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


THE LIFE CELEBRATED
INVENTOR OF STEAMBOATS,,
AND 1iis
"FathCr Of steam Navigation"
AND GIFTED SONS,
ROBERT FULTON.
One volume octave. illustrated with twenty five
superbly ccorcd aud unted cngraiiurs, executed IN
the best manner from Mr.. Fuiton's original drawings
cation Submarine Navigation, Forlifrations, &c. &c,
together with copies OF his early drawings when
Artist (min0,ure painter III Philadelphia by Frank.
lin Reieart, Esq. Author Of United states Autogru.
phy," The Inventors aGd Patentecs Guide" &c &c.
Cloth binding, 81 so
RoBrRr FuLroS Perhaps there is no man in all tho
fright galaxy of distinguished Americans, who have
adorned the history OF the Republic, whose cafftr
pety than lac whose nanr we have placed at the head
Of this article Ilisl,e written by Franklin Reisart,
of Lancaster, Pa which was also the birth n ACE of
ruiton has been ately published. II has evidently
been labor OF love, the writer having per ormed his
allo ed task with ide iity and completeness that do
honor at ouce TO his head an his heart. is the
only reliable or satisfactory lie Of Robert Fulton aud
takes its place among American Biographies, wIhuut
the slightest possibilIty Of diSpufe.
The people who dwell ~ the bread valley of the
the most prompt 10 welcome the appearance Of an ou
thenc record Of The man 10 whose genius they
the a6oundng ofthcir section o the country
The first 10 demonstrate The praccubili OF propelng
yessrls by steam and 10 put il into practice
his claim he considered among The chief bt tneiuc
tors, not only of his country but OF his race has long
been admitted to be unassailabe. That The possibility
of this had struck other minds, and had been argued
theoretically but without any practical demonstration
the tact does not initiate against his right to ba
considered the father of steam navigation The pas
sage in 1907 Of the CLERMoNT from New York TO
md it is and has for been undspued, aud
will forever remain ndispuahe.
From the early hoyhood or Fulton, the germ Of hls
future fame recognized by ali who knew him. and
who watched the development Of his mind and OF his
character, as plant of strong and vigorous prIwth,
? rich and pruLnant The frat @
Mr.. RcPats interesting Illustrations shows him a
boy fourteen years age masking successful cxpe.
., riment OF prope ing small skin Ry paddle wheels Of
M pyn construction on the COncstnga. Tins in
Nm eight years thereafter , hS "a saiised nl
doub'ers that vessel OF la'eJ s,s.-----A Koch
by padd le wheel with steam the motive p6WSfa
Between those of his life his genius was do.
veiopng itself IN many varied ways. He was n
great skill lie supported hinsoIf with rs nere tor
: many years deriving emolument from painting nor.
traits and landscapes, and making draw achi.
merry. These he put to good aud useful purpose
when he became, as he soon did, civil engineer and
machinist
In the book before us we have coiored Hhcrraphic
plates Of several Of rston,s illustrations OF Joel bar
low famous "COLU MBIAD'' which show great oii
gnalty Of conception aptness Of design md facility
execution
interesting Of the rkaJly active aud se.i
of Fuou's life much less go elaborate
essay upon his genius, aud the wonderful results ,a,
have flowed from his great invention. These two
, tasks have been very ereditaby performed by The
n thor of The vonme 10 which we have alluded Our
Thee is one incident which ii especially bprom,s
us, however TO call to the notice OF our immediate tel
low citizens. During the war of lsl2i5 Robert Flu I.
ton was of great service to his country contra 4,
made with him. by the United States Government.
in Dec rmbcr lsl4 for tue purpose Of employing his
steamboats, Nesuvius, Hna, New Orleans aHd Nntchuz
on the Mississippi rivcr,in transporting troops mud
n munitions of war, and the buffalo, on The Ohio Tie
o celebrated battle of New Orleans iouk place about
week atct the arrival of the Vesuvius ia our waters
and il upon her, (s1ys our bioE ranher that the
commanding general relied, auxiliary in his an
tcipatiORs OF safety to the cry. and the accomplish.
ment of a brilliant victory. John Quincy Adams and
Andrew Jac ks0n both certified Congress the valuable
services of Fulton at this trying period.
Besides putting INTO successful operation steam
sells all ovr the country plans of defence against ma
tme Invasion, and of sub aquatic navigation oecupcd
his thoughts and little oil his time expetIIru.
tai activity. And out Of suggestions and dcmonstra
tnns made by him have sprung nHuN of the mosi use.
iul and effective instruments OF naval warfare of this
| class the world now knows
II was the opinion OF Cacwul1GcT n. Golden Of New
York, expressed in his memoir read befo'c the Phi
losophCal Society Of that STATE in 1857 soon after the
death tFultOnanditi op.ninh in hich all man
kin will now agree" that there cannot be found cn
whose individual exerons mankind are more indehted
than they are to Robert Fulton. The combined effort
of philosophers and statesmen have improved The con.
\ dition of man, but no ndivi ua has conferred mo
important benefits on his sprcc' than he has done
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