Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-07-12

nj Ioud cry rings that her only remedy is secession,
!. secession" Now gentlemen what lafchon does the
State of Mississippi suffer under What oppression prostraes
her strength or destroys her happiness Before we can Judge
of the remedy know something the disease
and for nv part confess that the real evil existing in the
case appears be certain inquetude, or uneasness
growing out Of high degree Of prosperity and consciousness
az wealth and power, which sometimes lead men TO be ready
q, changes and to push on still higher elevation If this
be the truth the matter, her potcaldocors are about right
If the complaint spring from prosperity for that
disease have doubt that secession would sovereign
remedy.
Bu return to the leading topic which engaged
In the department Of invention there have been wonderful
applications Of science to arts within the last sixty years.
The Spacious hall of the Patent Office Is at the repos
tory and proof Of American inventive art and genius Their
results the numerous Improvements oy Wnich nu
man labor is abridged.
Without going into Details It may be sufficient to say that
many of the applications of steam to ocomoton and manu-
factures Of electricity and magnetism to the production OF
mechanical motion the electrical telegraph to the regis
a,ion Of astronomical phenomena to the art OF multiply
ing eneravngs the introduction and Improvement among
us Of all the important inventions Of the Old World are
srkingy indicative Of ths country in the useful arts
The network Of railroads and telegraph lines by which
this vast country is reculaed have not only developed its
resources but united emphacay in metallic bands all parts
OF the Union.
The hydraulic works Of New York, Philadelphia, and
Boston surpass in extent and importance those Oh ancea
Rome.
But we have not confined attention to the immediate
application Of science the useful arts We have entered
the field of original esearch and have enlarged the bounds
of scientific knowledge. ttss
Sixty years ago. besides the brilliant discoveries Of Frank
lin in electricity scarcely any thing had been done among
in the way Of original discovery Our men OF science we're
content with repeating the experiments and dfusng know
ledge of the discoveries Of the learned Of the Old World
without attempting to add single fact or principle to
the existing stock. Within the last twenty-five or thirty
years remarkable improvement has taken place in this re-
spect Our natural history has been explored in all IFS
branches geology has been Investigated with results Of
the highest interest practical and theoretical science Dis
coveries have been made in pure chemistry and electricity
which have received the appreciation Of the world The ad
which has been made in meeoroogy in this country
within the last twenty years. is equal to that made during the
same period ia all the world besides.
Ia 1898 there not in the United States an instrument
with which good observation Of the heavenly bodies could
be made There instruments at Washington, Cam
bridge and Cincinnati equal to those at the best European
observatoe and the original discoveries in astronomy within
the last five years in this country among the most bril-
liant Of the age. hardly refrain from saying, in this
connexon that La Place has been translated explained and
in instances bis illustrations improved by Bowdtch
Our knowledge Of the geography and topography Of the
American continent has been apdy extended by the labor
and science Of the officers of the United States army, and
discoveries of much interest in distant have resulted
from the enterprise of the navy. III X
In 1907 survey Of the coast of the United States
commenced which that time supposed American
competent direct The work has, however, grown
within the last few years. under native superintendent in
importance and extent beyond any enterprise of the kind ever
before attempted f"
These facts concluvely prove that great advance has
been made among u.s. only in the application Of science
to the wants of ordinary @ but to science itself in its high
est banchesn its application to satisfy the cravings Of the
immortal mind. -. eE~
In respect ieraure with the exception of books
of elementary education, and theological treases, Of
which scarcely any but those of Jonahan Edwards have
permanent value, and works local history and poll
tics like Hutchinsons Massachusetts, Jeesons Notes on
Virginia, the Federast, Beiknaps New Hampshire, and
Morses Geography and few Others America had not pro-
duced single work Of any repue in literature We were
almost wholly dependant imported books Even our
Bibles and Tessamens were for the printed abroad
The book trade Of the greatest branches OF bus
ness and many works Of standard value and of high repua
ton in Europe well at home have been produced by
American authors in every department oferary composition
While the country has been expanding in dimensions, in
numbers, and in wealth. the Government has applied wise
forecast in the adoption Of measures necessary when the world
shall longer be at peace, to maintain the national honor
whether by appropriate displays Of ygor abroad or BY well
adapted means Of defence at home. navy, which has
often illustrated history by heroic achievements, though
restrained in peaceful times in its operations to narrow limits
possesses in its admirable elements the of great and
sudden expansion and is justly looked upon by the nation
the right arm OF its power army, still smaller, but not
less perfect in its detail, which has many field exhibited
the military aptudes and proves Of the and demon
sraed the wisdom which has presided over its Organization
and government
While the gradual and slow enlargement Of these espec
tive military has been regulated by jealous watchful
ness the public easue there has, nevertheless been
freely given all that needed to perfect their quality and
each affords the nucleus Of any enlargement that the public
exigences may demand from the millions Of brave hearts and
strong arms upon the land and water
The navy the active and aggressive element of national
defence and, let loose from seacoas must display
its power the and channels of the enemy do this,
need not be age and it be large enough de-
end by its presence at home all ports and harbos But
in the absence Of the navy, what the brave hearts and
strong Of the army and militia do against the enemys
ships and steamers falling without notice upon
our coast What will guard cities from tribute, our
merchant vessels and navy-yads from conaagration
Here, again. wise forecast in the system of defen-
sive measures which, especially since the close Of the
with Great Britain, has been steadily followed by Gov
ernment f"
While the pels from which our great establishments had
escaped yet fresh in remembrance system Of for
catons begun, which now though quite complete,
fences in important points with impossible strength
strong and permanent works. arranged with all the advan
tages and appliances that the Affords be turned the pro-
lection Of the coast and be served by the whose
heahs they shelter. Happy for that is So these
of security that time alone supply and since
the improvements of maritime warfare by making distant
expeditions easy and speedy have made them probable
and at the time difficult to anticipate and provide
aganst The Of foying all the important points on
whole Atlantic and Gulf Of Mexico frontier will not ex
ceed the amount expended the Notifications Of Paris.
In this connexion most important facility in the de-
fence Of the country is not to be overlooked il is the almost
instantaneous rapidy with which the soldiers of the army
and any number Of the militia corps may he brought any
point where hostile attack may at any time be made or
threatened.
And this extension Of territory embraced within the United
States increase Of is population and manufac-