A history of the United States for schools . itics about him. The Democrats nominated Martin Van Buren, who obtained 170 electoral votes against 124 for all other candidates, and was elected. Uan llBurntsf 0Bmini0tracion. Democratic : 18^^-1841. 123, A New Era of Progress. The ten years,1830-40, were remarkable as the beginning of a new era of progress throughoutthe civilized world. Ofthe many wonderful thingsthat were done, we haveroom to mention only veryfew. There was a manthen in England whosegenius did more for roadsand travel than all the gov-ernments on earth coulddo. Roads with fixed r
A history of the United States for schools . itics about him. The Democrats nominated Martin Van Buren, who obtained 170 electoral votes against 124 for all other candidates, and was elected. Uan llBurntsf 0Bmini0tracion. Democratic : 18^^-1841. 123, A New Era of Progress. The ten years,1830-40, were remarkable as the beginning of a new era of progress throughoutthe civilized world. Ofthe many wonderful thingsthat were done, we haveroom to mention only veryfew. There was a manthen in England whosegenius did more for roadsand travel than all the gov-ernments on earth coulddo. Roads with fixed rails,called tramways, had beenin some use about mines,for drawing loads of engines had been for some time in use in boatsThe loco- and in factories. George Stephenson devised°*^^^ a steam engine that could run on wheels alonga railway and drag carriages after it. Some peoplesmiled at this wonderful invention, and one member ofa parliamentary committee tried to quiz the inventor ; 1 From Appletons Dictionary of Mechanics, i, GEORGE S123. WESTWARD EXPANSION. 327 Suppose, Mr. Stephenson, that a cow were to get infront of your engine moving at full speed, what wouldhappen ? If this bright man expected to hear a replythat the engine would probably be upset, he was disap-pointed. Mr. Stephenson was a Northumberland man,with a strong accent, and his reply was, It wad be verabad for the coo ! The inventor of the railroad ought to be ranked amongthe chief builders of the American Union. We can now
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