The Arkansas advocate., 1833-09-25

the machine to every room, however dis taat. Ii q fire should break out in any room, the twine which is saturated with nitre, lakes fire immediately, and burns of, and the Welghtto which 1t Is attached, falls and sets the machine in motion producing a tintinna- bplary chatter enough to awaken the sound- est sleeper.
 One of these selfacting Fre-Alarms may be seen at the store of Dr. E. A. Ward, i'll Central street, [who has purcha- sed the patent right for the town of Lovely and IS wei worthy the attention of the pub lie. This machine Is furnished for a com paratiYely tlifling sum, and its usefulness cannot be questioned Loooeit Journal.
 Ths West.-No country in the world has ever advanced with such rapid strides in the career of improvement as the 'sGreat Vest It IS only about seventy years since the first adventurous pioneer, from beyond the mountains, penetrated the for ests of 0hio and Kentucky, and beheId the majestic Ohio rolling its waters towards the ocean. At still later period. with the ex- ceptlon of a few struggling settlements of French and Spaniards, the whole of the vast country watered by the Ohio and it's tribu- tary streams was in tie possession of wan derlng tribes ofrude, warlike and unciyilized men. It may be said to have been one vast solitude-its fertile soil was entirely uncul- tivated; the forest boomed as 1t had bloom- cd for ages. No fiourishing cities, no thri- yIng towns were to be seen; nature appear ed in all her beauty, in all her simplicity, and in all her grandeur. In the short space ot =hl;;. oiitt,sy what q change mas been effected! what wonders have heen wrought by the united agency of enterprise and in- dustry, fostered and protected by a govern ment of equal rights!-The native tribes that so long lorded 1t over these wide doe mains with undisputed sway, have disap- peared before the march of civilization
 Hike shadows on the strean,R they have passed away, and the sceptre Of dominion has fallen into other hands. The majestic forests have fallen before the hand of in- dustry, and cultivated fields yielding an a. bundant harvest to the labors of the hus- bandman, now occupy their places. Pop ulous cities, fourishing towns, and thriving villages, have arisen as if by magic; large vessels freighted with the productions of every climate, now plough the waters Of the great lakes and glide upon the bosoms of our mighty rivers. Universities, colle- ges, academies, and other institutions of learning, are dispensing their blessings throughout the land. Canals, turnpkes, and rail roads, are extending in every di- reetion, opening new avenues to trade and aflording additional facilities to commerce and thus, by connecting the western with the other sections of the republic, drawing more closely together the bonds of union, through which alone can the advantages of our happy form of government be perpetua- ted.
 aWestward the march of empire has ta- ken its way and no earthly power eanre tard or prevent its advancement in wealth, population, and political importance. Bles- sed with a soil of unsurpassed fertility, and q saiuhnious climate, with an industrious and onterprising population, and possessing by means of her great rivers and her steam boats, immense advantages for trade, com nlerce and manufactures, she mustln a few years rival, If not surpass, the north, the cast, and the south, in every thing that can render . country glorious, prosperous, and happy. In the short space offilteen years, her population has risen from a few hun dred struggling pioneers to four millions; in ten years more, we islaJy, fairly assume, that her population will be doubled, and that she will exert powerful influence ill the pollt- ieal concerns of the union; but, We trust, that influence will never be employed to he prejudice ofthe other less fortunate sections of our common country, but in promoting the general advantages of the whole, and m maintaining the -fratsrnal relations which have brought the United States to its pres ent thigh and palray statea of glory and re- nown. Sectional jealousies ought ever to be discouraged; should they ever be per mitted to enter into legislation and sway the judgment, the eond oi union will be weak