The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-05-07

be fzlsed, and men changed BY .progress into angela
Iject Is all well known you and great deal
ought therefore, 10 ask your for throwing IL
upon you and shall venture 70 hope for = rom the vast
say has been awakened by the pamphlet you had The
goodness 10 send me;
Thanking YOU .s.i s, IGE pray you % believe me
s's' 'o.'' RICHARD RUSH.
The Hon JAMES M Mason Of the Senate Of the United
States. from Virginia
For Union
rae new Fest oass L.w-Hs.L
The new law introduced by General Rusk the chair
Of the Committee the Post Office and Post Roads
the Senate, 10 OF such general Importance that trust
some observations IN couple OF bnei numbers w not
emnentiy concerned, well those OF other large
classes Probably the editors in the United Saies with
exception OF members Of Congress and wholesale mer
chants in The most extensive business receive more let
ters with another Than any other equal number Of
men. But the law proposed affects all descriptions Of
persons.
That the adoption Of this plan BY the committee Of the
Senate will exceedingly conduce TO the Of OF
the most cherished objects Of government cannot be
doubted The object 10 which refer Is the diffusion Of
knowledge Long before revolution, the extension
Of "good knowledge and literature amongst the pur-
poses most dear 70 the great majority OF the American
people But subsequently to that great event. this object
has been incorporated in the organic laws OF almost epeYy
State in some with greater vigor than in othersn all
with zeal Nc country within The same number q years
useful knowledge The ample proof Of this in her scien
fc discoveries, the acknowledged legal attachments Of
justs and dvines and the oratoca powers both of
her legislative halls and Of her pulpn Although we have
been nation but seventytwo years, the United States
can produce list Of discoveries and inventions which
ent6c nations Of the Old World The most splendid dis
c0very in eectncity-hat OF Fralklin-and It's most i'm
porant application OF Morsehave been effected BY
her The cottongn, useful as the inventions Of
Arkwright or Compton, was originated by Whitney,
native OF Connecticut Fulton applied the seam-en-
CINE the propulsion Of vessels Blanchard. and Colt and
arms. Oliver Evans 10 name memorable for improve
ments in steam machines Many others deserve honor
able mention from ne bps Of science and Of patriotism
from the Polynesian, which is Of multiplicity Of
facts prove the value Of steamers writer, giving
his experience, says:
have only that If traveller wishes avoid Of
the most teeous and worrying he viii avoid sail
passage about four that Of never
thoroughly convinced Of the inuiily Of sails
days, thar six hundred miles from starting
pace, owing @ The numerous Gains IN the latitude Of Pa
great portion Of the year, while the thar time
would have performed passage of 400 miles
The invention Of steamers certainly one of the great
est on record WHAT'S needed The discretion and
scientific skill in their engineers, and others who them
in operation. in order to perfect their practical uses
edge and We have but 10 look al our schools ycsums
academies and colleges, TO perceive thai spirit OF In
quy and thirst for knowledge much characteris
4
means Of our communication between individuals in va
ous parts OF country will surely tend 10 give addi-
nonal facilities and new impetus 70 the increase Of knowl
edge That this may Be done ~ intensely important IN
respect to institutions, their security rests The
virtue and knowledge of the people II large. With us
the effort Is to govern all BY all or in other words self
Almost every youth OF our land who has been much
a. school has more correspondents Reduce the
postage on letters. and each youth Of our country vii
propoftonaiely more than proporionziey
The number Of his letters By this means knowledge
viii be increased, fer the youthful mind will be excited
and aroused "ReadIng Gays Lord Bacon makes !
man" The youth who corresponds viii read. that he
may have something interesting say to his correspond
duce II him 70 wish TO sped Thus, when the sreal
that adom our Congress shall have departed
worthy compeers of these Of extensive renown will
the republic win still be surrounded with The halo OF il
fame. and remain in all its glory Nor nslia inter-
1 cesaf.
edge; but cannot deny ourselves the pleasure OF
short quotation this point from author illusious
| in literary annals. We Dugald Stewart
4 With regard asronomc. observations b. fur
Their acknowledged thar they bestow mechanical
the heavens analogous the command he has
se@a snd s.roa. osr pSgicsi agents. But ~ tbs
owing chiefly. the distances and msgnudes Of the OBJ
eusances quis unconnecd with any specific differences
knorlcdge acquired by observation and by
%.s ss
organs Of discovery had me principal pointing
/ them the notice Of mankind.
In compensation foe the inability Of the astronomer %
control OF which he studies the laYs he
may already hntcd OF the immense accession Of
useful power which his discoveries have added 70
The human race, the surface Of their own planet
would be endless enumeran all the practical TO
which his labos snbserven IL 10 sufficient for
repeat that the only accurate knowledge which pos
earth has been derived from the previous
knowledge which he had acquired Of the phenomena Of
the Is L possible produce opposite or
more undenabe proof Of the universally OF the maxim
that knowledge Is power, than fact which demon
sfrzies the essential aid which has derived, in
asserting his dominion this lower world, fron =
branch Of which seems first view, fed DOLLY TO
crafty speculative curiosity, and which, IN IN infancy,
the Chaidean sephsrd To those who have Inn
bibed spirit of Bscons philosophy, 10 super6uous 70
add that il this refined and enlarged Of his
aphoris in s obvious and psrsia applica
tlon 70 the which experimens have
sonaily the ruschancian, that Bacon himself
wished be understood when he often repeats II in the
words, with air Of triumph in the course OF hls
FRIEND OF IMPROVEMENT
Colonel Elmore learn. left Tuesday last for his
post in the Senate OF the United States. His Legislative
experience his rmness his acquaintance with the state