New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-04-24

THE VOICE OF MAssAcHUsETTs-We published
few days ago under this head, resolution adopt
ed BY the Massachusetts House Of Representatives,
declaring hostility 10 Slavery and piedging the Com
mon weaIth TO use all lawful and Constitutional
means to effect the overthrow Of that unrigh,eous
institution With deep regret we now record The
fac, that the resolution was by The Senate indef-
nitely postponed 20 10 l6. Tha, praise and blame
may be awarded where they are due we record the
Yeas and Nays on the question OF postponemeni, as
follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen. Avery Baldwin, Bowen, Cary.
Condry. Field Gouldtng. Gray, Guild. Hodges. hye,
Mcguire Rice Shepard, Thurs:on Whes,,aud. Whitney
Willard, Woods-20.
NATs-Messrs Besl Borden Calhoun, Eliot Emerson.
Freeman, Hosr Hopkins himbal. Poor Sstio.d, Sals-
curry, scuddeE. stone- Watts, Young-l6.
FITzGERALD's BEArDIsG MAcEISE.-We looked
in by invitation yesterday machine recently in
vented by Mr. Elisha Fitzgerald. IS Chryste-s; for
Braiding Tuscan Straw, at which i, was busily
working when we entered and while we examined it
For this machine the straw is prepared b. simply
cutting the requisite length and sleeping in water
Il is then put in proper box or holder, perhaps
two hundred straws at once and the machine, re-
curing only very slight power from water, steam
or hand, does the Each straw is picked up sepa-
raely when wanted and carried the right place two
strands carried over and packed down al each revo-
luton Of the machine and whenever the small soft por-
ton of the straw is braided To- the machine cuts It or
and goes after snoher. Should i. not hod one where II
has rgb, expect it, should unit one be pre-
sented it stops working The attendant then puts the
right sort Of where should be- and oil she
again This putting in straw when one happens
break miss (Which is rarely9 and the feeding With
By the handful al the work required Of the
attendant, who may thus attend twelve 10 twenty ma
chimes each of which is bradng faster and far better
than could possibly be done By hand Its little TO say
that this invention must Lessen the cos, OF brsdng me
straw nnetenths beside transferring TO this Country
branch of industry for which pay Europe mil
lions per annuu Tho machine is Of moderate size re-
curing perhaps three feet square of aud is built
a, cost of about $500 for each. We hear that a
Company has purchased the patent, and is now busIy
constructing machines bring it iuto extensive use
The Straw aso, which has hitherto been wholly import
ed even when the Braidins done here, will now be
grown on our soil giving farther diversity TO Ag
ricul,ural production.
Mr. Elisha Fitzgerald, the author of this trophy OF
American practical genius the youngest ofsx brothers
nearly all of original and inventive mind. Daniel in
vented the Salsmander Safe Jesse the Portable Burr
Stone MILL the three together the machine for Baidng
Manila Grass now extensively used for making Amazone
and Neapotau Bonnets This deemed wopdrous
achievement bu. it is thrown into the shade by the Tu'
can Braiding Machine. This has hitherto encountered
some difficulty in the practical working, which has now
been overcome and the pattern machine al 60 Chryste
ST. picking up s,raws yesterday quietly and apuy
as though it had been doing that and nothing else since
the days of Adam. We wiah it could be seen at some
Museum or Garden for week two it would put rope
dancing and jugglery right out Of couptenance.