. at the d'ss socs oi only few yuds
from the ws;ei's edge, bot elevated con.ide-
rally above ", aud commanding an extsn i've
vie " Of the fise.. Tpts ere 20 ward conI alma