Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1851-12-10

and swinging them round, gave 'three
cheers for rs, and the old Army of the
Revolution p and verify believe Uncle
Ben forgot all about that money, and
going to Boston, for he did not allude to
It any more in my presence.
Great changes these continued the
little man, from your days. But you
must not think, gentleman, that we have
| forgotten your services, while we have inn
proved in wisdom and strength. Look
here, gentlemen and he motioned us
away, and leading on, he conducted us to
an observatory on the top of the building
Such prospect l never before beheid'
Away, around, on every side stretched
mighty city, whose limits the eye could
not reach. Towers, temples, spires and
masts until they were lost in the distant
haze. Canals traversed every street, and
boats of merchandise were loading and
unloading their freights. Steam car
riages were putting along the roads that
ran by the canal, some filed with pleasure
parties, and some laden with goods
Turning my eye to an elevation, saw
fifty-six gigantic monuments, whose peals
were nearly lost in the sky, ranged in a
line, all alike in form and. sculpture.---
These said the little man, were cree
ted to the Signers of the Declaration OF
Independence : and, taking out his tel
escope, he handed it to Uncle Ben, who
read aloud among the inscriptions the
names of FRANKLIN, JEFFERSON, ADAMS
But let us know what this city is called?'
inquired Jefferson: This, sir, is called
Colunl6iana, it lies on the west. bank of
the Mississippi; population five millions,
according to the last census But what
supports it 2 Supports it! The great
East India trade. That vessel down there
is direct from Canton, by ship.canNl across
the Esthmus. All Europe is secondary to
us now. No doubling capes, as was done
in your day. Yonder stands the Capitol;
and the whole North American continent
is annually represented there. The city
of San Francisco alone sends forty-four
members There continued he, poin-
ting his finger, that balloon rising slowly
in the sky, has Just started for that place,
and the passengers will take their dinner
there tomorrow.
jefferson asked the little man whether
the Federslists or Democrats were in po-
..wer?' and saw that Adams walked up
when he heard the question. Don'tknow
any such division, replied he. The great
measure of the day, upon which parties
are divided, is the purchase of the South
American, continent at FIVE hundred mil
lions of dollars. go for it; and before
another year the bargain will be consum-
mated. We must have more territory
we haven't got half enough. Extent of
territory gives nation dignity and impor
tance. The old thirteen States of your
day, gentlemen. was a mere cabbage
patch, and should have been consolidated
into one State. Ten or twenty days sail
ran you plump into hostile port; and
then you had demand for duties. Be-
sides, conflicting interests always brew up
difficulties, and then come treaties, and
finally war, and then debt, and at last OPP
pressive taxation. A nation should own
all the territory that joins it. The ocean
is the only natural boundary for the peo-
! pie. Thinks.I, "You have been a poll
tician in your day, and I'll just engage
you to correspond with a certain New
York editor, who shall be nameless.; you
strike of the doctrine boldly e.
Uncle Ben told the little man, after he
closed, that nation might get so very
ripe as to become little rotten; and if
| he had no objections. he would present
| the Savings of Poor Richard And sui
ting the action to the word, he pushed his
hand into his brooches pocket, and pulled
out an old almanac, printed in Philadel-
phia, in 1889, and bowling, handed it to
him. The little man thanked him and
promised to deposite it in the Museum, as
curious piece of antiquity.
Getting somewhat anxious for smoke,
, l drew forth cigar and 'locofoco,' rub
bed the latter across my boot, which. flash
/ ed out its light full in Uncle Bcn's face.
! That is NICE exclaimed he rather an
improvement on the old string, wheel and
5 finder plan Simple, too, isn't it'?' said
! l, and yet all the science of your day
: didn't detect it. Just then gave puff
which made Uncle Ben sneeze, and he
E broke out in TRADE against tobacco, that
k was no use, men had smoked and chewed
/ the weed, would smoke and chew it, econ
: omy or no economy, health or no health,
e filth or no filth; and that in all pfobabili-
c ty the last remnant of the great American
2 Republic, for succeeding nations to gaze
e at, would be plug of tobacco for sin
n cerely believed that tobacco would out
f live the government itself.
e The little man proposed returning into
t the patent Office, and exhibiting to us in
= detail, the models of art there deposited.
e But cannot weary the reader with what
t there saw. The fruits of every year,
: since the organization Of the department,
Q were divided into rooms and indicated on
J., the door by inscription. There were
: thousands improvements in every branch
4 of science, many of which were so simple
I! that l thought myself fool that did not
: discover them long ago. Principles were