New-York daily tribune., 1844-08-27
By This Mornings Mail.
v,rr.nta-rhe wrrhester Mes. Meeti"s.


teres,ng and impressive meetings ever witnessed
Early on THURSDAY morning the people COM
menced pouring into the town from every cree
ton, and by every avenue-on horseback ana on
foot. in wagons barouches, buggies gigs su'heyF'
carts. and every kind Of vehicle snd by ~ oo'ciocN
the streets were crowded that 1t was imPossl'ie
tn pass end repass. The trains of cars from daF-
pst's Ferry, Charleston, and intermediate places
tock up at least 5000 persons, amongst whoa
we're large number OF Vuginia's iaIrest daughters
The procession was formed at ii O'Clock, ana
contained. at the lowest calculation, seven thou
sand persons. reaching about two mics IN ieng'h'
Some Of the Banners flags, &c. wero quite sp!en-
did-others entirely new and unique Inc pro-
cession marched to beautiful grove about 4 ri''e
from town. where every arrangement was mace
for the vast crowd. The ladies were present IN
i,rre numbers, and added to the interest ol Inc
scene. 1t is estimated that fifteen thousand per-
sons were in Winchester, and that there were, al
the lowest mark. ten thousand persons on the
ground, of whom from one thousand 10 htteeh
hundred were ladies.
The meeting was organized about one O'Clock,
when recess of fifteen minutes was hao tor the
nurnose of taking refreshments. After this, Hon.
| WILLIAM c. RivEs was introduced, and addressed
the meeting for three hours in a very aoic ana
farcjble speech, in which he defined his position
To the satisfaction OF all, amidst the most raplur'
Gus plaudts.
SONGS from the Glcc Clubs, of which there
were SIX present next followed and then anoiher
recess ior refreshments took place; alter WHICH,
RsvsRpy JOHNSON, Esq. OF Baltimore, was nitro
duccd to the meeting. lie was received win
loud and prot-acted cheering. ana ut tvc O'Clock
| commenced a speech, which he continued ior
over an hour in his usual eloquent and energetic
stvle: when. owing to the lateness ol the eve
ning the meeting adjourned to the town, where
| Mr.. Johnson was expected to address them al the
Court House, but was prevented rom DONG 50
by fall OF rain.
The festival having continued for two days,thc
Convention re;issembed on Friday, and, after
hearipu the conclusion of MIR. JoHNsoN'S remarks,
were farther entertained by addresses from lion
A. Ii. H. STUART, OF Augusta, JoHN JANNEY, ct
Loucon, and ANDREW HUNTER, of Jefferson, all
of them Presidential Electors for the State OF
virginia. the latter of whom offered seres otrc
solutions, which received the unanimous sane
ton of the meeting. AL the speakers acquitted
themselves with great credit, and much to the
qualification OF their very numerous auditory.
improvements la the Electro MA Snctic
Telegraph.
Professor MORSE having successfully accom-
plishcd the great essential objects OF his Tele-
! graph. has lately been turning his attention to
the smplihcation of some of the minor details
with no less successful issue. We have it in
our power to mention some improvements which
he has made, all resulting in economy. MIR.
MORSE had originally calculated that 1t mis- ght
require battery of at least 100 cups, to operate
each circuit for 20 miles, and he actually used
so cups in his trials before Congress last May.
But he has now reduced the battery 10 ten
cups and by an ingenious arrangement of Mr.
VANS, his Assistant Superintendent, the two
independent instruments are operated By this
same battery of but ten cups, and at the same
time. tO0, without any interference. The Tele
graph has been actually efficiently operated with
oniy t,co cups! from Baltimore to Washington,
fo,fy miies Thus is the expense of large bat
terry with It's Dirt and care dispensed with, and
the advantage Of the Telegraph brought within
the means of ncighboi hoods, of families ana
even Of individuals.
Another improvement is in the number of cha
| racters which may be written in given time. n
person in Philadelphia advertised some little time
ago, US an improvement, that by employing five
| wires instead OF but one, as Professor MoRsE
does, he could write ten letters tn Prof. MoItE's
one We are told by one who has examined that
plan, that this is great mistake for if Professor
| MORSE should choose thus To compllcate his re
gistering instrument and also tn increase four fold
more wires he could write double the quantity pro-
posed by the Philadelphia plan. TINS improve.
ment therefore reminds one Of the Irish Sefleant's
command to his men to aduance fre steps buck
| yards.
The question is often asked, how rivers To
be crossed with the TeIrgraphic wires? The dif-
iculties to be obviaied the danger of having
the conductors disturbed By anchors and drt, If
they laid at the bottom of rivers; or, il spars
erected at the proper distances apart to carry
the conductors above the tops of vessels masts,
these obstructions, mot very serious it is true
are made TO the navigation. Prof Morse has 90
Waited all those inconvenience, by a peculiar ar
rangement, which, strange as it may seem, re.
quires no wires through, above or beneath the
water.
In December, 1912, Prof MORSE made an ex-
pertinent across the canal at Washington to as.
certain if electricity would cross the water by
| this arrangement, aid the result was so satisac-
tory that he determined to pursue his expert.
ments at a more fitting season of the year. A
few weeks ago his Assistants, Mr.. VAIL and Mr..
ROGERS, proceeded to the Susquehanna river al
llavre de Grace, and repeated the experiment
across that river, mile wide, and with success
and within few days Prof. MORSE has made
some farther experiments on this method ofscnd-
ing electricity across water, which we presume
he will give in detail in some scientific journal.
The resul. Of all his experiments, however is
that no tercs need pass through, aJore or bencqth
he t0aier IN crossing ri0ers with the Telegraph
Tie t7atr Itself is made by Professor MoRsg's
arrangement the efficient conductor of the Eec-
tic fluid. This discovery Of the Professors is
not merely OF scientific bat also of prac .ical i'm.
portance, and leads to new spcculations on the
availability of the Electric Telegraph in situa-
tons hitherto thought to be shut out from its ad-
vantage5.
We can do no more at present than to give Il
suggestion which, we learn, was made by the
Professor himself, that should there be construct
cd iircn nt FOL. .io H.