Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-12
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engine. part "f the introductory DISCOURSE ap-
pears IN the New York Mercantile Advert ser. Pro
lessor Rcnwck beng the author Of the article on
the ssna subject IN the American Quarterly Review,
which we have before not crd, come OF tina remarks
IA ms discourse have been anticipated The sketch
gwen IN the discourse. Of The powers OF The steam
engine aud lis ioiu"nce on na,ional power and ihc
@cneta comfort OF thu rico, may however, BE- peru
scd with an crest more than Steam, "a the
Professor remarks, has become by far tic most ,l-
roFtant OF all the great natural agents which man
brings to his and IN his perpetual conflict with time,
space AMI the clements. In the history of he
glne we pass from tn Sgion ofmcchalicO pIoddng
to That OF poetry andNhe imagination The wild
nnaelrgs OF classic and fairy lore are moe than r..
Gh[cd IA ~ Th' self moving chariot OF Mslton: the
wonirous horse Of brass Oh which the Tartar King
tli ride: aOi the phantom ship Of The Cape of Good
liopc, urged IN the tee OF HI tempest but family
shadow to,th, says the Professor, the substan ial
t,fEis ol the ioc"mo'lvc carrip COS OF Quincy end
Stephenson In war, rho phalanxes o. Alaxaudcr
ad tn "gioas OF Julius have no, ater"d The dcs.i.
mes 'i the species IN near the same gree thc
last uncnt oi the wa chn,kcr OF Glasgow
''Ihc s'onm-cngiSe,' be continues, ''ie now self
actnS mochac ii supplies itself with water. reg
uIa'es anu governs ais own s?cei registers it's own
motions OILS and cleansrs it, own parts and brin.rs
new s,r!a- 70 supply for time the wear of tbos,
~, IA .krs the consumption Of cJnihustibe rropor-
tomato 20 the quantity Of work, and finally regulates
,he supply OF fuel that is necessary Cor It's action
Nothing tnel remains be performed By rnanI,nl la
bour, but To place the combuslhle i'm the position
whence II m1y descend BY ITS own weight TO the ID.
para'us the fheGs The furnace So small too is the
weigh; Of fci, when compared with that which The
engine rs c1ri5s OF raising that not beyond the
Emit Of possibility that. s. placed IN 4 proper posi-
ton II might ai- md raise the coal CONSUMES and
'aus rca - The often fauci and much sought for
Fsoa e.! the perpetual motion; ihoi 20 say Of ma
chine. which Il once put in Nc ion, wil continue to
work hereafter, 50 long the materials Of which
1t IS comp ,sei shall b. capable Of cndyinr J. rs NOT
pretended that such an at'cnp; could in any event
h' useful, but It may DO demonstrated. f.It in the
c'Sc before u.s. when the ci"a end ever acting ply
steal gents ard chemical aiinities, re once bropht
i?to play, il is within the limit OF possibility that
the effect they produce, m1y be rendered as con-
SAINT Us the causcS.'
II Is 'cnp1rkcl in tins hi course thai our own cnr,
Try has perhaps already derived NOR, dircc, and iin
NocI1t benefits from the steam cp.nc than nv other
nation; II might almost be said, as much rs al the
rest the World united 4 population remarkably
seattle c4, has been brought into Most close md nc
I'VE Communication. We have been enabled we
might say, 20 make cf al parts of our fertile and
extensive domain, vi hon, Virtual farajion. Here
where vast bodies OF f,rl.c ana peopeI lands are
found far IN the interior ls products OF which must
sl come 20 market, The ten fits of steam have been
propcruonab.y + It. ~ We have de.!vod moro than
propo5iiuMaJe dcrcGt from he application Of steam
TO l0cum l;ion oreaiv made shall continue To- r,
advantage IN thG excess from hose ma kim and
about 10 oe made. l., moreover, the nature of orr
ciTcnls auceS seems 20 render these rprntcrlr nis
particularly useful to 80 The genius of most ac-
Z
- the best account WI Inn thirty wears the canoe of
the Savag" ls gwen place succcssyely to the flat boat
o. the cmgrant, the open kecl5cat Of the trader the
lAt-roo:cd ark and the maj este steamboat. These
strides IN Improvement certainly wonderful and
striking ~ ycurg country; hut in England, where
capital and men were more accumulated. the eficc
ia 70 been enormous, und almost incredible. We
quote some passages his suhec: eniro from the
d'>cnI,~-'.
within the same thirty years England has BROUGHT
INTO action oc1anicn strength superior 10 tat en-
@tt'dby the whole world uni,cd fore lie introduc-
uoA o! t"e Sic"m engine. -Four hundred ihouS I'D
pers Is are there emP3yc in Eufaciories ufwhch
steam IS the mover, and by It's aid produce as many
noishcc goods "St hundred mllion. would do vi;
ont It's assistance. Now the whole number of nlrn
81 active age upon the surface OF the earth does not
exceed the latter number. = priority in the use Of
TINS important InvcnuuE, and therefore increase of
the power and wealth OF Grea, Britain IN manner
hardly conceivable has brought that nation succrss-
fully cut Of one ofthc ariuous struggles record
ed in his DRY. For this struggle the team crc>uc
furnished both men and money, men, by DISPENSING
win he uss Of sr"nt portion OF the manufacturing
population; money, Nv opening new SOURCES OF manu-
featuring wealth She was thus enabled on the one
hand keep in choc, rnaicontcnt subiac, uation
and on TIC other, 10 resia the emitted strength Of Tic
whole OF Europe; last The same fertile source OF
wealth enabled h,r to set in motion not only the
neghborrg nations but tho distant nations Of s be-
rlm S.crfos, ard Caucasian mountains, until the
greatest captain tins world ever bowed before
tic GENTS Of Wait
tif sumo te'~C winch tlNS eltNled turinnd 10
'h' height ct power. - gain reducing her 10 her ma
iErGl rdnk noJ by dec; attack, hat by increasing the
strength of other naiione. France and Germany Ia ..
no" become possessed oi the sane source of wealth.
AID arc rapaly using IT 10 rcreosc their consequences
England hls not loss ab5ou'r strength han before
b.i he' competitors acting UPON the Wise system OF
encouraging their own Industry, have acquired ncw
force and energy.
Tic great general effect oftEcso improve mcnts has
been TO extend the Injuries aud clcpGGcies of life 10
tnp ulGGle classes Of the
md cIijnymCnis of the lower, aud although partin
laws may ia some cases oDrrGtc to accumulate the
wealth thus created IN y few hands tue fnnl result
cannot fail to be in the increase Of the happiness Of
the whole human race.
The New Yoik Lien law has been finally disposed
Q. 10 he legislature Of hat State. passed through
the House 10y vote Of 10 to TO- The bill has been
much modified since 1t first introduced to lie at
tcnlIon Of the legislature. The following, cxpIana-
ton OF this bill Is given in the Albany Argus
ut Is only applicable, Of course, TO sbe city 81
New Nnrki and gives every mechanic workman. or