The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-15
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE,
[From our Regular eorrsspopdsnt.l


| on new principle. The floats are attached to q
| drum which revoIves within air-tight drum
within the apparent sides walls of the vessel
leaving an even smooth surface next TO the water
The vessel is fitted with masts, to carry sails like
common sailing craft The inventor is Mr..
| Aldrich. He calls il Submerged toheei." His
theory is, that the deeper the vessel Is loaded in
reason, or the deeper the floats sink in the water,
the faster she will go. He contends that, although
more than half the drum and floats are above water
within the drum, yet that the drum remains air
tight, and that the floats lift no wafer. His floats
are only about twenty or twenty-one inches wide,
attached TO drum nine or ten feet IN diameter
! have not infinitely inspected the vessel; but pre-
sumo her only material peculiarly consists in the
structure of her padde-wheels. l learn that in an
experimental trip made the other day as far as
Sandy Hook and back she made with ease about
nine miles per hour with moderate consumption
| of fuel She exceeded in speed the Great Britain,
when she went down the harbor. "Ihe pnsinia" was
only timed while going down to the Hook; in
coming back, both sails and steam were employed,
and no note taken of her speed
The greatest objections hitherto entertained against
the construction Of marine steamships, have grown
out OF the projection of huge paddle-boxes at their
sides When under way, in a heavy sea, the pad
dies on one side are often raised out OF water, while
those on the opposite side are plunged and sub
merged. As she rolls, their position Is alternately
reversed which impedes the progress of the vessel.
of steamship, il was thought, would obvlate this
difficulty; but, from the opinions Of many practical
men, il may justly be doubted whether the use Of
the at does not create greater difficulties
than il obviates.
| This continuance of Mr.. Aldrch, if successful,
would seem to do away with the difficulties ascribed
to both the other modes Of propulsion; for, while the
walls of the vessel present smooth sides TO the wa
ter, and admit of the free use Of sails, yet from the
exertion Of the moving power being on each side OF
the vessel and not far from midships she of course
is easy to steer, and TO have her head kept TO the
| wind in gale.
| wish the Virginia all possible success.
| The Oregon sailed for Providence evening before
last. We hear that she passed everything on the
| sound, and may therefore be considered the finest
and fastest boat belonging TO these waters.
Every year develops some improvement IN
the speed, comfort, and elegance of the steamboat.
What vast Improvement is there in the Great Brit
ain and the "Oregon" the first rude affairs OF
John Fitch and Robert Fulton'
| 1t is said when the latter questioned as to
the time he supposed regular trips could be made
| from New York to Albany, he replied, that he
thought il 'might be done in two days" II rs now
regularly made in eight nine hours, including
stoppages If one of the fast boats was put directly
through, at her highest safe speed, the trip could be
made in an hour two less time. The distance is
about $50 miles.
| There are some rumors afoat of further news
| from Mexico, ola more warlke character; but,
whether entitled to any credit or not, am not able
| TO say. II sometimes happens that such reports
originate with brokers in Wall street. Every ru-
| NOR of the kind is calculated to have an influence
on the stock market; and hence those who put such
rumors afoat expect to be benefited by them.
| The wings have brought out their ticket on which
appears the name OF Morris Franklin for register,
with list ofothers candidates for the assembly
The wings are great hands for sticking 10 men,
whether men stick to Them or not. Mr.. Frank
lin is worthy and respectable lawyer. be-
| lieve he has once been in the legislature In the
year l843, they ran him for State senator against
| Floyd Jones, democrat, who defeated him. He
was then run for mayor, in opposition to Codding-
ton, democrat, and Harper, native American, and
was again defeated by Harper. They have now
put him up for register, very likely to receive
another defeat.
j The democrats have not yet brought their men
into the field. If they act wisely, and bring forth
their best men, such as have the confidence of the
public, no fear need be entertained of the result
They always succeed best when they unite and
hang firmly to principles FIRST and then look out for
good and true to represent them qfleroards. Nc
party can succeed, or sustain an honorable ascend
ency that does elevate its principles high above
all men, family clques, political and personal OBJ
ccs of ambition, or other temporzng and line-serv-
ing policy. !.
vated holy just, aud cnduringy true, to be leopard
ed by local iarrings sectional broils, or personal
pques. Then let our democratic friends in this city
and everywhere else, rally first principles, and look
out for men afterwards. They who do not rally
with us on the same Jeffersenan patform-who
cannot or will not, adopt the liturgy of our faith
we very readily spare them, as candidates. or a,
members Of the republican family. The high and
noble behest Of democracy is too full ofthe promise
of liberty, prosperity, and happiness Of mankind
now and for ages to come, for It's great truths to be
sustained, handed down TO our postery, and spread
| oh mankind N he trIsted Othei
than clear heads, active hands, and pure hearts o.
all patriots devoted to the service OF their country
And you, sir, after the lapse of forty years Of
your life devoted, arduously devoted, to the sup
| port and dissemination of republlcanism among
your fellow-men, at the close of your earthly la
bors will look back upon your long, anxious, ant
severe toll IN FAVOR of the principles of just ant
equal laws of the strict construction of the constl
tuition Of the inaienable rights Of the States and
i individuals, of strict accountability in all the de
partmenls of government, with your opposition t
illegal and unjust monopoly Of all kinds-uphodins
the spread of education and the doctrines Of Chris
tan morality, &c.--wth feelings Of just and con
selling pride, realizing conscientious justification il
the sight of God and man.
/ The last accounts from Rio, Of the 25th ult.
state that the English and French ministers hat
left, Rosas having refused to accept all proposition
made by them. So look out for squalls IN tina
quarter.
Honors being paid in our courts to the mem
ory of Judge Story
Peter Jones, an Indian preacher, has succeeded
in raising considerable sums of money in Englant
and Scotland for the establishment and support o
! manual-labor schools among the Canadian Indians
Very good. Our government should encourage sim
liar schools among our western Indians. They ar
by far the most useful kind of schools for savages
1t appears many Of the small towns in the int
rior have decreased in population, while the large
places--such Buffalo, Troy, this city, and sub
urbs-have vastly increased. The smal.yiager
I think there was mistake in the national census.
The stock market to-day was less buoyant, will
a slight decline in some descriptions.
Cotton has declined near of a cent since the ar
rival of the Great Western.
Flour is selling at from "a GO to "a IS; potash
at 50 s7t; pearlash, at ~ IL TO VA 25
The weather is fine and clear
Yours, very respectfully,
MORGAN.
From another correspondent
NEW YoRK, Sept IL, 1s45.