Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-02-07
From the New York Express.
INVENTION.

From the New York Express.
TELEGRArHS-lMPoRTA INVENTION.
We call the attention of our readers 10
the following communication. The infor-
nation it contains is highly important to the
whole commercial community, and to every
man interested in the success Of so great
an enterprise as the establishment of u Line
of Telegraph, throughout the United States.
Our country has for long time required
some such system. Ifthe proposed plan be
successful, and there is every evidence of
the fact, the invention will prove of immense
importance to almost every class OF our cltl-
zens. The Merchant, the Insurer, the Ship
owner. the officers Of Government, and
every Editor in the country, will be deeply
interested in its success.
For the Nep York Daily Erwess.
Messrs. Editors 1t would be dificultto
fix with certainty the period at which the
Teceraph was invented. Traces Of its
use may be found in the history of all ma
tons and in the remotest antiquity. The
progress of different people in civilization
and power was attended with some slight
improvements in Telcgraphy. This art was
the constant study Of some sages who con-
sccrated their labors to the prosperity of
their country, yet the system which has been
employed since its invention tor the pur-
pose of corresponding literally and word for
word, was attempted in vain by them. Co.
vernments, well aware Of the advantage
which they might derive from the art 10 as
certaining the wants Of the people and re-
pelling attacks from without, readily adopt
ed the mode Of corresponding by means of
the Telegraph, notwithstanding the imper.
fections Of the system. 1t is this which has
created the emulation Of many individuals
who have brought to light an infinite number
Of different Telegraph systems.
In modern times the best telegraphc at
tenpts known are those of Karcher, of Kos
Ter. of Amontous, Rob. Flock Gauthey, and
paulian: the Aerograph Of Latour, the Wig
igraph of Peytes Moucabrier, the Authropo-
graph of James Spratt, and also the Tele.
graphic system of Rear-Admiral de St.
Ouen. But these methods more or less
ingenious have failed not only in rendering
any communication (even the shortest) lit.
eraNy uord for word, but they arc even
wanting in exactness, they even do not pre-.
sent all the advantages which Mr.. Chappe,
inventor of the Telegraphic System of
France, has united in his Telegraph, altho'
this latter, which is beyond doubt the best OF
all, is at present limited 20 simple and short
dispatches.
All these defective systems, have had but
short duration; as they have only succeed
cd in transmitting very imperfectly the des-
patches given to them, as coast signals are
but simple Telegraphs, and as in all Ian
guages there are thousands of phrases and
different propositions, and as language
contains thousands of words, it was impos.
sible to imagine a Telegraph that could
make thousands ofsignals without falling in
to the greatest confusion.
These Telegraphic attempts having failed
~ SullSiS uiS VIC WAITS VI tiiS PtSSShI w.
Messrs. Seryal and Gonon have been en-
couraged to persevere iu the labor which
they had been preparing for many years,
having obtained the result which they had
conceived, and having also attained the OBJ
ject which they had in view, they expect 10
exceed the expectations of those generous
individuals who are at the head Of the gov.
ernmeut of the United States, as we'll as its
caterprising merchants. BY means oftheir
Telographic system with the aid of line
Of Telegraph, they can establish on all
points of this immense continent a regular
correspondence, transact detailed accounts,
expedite exact official reports, communicate
the operations of the exchange and the pri-
ccs current, forward the important decisions
of Congress, as also interesting articles from
the journals, &c. &C., in word to carry on
a literal correspondence and word for word
without employing more signals than there
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