Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-11-05
DOMESTIC,
FRANKLIN INSTITUTE

GU a' Ahiiaueiphla-itS members amount alrea-
ny to several hundreds of tue most respectable
and productive persons of that city and its ncrl,
borhood. It's purpose is to bring together and
display, and SO 20 make a market for, all sorts
OF articles fabricated by our mechanics and
manufacturers, and to promote useful and i'm
portant acquaintance between producers and
consumers, by which the talents of the first
may be directed most advantageously, and the
last obtain information where their wants can b.,
supplied. The first exhibition has lust been
made, and, on account of the number, the per-
lection and goodness of the articles exposed. far
surpassed the most sanguine expectations of the
friends of the institution, and evinced an amount
ofprogress in the mechanic arts and manufac-
lures which no one had anticipated, notw It'll
standing many well known facts as to the extent
to which they have been prosecuted al Pbia
delpiiia; which city, on various accounts, must
become the grand depot of such products of the
industry ofthe people of Pennsylvania and the
adjacent states.
members partook of splendid dinner, at which
many excellent toasts were drank. A few are
selected to shew the jceiing that prevailed on
the occasion. rNries
| The memory of Dr. BENJAMIN FnANkIIS.
Drtnf st,iniing st;,d SILENT
The mechanics and manufacturers of the u
nited States: They supporting the nation
tiCN uCSCCNe tnS support.
The Mechanic and Scientific Institute of n
York: The first star that appeared in the west:
NAV its lustre never be obscure.,.
The music OF the shuttle and anvil: More de-
ghtiul 10 our ears than The drum ami the tr,in
pet.
The mechanics and manufacturers friend.
free press.
Their majesties, the only legitimate sovercirns
oil this earth: The sovereign people.
Nine Cheers.
The Agricultural Society Of PENNSYLVANIA:
They have laboured in the public fields: and the
country are rcaping golden harvest.
Alter TINS toast was drank, Stephen Duncan
Esq. vice president of the Agricultural Society
OF pennsylvania, guest, rose and gave the fol
lowing:
The franklin Institute: Its first annual OK
hibIion has furnished proud display OF orr i'm
pioYeInent IN tnccsiaHc arts and manufactures
May each succ ae.iing anniversary enlarr, il,
sphere of usefulness, and strengthen its claims
on public patronage.
internal improvements: Canals, roads and
bridges are the smrest proofs OF Il wise govern
ncnt and prosperous people.
The horticultural Society OF New York, We
are labourcrs III hcsame vineyard; let us pledge
them IN tie juice of the ,3nc,ica grape
The natural alliance: Agriculture, manufac-
lures and coune:cc. United they sand divi-
ded they fail.
VOLUNTEERS.
BY the President, J,nes R3uayIS,. The
we :vcr' and sailors of Philadelphia: their sue
cess Interests us all: prosperity is always Sc
cure while we have plenty of active Ships and
shuttcs.
BY the Corresponding Secretary, Peter. a.
B'p'r's. Oar noble selves, VIZ: Type-iounders
and printers, who are tncn Of k;ie,s architects
who buiid M The coi,ltr,'s fame: chemists who
I,.pf,, ,,,fi, tutI- n
whose patriotism is without measure: sadjlcr,.
who do cool without end; copper-smtiis, who
are better SIN; engine makers, who erect a
horse po'ccr for the public good; paper makers
who do more If re I,Giye>i; glaziers, whose 1,1oes
are always 10 please; brod of matters, who as
SYST ta ioccr II cyo7ca; bakers, the best b,'ed and
who keep clear of JOHN Doe; brick mai ers of
the old stock. made of yell TEMPERED clay; car
pcnters and masons, who have climbed the tut
aers OF their professions; painters who are sober,
though UeH p'1n,e't; coopcgs, who in new i'm
provcments chime IN; gun-iraiers. who at sci
ence ncUer go IF haJ cocied; joiners, who are
g1i;ct TO our cause; wcayers, who in American
manufactures loon large; smiths, whose f1f,pe
res wonld pass at the mint; dyers Of all colours
Gire at their orls; doctors, trho nttepI Fruits
to their public duties; lawyers, who h.y to s,s;l
our cnhse; and att the cordwainars, who come
out best at the last. Vine cbelrx
BY professor Robert Hu'c. Republican no
biiity; virtue, science, genius, industry, and
skill; whore this nobility prevails, thcre-gill be
no rebellion.
by I'tomtsL U-trton The American sys
TEN: beautiful III theory; excellent in eject
By vice-presiIent ist,h Lui,ias. The me
nioFy of Fftch, the inventor Of sicam-boats.
BY professor " II. Kcding. The memo
~ Of RobeH ,'hiton. Two Thousand miles Of
unobstructed steamboat navigation on the Mis-
sIssiP2i, attest the advantages to result from 4
conneXIon between science and The arts
BY john ID. Eiscnbm Drill {2i1,,i,osse
the se!f-tauGht astronomer.
The president, Mr.. James RonalIson, and The
vice presidents, MessFs. VI. Caroy and Isaiah
LnIScns, having retired, their hcalths we're
drank with the most hatte.ihg testimonies ofap-
probati1n.