Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-06-20

D The New York Standard talks of Gen. Jackson's
sagacity and thorough knowledge of men," The en-
tire restitution of knowledge of men, is the defect
which has had the principal agency in plunging the
President into the of difficulties by which he is be-
girt on all hands. Witness the mission of Moore to
Columbia, Randolph to Russia, the many appointments
which barely squeezed through the Senate, the many
that were rejected either unanimously, by immense
majorities of his political friends. 1t will hardly
be contended that the nomination of President is
entitled to weight in deciding upon the qualca
tons of nominee, than the rejection of the Senate
What President before, subjected to the humating
modification, the severe reproof, of having his nom
nations received with systematic dstust and frequent
rejection by his friends7 None. In the face of
facts novel; and expressive, political erontery
has the harhood expaiate upon President Jacksons
''sagacity and thorough knowledge of menu
" The news from abroad, is of than usual
interest the Polish being crowned with de-
cisive success and Paris again exhibiting signs of
approaching explosion.
" The experiments described by a Spectator and
Friend of Improvement, the Chesterfield Rail Road,
1t expected be finished and ready for business in
he course OF July
FoR THE WING
CHESTERFIELD RAILROAD.
The inclined plane near the termination of this road
presented yesterday ehost pleasing and interesting
exhibition. The first experiment was then made to try
its operation and the result such to afford
of deep qualification to every friend of internal improve
ment. This. the precise point, at which
centrated whatever fears msgvngs entertained
as to the success of the railroad The descent
about 80 feet in distance of about 100 feet-a descent
much great for the ordinary operation of the rail-
road. 1t indispensable however to the of
the whole undertaking. that the Difficult should be
mounted in way which would insure only the de-
scendng of the full Wagons but the ascending of the
empty Wagons with perfect And this at
tempted and has been accomplished by of cy-
cloidal inclined plane.
About one o'clock yesterday, motion given to
the two full Wagons at the head of the plane which
caused them to the DESCENT and at the
moment the two empty Wagons at the foot OF were
to commence the ascent The spectator if he had
not been before apprsed of the manner which the
operation carried on, would have calculated
upon seeing the wagons move the descending line
with irregular and extraordinary velocity, instead
of Witnessing the regular and easy motion which cha
racterzed them he would have been astonshed to
the two Wagons coming up the hill with greater rapi
dty than Wagons ordinarily down; and his fears for
the adventurous spirits who had travelled downwards
would have been not little increased when the wag-
CONS in which they seated seen to approach
the other two. 1t otherwise with those who
informed of tho power that moved and the power that
controlled the motion. At the head of the plane
a drum, around which rope was wound. One end of
the rope attached to the wagons that to de-
scend, and the other to those that ascend The
turning of the drum let out line while it wound
up the other. 1t heightened the line attached to the
descending Wagons while it shortened the line attach
ed to the ascending Wagons And of course when the
former went down, the latter up. By of
break to the drum the velocity OF the Wagons
was regulated they entirely under conroul, and
prevented from moving with great degree of
rapidty. The renconre which apparently to take
place upon the approach of tho two opposing forces
before alluded to, necessarily prevented by
of the two tracks upon the plane which made each keep
within its proper sphere and pass the other in perfect
amity.
The whole operation presented scene of great inter
est to the spectators; and this interest little
enhanced by the circumstance that the inclined plane
Is but the second at most the third which has been
executed upon any railroad in the United States.
a SPECTATOR,