Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-04-25


Il o B Il r L + U L I o N,
Il One volume octave illustrated with twenty i've
supcrty eoorcd aud tinted cngfayihgs, executed in
tie bcsi manner from Mr. FGtohs original drawings;
pation suBuariue Navigation, fortfcauns, &c, &o,.
together with copies Of his enrIy drawings wlrn
lin Reisart Ga Author of United states Aatogra.
zphy." "The Inventors and Patcntccs' Guide &c &C.
q Cloth binding, 81 80
y Ropgar FuLToE -pornps there is man in all tho
"A right galaxy Of distinguished Amer!cHns who have
saIorocd the history OF the Republic whose eateeris
Gperty than he whose name have placed at the htad
af This article HisIllc, written by Franklin Hcigau.
ssof Lancaster Pa which was also lhe birthpace Of
krulton, has been mely published II kas evidently
.sbcen ah1r OF love the witrr having Performed hls
ksullotte TASK WIN hueltv ana c1npeletss Wht DO
honor at his head ana to his heart II is the
Smkcs place among American Biographies, without
& The slightest possibility of dI Ispu.e.
b 'r6e people VINO dwell in the bread valley Of the
Em ehry Mississippi should be among the earliest mad
tsthe prOnp 10 welcome the appearance Of Rn au
Ethr,c record Of The man, to whose genius they
the ah0undinn OF their section OF the country
1he first dcmOns rate the praciitAhy Of propelng
'essr by steam and TO put II into successful practice,
his cam 10 be considered us among the chief btneuc-
ors only Of his country hut of his race has long
bpen admitted be unlssailablc That the possibility
E.of this had struck other minds and had been argued
fihe0rctirally hui without any prdc'ca demnnsTation
r. the fact does initiate against his right be
Ecousdercd lhe father of steam navigation The pas
Esaro in lsU7 of the CLCRMuNT from New Yoik to
EAlbany the tea Of his title 10 TINS distnciuu,
Hand it is now and IS for wears been undIsputed, and
n From the early aoyhood Fulton the germ Of hs
Eiuurc fame wa recognized by all who knew lin, and
Ewho ched the development Of his mind and Of his
ElcharHctcr plant Ol strong and vigorous growth,
kpomising ciCt nd pregnant maturity The first OF
EMr. Reiga is interesting illustrations shows him
Eboy of fourteen years ofagr, making successful expe
Arment OF prope ing smal! SKIN by paddle wheels Of
t9hi- construction, ON the COnestoga. This in
El779. Twenty eight years thereafter he satisfied all
doubers that vessel of large SIZE could be propelled
Esby pldd le wheels with steam the motive power
GBetweeu those two eras Of his ife his genius de-
Evelnping itself IN many vaned ways. lie
rIt maj OG 40 and into
Egreal skill. He supported himself with his peneii for
Emany years. derivItg emOluuent from painting nor
Etruts aud landscapes, and making drawings of muchi-
Emery. These he nut To good and useful purpose
Ewhen he became as he soon did civil engineer and
E In the book before have colored lilhcgraphio
sow famous coLjMBiAD" whi,h show er' at o,i
gualy ofconcePlion aPtness ofdesign and facility Of
# fFexecntion
81 ltis not our purpose give even synopsis of tho
embarrassing eventr Of the remarkably active aud usefui
ECareer of FIon's life. much less into elaborate
eessay upon is genius and the wonderful results that
Easks have been very creditnbly performed by the au.
Ethor Of he volume to which we have alIaded. Our
Epnrpose IS principally tn call ate nton to ha work
Eus however to call to The notice Of our ieI
Eow citizens. During the war Of lsiaij, Rober Full.
H0n Of great service to his country contfatt
was made with hm by the United States Government,
rssn Decrmhcr ls4 for the purpose of employing his
Eon the Mississippi river Transporting troops aud
Emunrons of war. and the Bnfao on the ONO. The
kceebrated battle of New Orleans ook place about
erEweek aCt the arrival of the Vesuvus in waters
Fand was upon her (s'ys bog granher) th thu
Recommending general relied, auxiliary, in his an
Eucipaiions safety the cry. and the accomplish.
Nment of a brilliant victory. John Quincy Adams aad
HAndrew Jack both crfadto Compress The yaIpabe
Eservices uf Fulton al this trying neTod.
q Besides putting into successful operation steam
Eses all the country plans of defence against
Eme INVASION aud Of ub aquatic vIgaiion occupied
his thoughts and no title Oi his time aud pxperImen
Etal activity And out of suggest and dcmonstra
Etions made by him have sprung many of the
and effective Instruments OF naval warfare OF this
O0s sclnss the word now knows
O0E It the opinion OfCatwuladcr u. Golden, Of Nc
U0NOk eXprC in his omOir read bpfoe the Phi
osophCa Society of that STATE in lej soon after tho
D0 death ton andiiis Opinio in hcn all man
kin Will now agree" that there be fount
the records departed worth name of ncrson "a
on swos- ndiy yidua mankind are mort indeb
O0T than they Robert Fulton. The combined eforts
OOof philosophers and statesmen have improved the
UDS dillon Of man but no indv 'ual has confer ed
impor benefits on his species than he -
n 2.Ntr Orleans PicdyURe. Nov. :, 1856.
Is ~ The above work Is for SHE by C 6. Henhrrso
Us CO. corger or5th and Arch, PHI :de phia.
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