Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-03-14

One volume octave. Illustrated with tu,.,,
supetby cnlored and tinted engtayinrs, ny
the hest manner from MIR. Fuitof's original d,a,..n 10
rcptesenting his numerous inventions in Steam Nnv,
saon, summarize Navigation fortncations, ko DC.
Artist (miniSure painter ~ Philadelphia by Frank
ply" "The Inventors and Pateniees' Guide Ae
Uiorh binding, 20 IN
ROBsRT FuLTos Perhaps there is no man in ali a.,
bright galaxy Of dstngu ished Americans who ~ b.ns ne
adorned The history OF the Republic, hose entc.pi
more stuklnev associated with her glsrynnd hr, s 70
periiy, than he whose name have -placpd n The
of this article ishe, written by franslin Rpisana
OF Lancaster, Pa which also the bittb n,ar
ruton, has been alely published il has ,y wJee of
been labor OF love the w'ter having prr orm"J ~
aOit ell task, with de iitv and conple,rnes. ,I ~
honor at once to his head anu 10 hii heart n 10 90
unly reliable satisfactory lie of Robert Fui,on s
takes its plnce Among American bOp ranhin, ana
the slightest possibility Of d. spute. "''"ou'
| The people who dwell IN the bread ynller of ,h.
mighty Mississippi, should be among the earl, =, ,S
tue most pronp! TO welcome the appearance Of an An
deeply indebted for the OF so rirhly dey.lon.
the abpunding resources their section
The first demonsr the praccnbilly Of n,onny
vessels by steam, and 10 put into succe ssflli
his claim 10 he considered as among the chief brneInc
tors not only OF his country hut Of hs tane h @
been admitted to he uuassailabc That The pos,ib,,,
nf TINS had struck other n.indo, had bes r,n,a
the act does not militnte against hi. right IN ba
considered the father Of steam navigation The mas,
ssrc ia is07 of the CLERMONT, from New York TO
Albany, was the Of his title 10 this dstine,ion
aud is now, and hs for wears been undsputed and
! will forever rCmaln ndisputuhle
From the carly h0yh Ood Fulton. the germ of hIs
future fame was recognized by ali who knew rim. md
who watched the development Of his mind and of hi.
character as plant OF strong and vigorous rr with
| promising rich aud pregnant maturity The fret OF
| Mr. Reiga,t's interesting illustrations shows bin .
boy CT fourteen years of age making successful
riment of prope ing snal, skif by paddle wheels Of
hi own construction, on the Concstoga This wns in
lI79. Twenty eight years thereafter he satisfied All
dnubiers thnt vessel of large could be propelled
BY paddle wheels with steam rs the motive power -
Between hoset eras of his life his genius was de.
ve'oping itself many vaned WAYS. He was q
driughtsnan of no ordinary merit, and painted With
great skill He supported himself with his pencil for
many years. deriviIg emoument from painting por.
TRAITS and landscapes and making drn ngr OF maehi.
merry. These arts he nu, to good and usell purpose
nachnis,.
| In the book before Ms we have coored lthorrnrhie
lows famous " COLUMBIAD" which show great ori.
sinaty conception aptness of design aud facility VI
II is not our purpose to give synopsis Of ,h.
Interesting eventn OF the remarkably active use!u
career of Fuon's life much less to into elaborate
essay upon his genius and the wonderful results that
have hnwed from his gr"nt invention. These two
tasks ave been very creditnb'y performed by
thOr OF the volume to which we have a 4 died. Our
purpose principally To call atie ntOn to that work
Thee is one incident which it especially beeom,s
u.s. however 10 call to The notice OF immediate lei.
low citizens. During The wa, Of lsls-l5' Robert Fui,
wlR made with him by the United States Government
in Drecmbe, ls4 for the the nnrp"sc of employing his
on The Mississippi rvrI,in transporting troops aud
munitions of war. and the Bufao on the Ohio Ths
celebrated battle or New Orlenns ioGk place about
week Rltcr the arrival OF the Vesuyus in waters
and it was upon her, (snys oar 'arhcr) ,hst the
Commanding general relied, auxiliary, in his an.
tcipatuns of safety 10 the CITY and the accompis
mcnt of a brilliant victory, John Quincy Adams and
Andrew Jae kson both certified Congress the valuable
services Of Fulton nj this trying period
Besides putting iRt0 successful operation steam
ses all the country plans Of defence against
ime INVASION, and Of sub aquatic navigation occupied
his thoughts, and little OF his time and experiment.
tai activity. And out of suggestions and dcmnnstra
tiOns made by him have sprung many OF the most
tai and effective instruments OF naval warfare OF this
class the word now knows
IL was the opinion OF fCndwnlaler H. Golden, of New
York rs expressed in his memoir before the PHI
osnphca Society of that state in 1857 ufIer thu
death OF Fulton and It's opinion in which all
kin will now agree" that there cannot he found,
the records Of departed worth the of person
whose individual rxertons mankind more indebted
than they to Robert Fulton. The combined efforts
of philosophers aud slatesu have improved the
diiion Of man, but indivi 'nal has conferred mora
import benefits on his species than he has one -
Mem OrieaNs Pieayuns, Nov. Z. le56.
/ March a. ls57-2m.