Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-11-18
From The Baltimore Patriot.

From The Baltimore Patriot.
Mr.. Editor.--What refined age we live 10
and how rapidly the world goes On, improving
Steam. high.pressure aud low-piessure, what
ominous words Hitherto Only applicable To
machines. mankind now directs them to Gov
erDments Kings and Princes of Europe have
long held OFT for the high-pressure system,
until the low pressed in return. have with u
certain kind of hand and locomotive engine
(vulgarly Gale musket and cannon) pressed
the mighty high out OF their seats Low pres
sure is therefore now the go. and il the safety
valves be not n'etccted, these KIDD of ma.
chimes may 60 on very well, bui there's the
rub VIVA! is every body business is no one s,
and il must not be n matter Of surprise IL now
and then boiler sho I'D burst, even with these
safety promising concerns. All this may seem
ritlns to some people, aad indeed were | To
stop here, would not pretend TO having said
much so must keep up my notion, OF the np-
plication OF steam to governments, little long
er. and say, that - governing steam machine,
would be an excellent invention. and that u
good pre- MUM sh ould be offered for one, even
by this happy people Let me but enumerals
all the advantages OF such machine, and AIN
certain the smlc oil my naughty sef-opinlona-
ted reader, viii change into gentle shake OF
the head, II not perhaps into deep sigh, and
Il wish that il might be invented First of all
there comes itsgrentest advantage the nicely
TO which its pewer could be determined I'd
The exactness 10 which ITS velocity in all parts
could he settled. Sd. The ease aud harmony
that could be kept up in its parts. 4'h. Its FIRST
cost could so easily he calculated. 9th. Its mann
teDance would be the same at all times, aud
under perfect coniroul. 9th. The facility with
which its parts could be renewed II any dam
age uccurred.--7th. The lew hand II would
require to keep il 10 operation. and their limit
ed influence on the snne, together with many
more, which purposely leave Others to find
out! These seven will do for the present, aud
afford roum enough for reelection.
But let us now look 10 the best Of govern
meats aud it will appear that much good
would have been done and less evil perpetra-
ted, had II, in its operations resembled tho ma
chine somewhat more than it does. Our presi-
dent should have been a Boiler, generating good
projects the Cabinet his safety valves. tho Sem
ate the great balance wheel giving regularity
~ the motion with its exact centre in the Vice
President, and the rest of the mn ebinery should
have been found in the lower house, all well
6tt~d in harmonious proportions, by the mas.
ters hand But alas II Is not SO Or II even
the President be a Boiler, his safety valves are
so curlousy put together, that the efforts oftbe
one 10 open and di.charge the superhuous
steam, are counteracied by the levers and
weights Of the other, and then ii is Iumoured
that the screw oil a certain press 10 ont 10 them
besides. / fear, too, tho balance vince
hangs Father eccentric. No wonder, then,
II the boiler should burst and we should hear
before long the cutlery oi sdupe qui Peut
have more 10 shy about tins Governing
Steam Machine unless some better pen than
mine should take up the cuncet. FULfU
November Sd, 1880.