The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-04


cous cement, seex the su.,bbe hsrbor of
the Che Aleake for direct comm 1icatrr with the 10
hsbitalls ot fore ign 20 State rhsnk thou
thanks t. the ger az FultoO, att 5spheoson ADDS
Brunnei, that seems at last 10 be nssteo'ng Yes
noble cor cepou that OF the nohesl OF morals-
Union nrepEons southern and Western veljp
ing concepion-sn ant sectional noooiy conoe ptoH'
Applause rha1 Prov ideHce II which he implicitly
lied the darkest hour or his military appears
through IT. agencies to be making st m IRE strx'ng
manifestation OF it, appreciation az his and almost
.by dir interestedoess while N.ug H'w Jog,
how hopeful the yehec !on since 10 evor thought
nurtured In come publ affairs there
!. his country and prayer 70, his unity (Ap
p,sufe) when cir. about so years ago first conler,
plated the proportions OF the lie han steAmsb couc
refrain from exclxmpg the friends Who with
10 the Interpretation OF the pu pore for WI ch
q Chs oeake created Here is the
principle In ship architecture which VII moist Nes
commerce and navigation. Here the Instrument which
WI make the south hs own carrier and m orter aud
thus Consolidate the Washington ian policy Let US, sir
promp y and viz ruusly employ the p1n0pe wncu ts In
this in,uupent In service and will strange the ser
rent which steAthny from the dAk
o. The North our political d rsdl,e Lei US command with
that traffic hch rightly beonI to by the laws OF
location and Aher orlutous Circumstances, aud we shall
accomplish Q commercial decentralization OF Invaluable
poitcal security the republic Eacroachments upon
the constitution will then cease for o~er of strength
will have been constructed fer its durable susensnoe
which will dedsnty reply to such may attempt
The desecraon OF any OF its provisions The language 10
which LeoDidas rept' to Xerxes Nor may |, ~ Pros,
dent this connection be aaudfol or the Of tue
ale sage Of Noniice, 10 his solcitude to CONT
policy which Washington deemed eseuu~
Union of States aud the utsrnAl peace the
States The latter, been obser ed ia o.
his letters, "Wnt nes the States become p1pl
lous ano so EXTENDED really need it, there will
power to deprive them OF The OF The Mississippi "
JeheTop acted the corroboeatng which
strih ngiy furnished min time time, of the
inevitable verdi cation th, preIc,oa aud by ant ,pat
ing through mastery diplomacy, fsd the of
his ccpntrys and his VI glory BY toe acquisition OF the
slave territory OF Louisiana For this 'nere were No
thing else to enc his memory IN affections
him q debt Of ahtuoe which It impossibtv for
ever to remove, Without thst territory sut Texas
your brilliant achievement, Me President and per
init IN add sir, the ACHE, Of a far sighted eupe
rior states mRnship which places your lhe i'm
PERSIA ,e scroll OF fame in she closest association wih
thOse Of your two immortal predecessors-we should
scarcely TO day be IN atom. rs rega DIS influence 10
the scae Of the Union. If, indeed, We had mol bseo
the devoted posthu ineren,s OF Q Washington
and Jefferson, In Q which tneir
la,os to hat ali Important indeed. we sdmo
pthed by every asic Of propresy TO do soto
eschew party politics entirely, 10 be souIherners in fac
and in TRUTH only for the sake Of the South but ais,
for the cake OF the Ubion loud appsuse OF
these heiepts yielding to none 10 fidelity and ardor,
but many In a6in aad influence, find little iucen
tive my exer.ions In the ifas bel ef which
tain, that they OF present CT this world number
should enjoy their enco lrsgug smiles, JUS as apore
paure) MI President. at the lime the ferry pro
Jet orig uaed, distinctly foresaw that 1t would
have to encounter formidable enem 10 croating mere
feciy set,ded is the case, not invnc
bic one l. is not wonderful that this influence
rho Id be &rrsyed against such gigantic cner prise
when 1t Ia recoeCted that it hiss been consis In
ly TO every valuable discovery Of science and
hepsn undeIt taking OF energy which In embryo As
10 fpuote byg ages now, even fxed facts eehev
nportan. agneloretons 'cacsly ferve 10 AFFORD IL
esoso for cessation OF hostiies 1t is most aps Illus
rate. 70 the recorded statement that when The oocrne
s advanced by Gaeo that the earth turned around
the ,ap, aiming stat rnsry IN the universe
the holy ssrs Of the In quton, alarmed at daring
pIos ied declare the first these pro
posicns as and berec, ana tae other erroneous
"a pon. & Lua They pledged themselves 10 believe tnM
Ias ssrlh wss Stationary, and tie sun movable This
a5yo, however, bad rot the Gig 1tca effect in changing
70 natural order OF tEngs II seemed that the contau
u a stand still and the earth 10 move around IT. the holy
-lejec 10 the contrary Notwithstanding The holy fathers
u that epoch would, they living, hud de ruted
tsc the crOasing Incredibly Of the present period
dsbel ever not enough that the invisible spirit Of the
air has been made to conform TO our biddiugs in convey
the most distant points OF CIVILIZATION tina.
carbon and water performing the labor Of millions OF
men, that the track which the storm king
the has been marked out with almost reliable
tArsy and that other Inventions disco
res have been made before which the gods OF ancient
fable would have stood abashcd 1t stll doubts
hnts fault With everything relating 10 sanitary pro-
rress, while II neither originates nor executes any
thing In the discoveries of Columbus, Newton and
distinct in my minds eye. II II we're not antagousnc
steam ferry, shouli seiously question whether
s IL he most eooden
terms assert that The Great Eastern can never be sanch
PEELED; that IL she be pro ,elled sne can
never be filed; thai II she eau be filed
the time required for the operation iii preclude the posi-
billy Of her being profitable 10 her and that II she
b uh be profitable TO her owners no bene0s are 10 DO
derived from expedition on The ocean or reduction in the
price O. feghts. Arrogance without instruction, bold
without wisdom, q ridiculous ntermeddler In the
faluaIy epac,ments OF the would The tame pratte OF
tie pa rot sdncs one but oil may profit by the
pie contained In the silence Of tie bird Of ove when
trrbg in bs the space Of he upper chambers Of the
world 10 which he soars. Mr.. President, the most sAu
gunc nvtntrs and projectors have not unreq eny been
lett fv In the Of speedy reality with reference 70
the capecy OF their ntons and projects This
lie forcbiy cxempi6ed in a letter from Robert Futon the
designated prince OF wild enthusias,o OF his Tine which
thus copied from the In the OF
COL Force Of Wshneon, 70 whom am indebted for AL
The extracts which have Introduced
Kuonaxr near wsshrrou January 9, 1911.
wen that shall probably no; DC .sls 70 ret out Of the house
you ON your steamboat nv,noaG ard cspefacN Aisorsh
e. R SS s IF r. sas cam b dSso M S an h
IN sl ~ar ye, when you ~scrt ysr ps'io, confidence
eombl s,ons than ! sm aware Of. bs such ,mce.s won
= n5 E 9I mp9r.Sss ss9sa ie: d, se
iie same time TO make such arrangement ~ gou q
se he s el ne ss one Of s0. Two sSr. ms
9s d sr hs Sa na .os ops e. 70 n ,9n VITA s1d:
Z ,,il wsIs, via ots b. ndred one q meIchsode W
hundred .ue n hou'Snt dol,rs FOR ,cur ps.5 OF ,ou
viii 100 you 10 me -,pens,s ani proi psas u thui Of
his sud haze the goodn - o Jet hear fro yOu
p'~''''' A'' $40 'Ol '''-''"' sosERr FULTON.
This letter sir, written ,nihs az or bic arst
steamboat, had ended the Hudsen and yet the euhus
sslc inventor could imagine hox hundred TINS or
merchandise could be propelled In st water six miles
hour by tho tanllrg Of his eeri1c. Forty years after
wards I've tlfnet large amour. propt lied tweny
Iper. Mes, instructvey, 10 such a. wiling 10 learn
dces General Cass remark IN his ate Marietta speech
ago was youug nan REPRESENTING hi. county
In the Les isigTc ~ this st when those pioneer steamboat
bbdsri Messrs. fuifOn ana Liyiagson, made
STATE authorities 20 essh ID luss ~ passenEer aud
freight bnsis the Ohio propelled BY tiea, against the
the four miller The prop
laughed OFT OF be iegsatnre a. impractcsol. ~ss
Young icxy tsn; old ogy IL Il had depended
upon u hat day The magnificent enterprise OF nay
CATION would not now be startling with "a great schev
mens
A. recently SIR a. 1879, there public rejocnrs 10
louisville account OF steamer having arrived thcre
In nftesn days End sx hours rom Ne~ Orlcxns The
Captain, In reply to complimentary teas, s q dinner
given upon tue occasion, Ersvey stated that might pos
.by occur In The Of ne that the upward passage
between the two places would be performed ia fifteen
days out certainly under. In OF year. az
ter he oelebi alton, performed in o few hours
i've days. When Cunao started, aboat sixteen years
ago. bis ocean mail steamships the most confident In thor