Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-29

reoined IN one Of the most whitening and CRUSHING
enots, we ever saw fall upon weak and vulnerable
opponent Our ippsnt bird Of passage was instantly
stripped Of every feather upon his back--nav, even
the crop AMI tail aswent together and he stood before
the audience in all his naked political deformtv.
And again yainiy attempting to cover himself with
his scaterot p!umage this wing fQrd.Gris closed the
speaking and has gone heme, we imagine to ponder
over the questlonIf IIIlyer is no match for Feath.
erston, how could he demolish Foote?
G2'Wc have been handed the following cor
respondence for publication. 1t viii doubtless
be interesting to many Of our readers
CoLuMBus, Nh, May 30 1919.
MADAM:--Your dignifed and interes ing letter
addressed 10 the President OF tho United States
on the ith ut #. appealing to this government for
assistance in cndeavoring to discover the sirua.
ton OF, and it possible, to afford relief to your
husband, Sir John Franklin, and his comp anions
who were sent out some years ago by the Eng>
llsh government on tour Of geographical dis,
covery in Polar America, and have not since
been heard FROM has been read By me IN the
ments towards this country, ard spirit Of ardent
sollcitnde for The sal 'ty and specdyreurn of the
missing party have filed my heart with emotions
OF profound sympathy alike for yourself and those
unfortunate Adventures in whose welfare YOU
are so deeply interested And offer these stir.
ring emotions OF the heart in connection with
what follows as an apology for thus presuming
10 address you, being as | am an entire stran,
ger to you and unknown to fame at home AMI
abroad. My object, permit me to assure YOU,
madam, is good one, though both my heart and
head DO at fault in prompting the act
Before proceed farther allow nse TO say that
among the most interesting books which read
in my youth was "Franklin's expedition to the
Polar Sea- during The years ls26, '27 and %.
i'll recollcct Alright! ldwelt upsn its pages with
intense interest, and then, as now, all my sym.
pathics were aroused in behalf of the enterprisng
leader of tho expedition in the many perils and
extreme suffering which himself and party en-.
countered in the wilderness of Slave and Great
Bear Lakes-upon the Mackenzie rivcr-at
Fort Franllin-among the Equimaux and other
tribes Of Indians, and on the coast Of the Polar
sea during the three years they were engaged in
exploring The wilds Of British North America.
But TO come at once 10 the main object of this
communication.
Acuatcd by every impulse that can fiji the
heart Of man with love of humanity and sin
cere commseration for the distressed, and in
view Of the painful nature Of the circumstances
above alluded TO, requiring immediate and ener
getic action, hayeresolyed TO make you pro.
position in regard TO project of my own nyen.
lion by means of which, teel confident, that, in
the short space of a few days after the plan shall
have been put in operation the much desired OBJ.
lecs, offrs asceriaining the fate oftae exploring
party, then discovering il indeed it exists, Tie
long sought "Nonhern passage" may be readily
attained and thus happily bring speedy relief
and as trust profound consolation to the minds
OF many distressed women and children similarly
cTcnnslanccd with yourself and daughter, aud
general qualification to the civilized world.
The scheme alluded 10, is that of nrial loco
motion; a subject which has engaged my thoughts
and ahors for many years, and the plan is now
Theoretically complete and only requires the pc.
'cuaiary means necessary TO construct the ma
chue in order to carry it into practical operation.
Il is founded upon a principle in nature, and
doubt mol, may be speedily accomplished by the
expenditure OF small sum Of mOnoy-say, about
the one twentieth rartof the amount offered as a
reward by her MaJesty's government to any per-
son who "shall render efficient assistance to the
missing ships or their crews" The object of the
invention is the transmission OF a single person
in each machine together with a small Express
Mail often or fifteen pounds weight; or, in lieu
Of the mail that amount Of weight IN provisions
or baggage, or boh--at the rate of one hundred
ailes per hour Aud it would require but few
months TO he employed in constructing, aud If ne.
cessary, re-construtng the machine and in learn.
ing 10 manage it on the wing, before it could be
put in motion in making the necessary search for
the lost voyagcTs. The cost Of building the ma.
chine would be so small that almost any number
oflhem might be employed at the same lime
And thus in the space Of few days time after
The establishment Of the art, all northern Amer,
lea and the adjacent waters could at least DO cur
sorally examined.
Believe me, madam, am neither mad nsr
insincere in making these statements. Nor would
for all the gold aud all the tame the world ever
possessed, speculate upon your feelings or raise
ftl,e hopas IN your mind upon an ill>foun.
ded aud undigesied scheme Of this sort, under
the pain.l! circumstance iha; surrounds you.