Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-11-24
Steam.
Molly put the kettle en-,
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All hotea.
silly nursery rhyme but which circums lance has
caused complete revolution in the greatest part OF
the globe, and will eventually revolutonze the whole
world
Thss we explain. Molly put the kettle on, to make
the all hot tea" Mollys master sat by the fire,
looking at the kettle, and doubtless induced into
train OF pleasing thought by the singing Of the vessel
when 10! and behold the lid of it popped of.
Steam, steam,' cried Mollys MASTER" the
power Of steam if the steam in that kettle has the
power 10 force of tightly pressed down lid to what
purposes may not such mighty power be applied ?"
Mollys master thought and thought. The result
Of his thoughts, worked ouby himself and improved
upon by Others, have we before stated revolution
lied the whole world.
BY steam, greater change has been effected than
was ever wrought by Caesar or a Napoleon. This
world has been heretofore leading strings. Man
kind has been as unfedged birds who are confined
10 their own individual nests-but now, by the power
of steam, our wings areexpanded. We are no longer
bound as II were, 10 onespo 1t 70 longer the la
Dor ofa life become acquainted with even portion
of the EARTH We can traverse il, speaking fgurative
y, bound-we can feel that we are the lords oft.
Let us look back How short time ago is it
since our foresahers in taking journey of fifty or
upon so perous an undertaking Why in England two
kings upon the throne in succession, died and were
buried, and third rose to the of honor and was
crowned, without either Of the events being known
to a considerable portion of that little sea grit island.
Nay, drinking the health of the first long
after the worms had ceased to prey upon his flesh
less bones-so limited was communication in the
first commercial city of the earth, long after its i'm
Nor and oil Ind doy cd m
But the ends of the earth seem to have come
gether-space is made nothing of by the power of
steam, and we are enabled by this most important
discovery to render our lives valuable and in point
of fact to live as long, in the information that we
may acquire in brief exisences, these who lv-
ed to the age of threescore years and ten in the in
fancy of the world.
Steam has indeed done more for the earth than any
thing else whatever. 1t has brought its inhabitants
together. II has crushed the power Of the mighty
few-it has shown the power of the mighty many.
Ii has shown Us how dependent we are upon each
other. How much so as nations as well as people,
and how much the great family of the earth, may
contribute to each others happiness and prosperity
The power of steam and the uses that il may yet be
put to are not fully developed. Who can say how
subservient space may yet be made by its aston
shing powers. Since then out of the most triiing
circumstances such important results are drawn let
US put nothing down as beneath our notice though
it should even sound 50 ridiculous as,
Molly put the kettle on
" -. eNe-
CANADIAN AFFAIRs.-In addition to the arrest Of
Messrs. Pierre Chasseur, Joseph Legare fills and Bar
thelemi Lachance we understand that Mr.. f. Tru-
dean, shopkeeper, ST. John street, against whom
warrant was out since Saturday, gave himself yes
erday afternoon, AT the Office of the Clerk of the
Peace. MIR. A. N. NORM was arrested this morning
Ii Is stated that these for sedtion and
nected with the resolutions Of the pretended Central
Committee of the District of Quebec, to organize or
enlist, and drill, ellis de la Liberte" in ima-
ton Of those of Montreal The whole of the proceed
ings against them are under the Criminal Law OF
England in force in this Province and we understand
that Mr.. Symes, the magistrate has been assisted
with the legal advice of MIR. Duva, as Queens
Council.
1t stated that his exceency, the governor in chief
received dispatches from England, on Monday
brought by express from New York, byJ. Buchanan
Esq, his Mojestys consul at that port, who arrived
there in the Westminster, 10th Oct. London packet.
These dispatches must have been written after the
arrival in England, of the failure Of the fifth attempt
of the British Government TO obtain cooperation Of
the Provincial House of Assembly for an impartial
conclliatory and constitutional system of govern
ment" in Lower Canada, conforma5y to the recon-
mendatlon Of the committee of the House of Com
mons in 1927
A council was held at the Castle Yesterday at two
o'clock. We know nothing of its decisions or OF the
nature Of dispatches We shall see by the act Of the
colonial administration whether the British govern
ment is itself again, in the province, or whether a
policy, which has certainly not produced the legt-
mate end OF which power Is held ''the peace welfare
and good government Of the province" is still persls
ted in
II an energy and perseverance is resorted for the
preservation of the government and the authorities of
the crown in the province, similar TO that which has
been followed up for their destruction there is still
sulicency of dutful subjects in the colony to put
down. and keep down, treason and rebellion and put
eecual stop to all dsafected and seditious move
ments- Quebec GdS. Nor.
We learn further that the Hon. Mr.. Debariych had
arrived Montreal and been seized by the revelation
lists as a hostage.
Two prisoners who were arrested in being convey
cd to their destination by small party Of soldiers
were rescued by about three hundred men who lay in
wait ST. Johns for that purpose. Several of the
soldiers, and thar horses, were wounded.
The leader of the faction, Amabe Norbert NORM
is taken. Government is prepared fully for this
movement, which is expected will be put down
quickly and summarily
number Of inhabitants of ST. Johns, loyalsts
have enrolled themselves as a corps of volunteers
ready to act in concert with the military as occasion
may require