Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-12-21

we are authorized by the friends f both gentle
men TO state that tn" rumour of challenge having
passed between Gov'r OWEN and Judge MANcuM
IS untrue That some difficulty was supposed to ex
ut bet ween them. which has been amicsblv adjusted
ana III manner satisfactory and honorable to both :
gentlemen.-Siar, 1850
George Winchester of Baltimore S,enb., Sim
son of Philadelphia, and Jesse Hoyt, of New York
have been nominated by the President, as Commits
s,onefs IoT me adIns ment of Claims provided for
under the DANISH Treaty IN. Y. Courier.
From the Winchester ReDuJlnan
IRE inclined plane mentioned in the lively descrin-
ton which follows, the invention of q vonno man
named Morris, native of New-Jersev whom we re
member to have seen running about the streets ard
helcs OF Bloomfield twenty vears ago in ignorance
and poverty the son of an homes, stage driver who
was able only to send his children to school at infer
walls, thus enabling them to obtain merely the rnd
mens OF common education Young Morris never
gave any indications of genius that heard Of un-
I'll he reached his 18:h or 20h year when the Nor
IT'S canal was commenced. 1t was TO pass through
bloomfield, and he happened accidentally tn be near
iae commissioners when hey celebrating upon
the location of set of locks which it as necassarv
there to erect Sonnet hing was said IN his HARM,
OF these impedments 10 free, canal navigation and
sone regret expressed that cheaper and more exne
eious "eae Gould not be devised for overcoming the
irregularities In the surface of cur country which SO
often presented themselves in every undertaking. of
this kInd His mind caught the idea of an inclined
plane; and after revolving upon it for night he
fol
them he thought he could contrive way to do With
out locks. His youth and general appearance were
SO unpromising as to induce them 10 paw no repard
TO nun at mrs but he spoke with much proprety
and exhibited clear view of the feasibiifv
OF MS plan, that they soon listened with astonish-
ment and were so much pleased with his genius
thai they Immediately Sc, him at work to make mos
del 1t was foGnd to succeed to admiration: and
thus originated, as we were told year poo one
among the greatest mechanical inventions of the
present century.
From the Newark Eagle Bee 10
'uorrts Ca1dk-frst bont THROUGH .Negark-rFbe
inclined plan" being completed, on Friday last we
naa me pleasure OF witnessing the passaoe OF the
nrst 1oat through our town About 10 o'cloc. the
car descended from the summit of the nlano into
the water of he canal behind the hill which stretch
es along the north side of the town until ihcre was
sufficient depth Of water upon the floor of RI. cor
10 noat the boat on. Phe large and beautiful boat
DoVeI OF Dover, consigned to Mr.. Jonathan CORY
was then towed into the car and secured Vhe va
Ter was now let IN upon the large wheel AT the snro
1hf ana the machinery SCI in motion, under the d.
recton of Mag Douglass the enterprisnp engineer
me cable chain one end being achcd To the car
ana the other to he machinery, began to tighten-
tnen me car, with the boat securely housed within
,ts i1ame' having about TWO hundred persons o.,
BOARD, rose maJestically out of the water In ono
minute she was upon the summit which she pnssed
apparently with all the that shin would cross
wave OF the sea. The scene presented to the
spectators from the bridge below the plane whom
the bow of the vessel rose upon the summit from
oehind the hill for the first time was ndescrihabIv
grand and beautiful AS he forward wheels ~ az
car commenced their descent from the top the boat
seemed gently to bow to the spect ators and the town
oeioW, which she was about to enter for the
nfst time, when down she came, amidst the shouts
ana cheers OF the multitude collected TO view tho
wonder-a boat 60 feet long sailing over noun
tam ~ eet bIgb without any visible agent being en-,
poyed to propel her forward, the large wheel and
all me other machinery being under ground and CON-
ceaied from view.
lhee was no interruption her progress at the summit, nc,
'O"Vn DeiDg constant and regular
ei the water side OF the hill untI she again en,erc
on we o'ner In 64 minutes she descended from the s
we never oil the town, and entered her native eIemen
passing plane lO4O f. long. overcoming descen, Of -
anu advancing forward 40 f. in 81 minutes The has ,
'nen Boaed out of the and drawn by two horsr.
many boys could get hold Of tov-line through &
10 he lock near the river where took in ouant;
and returned again and assembled the plane in the
meeting ana passing the boat Maria Golden aho, rr,i.
'he piano. the ascending and the other desrsnd,,
same time. The whole exhibition was mn, Iess ,,.,d
novel ana VIII form important m the annals Of orr
every day. - ' WV ''e''"5' VS.
Several accidents have occurred i, and aho,, the go
Whlcn may not be anlss mention by way of ca ,.
me numerous boys who flock there CRAFTY ihetr or
one ooy stepped upon spoke of wheels &
Coh ceaT himself had his foot badly iammed ths' b.. as
oohsen 10 De carried home. Another finding himself
oo' OF ne way OF the car, saved himself by lays~-
ne ground and letting pass MIN thfa " a .,.
W me wheels track the rail wav and tsr-., ~
aware OF danger had hs foot partly cut IF ,, ass.
several nave fallen n'o the canal some ia
serves psI'Iy Under water tire cars before ...
mar ihose ~niv -iDtl,-y.
man. who usually occur;es sometime ite
iro'n DIS seat, Commenced the ourratasu -st...-.
was zen N sitting roicre npur ,iro "a 80
cs3nna, ainost up to h neck Hastf 10 Il. .-s -.
tts9t efsife srsast5fy