The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-03-07

chandze were loading and unloading
their freighis. Sleam-carriages were
putting along the roads that ran by tie
canal, some filed with pleasure parties,
and some laden with goods. Turning
my eye TO an elevation, saw ffiy-six
gigantic monuments, whose peaks weIe
nearly lpstin the sky, ranged in line,
all alike in form and sculpture. "These,"
said the little man, were erected 10 the
Signers of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence !" and taking out his telescope, he
handed il TO nnclc Ben, who read alond
among The interruptions the names, Frank
lin. Jefferson, Adamsi But let us
know what this city is calledi" inquired
Jefferson. "This, sir, is called Colum
bidna;it lies on the west bank Of the
Mississippi; population five millions, &C.
cording to,ihe last census" "Bni " hat
supports in" "Suppose il" The great
East India trade. That vessel down
there is direct from Canton, by ship
canal across the lsthmus. All Europe
lis secondary 10 us now. No doubling
capes, as was done in your day. Yondsr
stands the Capitol; and the whole North
American continent is annually repre-
sented there. The city of San Fran
cisco alone sends forty-four Numbers"
There" continued he, pointing his finger.
'ihst balloon rising slowly in the sky has
Just started for that place, and the pass
enqers will take their dinner there to-
morrow"
Jefferson asked the little men "wheiher
the Federalisis or Democrats were in
Dnwer?"--and saw that Adams walked
up when he heard the question. "Don't
know any such DIVISION" replied he.-
"The great measure of the day, npon
which parties are divided, is the purchase
Of rhe South American continent at five
hundred millions of dollars. go for j, +;
and before another year the bargain will
be consummaied. We mus, have more
terri,ory-we hav'nt go! half enough.-
Extent OF territory gives nation dignity
and importance. The old thliteen
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
a hostile port, and then you had a
demand for du,y. Beside, conflicting in
terests always brew mp difficulties, ard
then come treaties, and finally war, and
then debt, and at last oppressive taxation,
A nation should own all the territory that
Joins ia The ocean is the only natural
boundary for people," Thinks ], you
have been a politician in your day, anc
III Just engage you 10 correspond with
certain New York editor WHO he shall be
nameilss; you strike off the doctrine
boldly!
\ Uncle Ben told the little man, after he
closed, that a nation might "get so very
lripe as 10 become little rotten; and il
he had no objec ion, he would present
ihim with the "Sayings Of poor Richard. y
i And sniting the action TO the word, he
pushed his hand into his breeches pocket
and pulled ou, an almanac. printed a
Philadelphia in 1892, and bowing, handed
il 10 him. The little man thanked him
and promised 10 deposit il in the Museum
as curious piece Of antiquity.
Getting somewhat anxious for smoke
! drew forth a cigar and "locofnco,
rubbed the latter across my boot, which
flashed out It's light in Uncle Ben's face
"Tbat is nice," exclaimed he; "rather ar
improvement on the old string wheel anc
finder plan" ""Simple, too, isn't III" sait
III; "and yet all the acience Of your da'
didn't detect it" just then gave a puff
, which made Uncle Ben sneez"; and h'
broke out IN trade against tobacco
that would read we'll. But ! told hin
there was no use. men had annexed ant
, chewed tho weed-would smoke ane
chew it, economy or no economy, heal'|
: or no health, filth o. no filth; and iha
, in all probability the last remnant of ,b'
: great American Republic. for succeeding
I nations to gaze at, whuld be plug o
: tobacco; for | sincerely believed tha
+, tobacco would ontlive the government
itself.
The little man proposed returning int
The Pa,en, Office, and exhibirng TO u
} in detail The models Of art there de
posted. But I cannot wearv the reade
with what | there saw. The ffui's q
' every wear, since the organization of th'
p department, were divided into rooms
] and indicated on the door by an inscriI
e ,ion. There we're thousands Of ofimprove
e men,s in every branch Of science, man
e of which were sd simple, that ! though
J myself fool that | did not discove
}, them long ago. Principles we're apple
: the very op ration of which now reco
9 lected TO have often seen, vet without
u thought of their prncticial utility. l con-
g to the conclusion that acciden, was th
g parent Of more that saw than desigr
J. "for how" reasoned ], "is it possibl
! that those pieces Of machinary coul
! otherwise have escaped the great me
# who have lived and died in ignorance
y thems" 4
Bvf,his time we were quite fatigue'