The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-11-11


despaired Of that Constitution. Nav. more,
gentlemen; though the fiery demon Of fac
ton should break for a season the chains
whcrewlth reason in its most forgc,ful mo-
mems has hitherto bound her down, and
stalk abroad through the land, scattering
anarchy, dlscord, and wan,on mislule, !
should not then altogether despair.
AS nation we are yet too Young, and
as people too yiriuous, to disregard the
prccepts Of our iorcfathers, aud blnjiy aud
/ forever cast away the rich legacy, the price
Of so much blood and suffering, wherewiih
they endowed US. The Constitution OF
which am speaking commands you to e.
lect two Senator's, TO represent and protect
The interest OF the nation AMI your im,ne-
date constituents in an approaching Con.
gress. AZ all events, 1t imposes upon YOU
the obligation Of faithfully attempting a
selection aud, ardent and determined as
some of you may be in an honest desire to
| advance some particular friend az the cx-
pensc even Of an indefinite posiponement Of
The whole question, there must certainly
yet be ioaGd Of your number one man, who,
nobly booking beyond party TO his country
aad the Constitution, will change that lean
majority Of which you have SO imprudeut-
y and incauliously boasted.
Ii any Of you, gentlemen, are disposed
10 complain Of the channel through which
these respects will first meet your eyes,
YOU viii find my apology in the Union Of
yesterday. Your letter, own--wilh ma
ny thanks for the act Of especial conGe.
sceasan-Was delivered 10 me in studied
and decent form BY three Of It's most dis
tlnguished sign9rs; but ] had scarcely time,
from other Indispensable vacations, TO pass
hurried glance over its pases--certainly
no suiiiclent opportunity TO consider the
art or the just merits Of such an important
communication, before found its contents
copied into the columns Of newspaper
BY undressing YOU thus through iheantcr-
scniion Of the press, not only avail my
self Of the earliest possible publicity, but
| have the honor TO initiate and rival a
high example.
am, gentlemen, with all due copsidera-
ton, your obedieni scryau,,
EPIIRAIM II FOSTER.
Nessrs Saul. Tuneg !. r IlaTdwlcke, Sc.
ELEGTRo MAGNETIC LOCOMOTIVE.
MAG E1ISM-TTS DISCOVERY AND
POWER
About fifty years ago, Galvani an TIA
lian Professor Of Bologna, while expert
rneniing upon animal irriabilily, discover
cd new agent Of nature. la the course
Of his investigation, he observed that mus
cular coatraciions were induced in the
limbs of frogs, when nerve and muscle
were connected with any metallic body
Extending his experiments, he found that
two metals placed in contact with a muscle
would produce the same effect
The scientific world were soon made ac.
quaintod wilh tho facts. Professor Volta,
another Italian, awaiting himself of the Oh.
servations Of Galyani, constructed pile
of metallic plates, which received the name
Of voltaic pile or battery; this instrument
exhibited mitch more energetic properties,
than tho simple plates Of Galvanl. The
muscles Of the human frame became con-
yulsod under lis influence, aud spark could
he obtained when the two poles OF the pile
were brought into contact. Throughout
Europe every man who possessed claims
to scientific knowledge, Immediately began
10 investigate the nature and laws Of this
singular aud mysterious agent. The result
was that it received a place IN the works
OF Philosophy, under the name Of Galyan-
ism, in honor Of iis discoyerer. 1t was
found 10 be similar ia its laws 70 the cleo.
trio fund, and by a majority was consider I
ed as a modification Of that subtle power.
Lightning ii was known, possessed the
property Of destroying and reversing the /
polarity Of a common magnet, as well as
Inc power Of rendering iron and steel mag.
notic. With these facts in view, many at
tempted to produce the same effects by
means Of common electricity aad galvan.
ism, but for some time withos: any partic-
ular success.
In 1919, Professor 0ersiead Of Copen. !
hagen, in the kingdom Of Denmark, made !
his celebrated discovery of the magnc,is-
ing property Of the galvanic fluid. Since
that period, the ingenuity of philosophers
and inventors, has been racked TO discover
some mode to apply this power 10 practi /
cal purposes. Professor Henry, now Of
Princeton, N. j., first succeeded in produ. +
cling rcciproca;lng motion, by magnetic
attraction aud repusion. In his instru- I
mcnt two permanent magnets were employ I
ed, and one electro magnet The motion
produced was quite rand, bein0 about So.