Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-09-20

opinion in that paper touching the capacity ant
capabilities OF the people of this country.
FROM LONDON TIMES OF sEPTRMBER2
"Tsking all things together, British and Americans have
pretty fair tie through the trials Of this wonderful
The spring. must be confessed opened i'll for Brother
JONATHAN, and for good while in the we kept vel
ahead. We had great Exhibition real smart
specuaton-whch did not turn out failure, which exceed
cd ybodys hopes and which brought about rsvou
tons ALL As turned out the policemen might
have been dispensed WITH and fifty thousand visers Of all
classes have congegated and dispersed daily without
much disturbance attends country fair. More
over, the dollars have really tumbng in amain We
say without any malice any wish to create annoyance,
but the fact that the hyperboca conc,ures Ame-
irony have fallen short of the truth in this interesting
particular II calculated should realize ST. OOO 900,
whereas have go, ST. lOO 900 this very moment
with sir good weeks before STILL And all this hand
too and in solid coin; that fairly walk away from
rivals The triumph Of American genius would be
transfer these winnings by brilliant countest oke to the
soil Of Columbia Mr. BARsUm, observe, is actually
among us and his presence, like that of NAPoLEos in the
field is always omnous of business. STILL although the
Royal Commissioners sore!y embarrassed with their
SPECIE and although their friendly advisers among the public
almost much fault have not yet heard Of any dis
position herein towards Mississippi bonds.
son the other hand, it is beyond all denial that every
practical Of the belongs to the americans.
Their consgnmens showed poorly at first but out well
on trial Their reapng machine has carried conviction the
heart Of the British agculurist Their evovers threaten
TO revoluonize military tactics completely the original
discovery Of gunpowder Their yacht takes ITSELF
Of all the victories has been SO anscendan
as that Of the New York schooner The given of
her performances suggests the napproachabe excellence
tbuted to JUPITER by the ancient poe who describe the
King of the Gods being only supreme having
other next to him. What's frs. sThe America What's
second Nothing Besides this, the Baltic Of Coz
LIsss line of steamers has made the fastest passage yet
known the Atlantic; and according the American
journals, has been purchased by British agents the pur
pose Of oOing the Cunard pesses from one shore of the
to the other Finally, if crown the trumphs of
the year, Americans have actually sailed through Ishmus
connecting the two continents of the New World and while
Engshmen have been doubling and gudgng Yankees have
stepped in and won the day.
So think, on the whole, we may afford to shake
hands and exchange congratulations after which we must
learn much from each other AS for yachts we
have doubt that by next August every vessel of the
Cowes squadron will be trimmed to the very image Of the
America; there doubt that farmers will reap by ma
chney; and the revolver lear is attractive an embod
ment Of personal to be overlooked by European mis-
chefmakes In fact, while acknowledging the virtues Of
this ingenious instrument, must express suspicious
that its principal effect has been hitherto promote murder
Of twenty assasnaons in CALIFORNIA; OF the Western States
fifteen at least will be found examination to have been
perpeated with revovers. The invention supplies both
temptation to the offence and certainty its execution;
must be bad shooting indeed shot does not tell out of
five. If it thought advisable to stigmaze life
preservers weapons mparng honest purpose hard
y see how repeating pistols to escape similar reproach
They were doubt found servceable in frontier action
but the invention cuts two ways and very much question
whether Mr. CoLrs discovery has cost the Americans
more lives than the Mexicans"