The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-08-20
PROPOSED ERIAL MAIL ESTABLISH
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an appropriation OF not less than two moi
more than five thousand dollars to test az
experiment for carrying the mails through
the air.
The memorialist states that il can be con
yeyed at the raIe of 100 miles per hour, thai
his plan rs Individually CORRECT, as il rest up
90 principle founded in Nature, adopts a
form drawn from nature, and employs manu-
al power TO put /, IN motion. Mr.. Lam
SAID the memorial was really very wei
drawn document, evidently showing MIR
Davidson 10 be man Of science aud q
scholar. With regard 10 the prnclicaL.li
y OF the plan, Mr. Linn did not know ~hat
10 say his mind w8s 10 the state denomi
mated betueeaiiy Hardy any limits were
set TO hum1n ingenuity and invention. lie
considered the plan as feasible AL new
myenlions-ai least those out Of the common
ofder-ure apt 10 excite Tldlculc ~ some,
aud contempt 10 others. Ii bad been the
case with all The great pioneers 10 science,
calico, Harvey, West aud Fulton were al
made 10 feel more or less the truth Of the
remark. II vas really q document Of 50
much ability that he thought It ought TO be
treated with respect and attention. He
would therefore move that il be referred to
the Committee on Post Office aud Post
Roads, and that !, be printed.
Mr.. Norvel sald with q smile, II had bet
ter goto The Select Committee on Mileage !;
II NIGH, be the means Of aiding that com.
millee IN fixing the shortest distance.
Mr.. Benton said he thought It ough, to
be lad on the table, aud he hoped has col.
league MIR. Linn would content hlmself
With lay ing /, on the table, without having
It printed. A general smile through the
Senate
The memorial vas then laid on the table
s $. Prenliss, Of Mississippi, arrived at
81. LOUIS on the 10Th instant, and vas IN
nedlalely waited on by some Wigs and
asked TO address pubic meeting the sue
cccding evening. IL consented, and 1; be
iug 50 pnnuunced N the papers, the citizens
turned oI, eH mQsSe 10 hear bun. The ST.
Louis Bulletin says; q" We can give 10
description OF his speech any attempt q!
the outlines would be doing HIN injustice.
Such display Of persuasive eloqueuce,
ready wat, sarcastic talents, and poser al
fdleule, We never before saw combined IN
any one nan. The deathless silence v hich
pctsaded the dense multitude while address.
ing them, except when they gave vent 10
their uncomfortable feelings IN bursts Of 81.
pause, Is the best criterion to Judge of his
reception by the meeting. llo spoke three
hours aud quarter.
4 natural mistake. During the exerci,
scs on the Fourth, at Rochester, while
Chancellor Nhlttlcsey Uas reading the De.
claration Of Independence, Loco Foco
came up. He evidently supposed that the
Chancellor Uus the orator Of the day, and
listened with great uneasiness until the
reader came 10 the recital OF wrongs iuilict
cd by the King OF England, when he broke
away IN d,sgusl, saying he would "s'ay no
longer 10 bear that id Hhs doctrine
Buffalo Con. Adr.
Wyoming Nursacrc monument is
nov ~ progress Of erection, To cummemo
rate tbs melancholy event IN the carly his
tory Of our country, II is going up on that
spot. IN the beautiful Valley Of Wyoming,
which became the grave Of three hundred
butchered men. The material Of tho sIruc.
ture, the Wilkc-barre Pennsylvania states,
is a grey compact sandstone, having the aP
pcarhuce Of dark granite.
The plan is, frs, a triple base Of which
the lowest 2S feet square, and the whole
30 inches in height; next pedestal, a cube
OF 20 feet, bearing on three SIDES inscr,p.
tons, aud having on the fourth a portal ;
thirdly m obelrsk, quadrangular, - fee, at
the base feet at the summit, and 30 feet
IN height; making total height Of sixty
two and bali feet.
Gen Harrison ia South Carolina The
Columbia IS. c. Chronicle of the 23d in,
slant contains the proceedings Of a spirited
meeting 10 Abbcyile district. Noticing
lhesr proceedings, the Chronicle says -
:" We firmly believe that, # the friends OF
Gen. ilarnsonin every district in the State
were to ge, similar meetings, and use pro
per means TO disseminate light among the
People, revolution could soon be effected
that would 90 far TO redeem the character
of our State from the imputauon of blind
ldoa,ry 10 Mr., Calhoun, and slavlsh sub
mission 10 his dlctatlon.'
The laws Of Rome prevented a slave from
appearing as witness against his master
Augustus made law that the slaves ithose
who cousplted against his person should be
sold to the Publlc, that they might dcpoSe
against their master. Montcsqueu re.
marks that nothing aught TO be neglected
that NAV contribute to the discovery Of a
helnous crime 1t is natural, therefore, that
in a Government where there are slaves,
they ought not TO be admitted rs witnesses.
Vlndex discovered the conspiracy that had
been formed in favor OF TarquIn; but he was
not admitted witness against the children
of Brutus.-Amtr. Star.
Extraordinary Yield We we're shown