The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-08


taned that their interests opposed hose of the
employers; and they had learned what long secre,
to them that the improvement Of machinery anil the in
PRODUCTION of II into general USE far from beug in
jury to their prosperity had contributed it in high
degree In this state of matters all rejoice but no
part of the community had rejoice in it
than that part the country whose commercial properi
ty greater than now-he meant Birmingham.
(Cheers) II was also particularly gratifying think
that there never was moment when two countries
bound together by ties OF closer friendship. Great
cheering) He assured them that If he rcoced in that
econas he did from the bottom of his hearthe reoced
still more sincerely in the response which had come from
the bottom Of theirs llenewcd cheers) Business rea-
tons had been multiplied between them visits between
the members OF the two great families he might call
them cheers were constant, and rapid as
steam and energy could make them. England the
elder sister and America the younger England was the
parent and America delighted in being con ,dered s
offspring They had common language-a language
which was spoken everywhere, and especially in social
Atlantic 10 understand and appreciate the course Of
transactions in science in literature in politics and in
every thing that pcrained 10 the principles Of liberty here
and there. (Gieat cheeIng) They were fortunately
enabled BY this uniform tongue, and by this harmonious
course OF thought and action TO aid, and assist each
other In all those discoveries Of the day that were bene
fetal 10 mankind Thus they sl aware Of exIeri-
mens going upon his side OF the water with regard
the caloric ship which had been attended with
than toeruble Now only let them consaer
that with slight abatement Of speed, they would, ny
this invention rob the navigation Of vessels the ocean
OF all its Iers II utterly impossible to proyoe
explosion, while the cost fifth ess than that f
steam Not that this a novelty 1t might be ney,
however 10 many Of them that Mr.. Stirling, here, b.
tween hrtyapd forty years ago. contrivod and sugge
ed and carried into execution this principle OF propu
zion by tho expansion OF heated air Even steam Itself
that great agency Of power which Birmingham knows
wen Intimately associated IL with the name of Jas
Watt(checrs) latter il was known TO certain extent
here was brought in practical use as marine power by
Robert Fulton who first navigated the rivers and then
the ocean. Now, what those great riverss Some
of them 2C00 miles In extent; some with currents so
rapid that steam itself could scarcely conquer them
what would these be with regard to navigation without
the propulsi,e agency Of sieam which turned months
into days and almost into hoursr Then the mag
netic telegraph, which had gone improving till it had
reached an excellence which than anything else
riyalled megc which carried the emotions OF reflection
and the transactions Of business 10 the ends Of the earth
itself 10 his country and theirs which bad reduced
10 practical the abstract idea which had slept for
fifty years for known that In 1885 the inven
ton was known In France, and described. These
things tended to show that there was a community Of
feeling between his country and theirs that there
rivalry between them in things tending to be
useful and beneficial TO tho human race. Cheers
May the rivalry he said be continued. (Rcncved cheer
ng) There time when 1t did not exist. There
time when it said that in America hob nail could
not be produced A time was when II was asked, who
read an American book? Now England had taught them;
and they had not only been able make their hobnas
but TO issue in England an American production poured