The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-05-12
Wonder Of the 18th Century.

lowing splendid imaginary sketch of the
wonders to be achieved by the Magnetic
Telegraph is from an article in recent mum
Der of the Christian Citizen. entitled "The
Elements and Agencies Of Universal BROTH
erhocd," by ELiHU BuRRIr:
Then there is the Magnetic Telegraph.
What imagination can contemplate that
mysterious agency OF mans invention, With
out being awed into reverence before Him
whnmade man 80 wonderfully and 50 fear
fully, IN endowing him with capacity 10 work
ont Such wonderful aud fearful things? A>
mucS0as any one we have lamllarzed our
Imagination with the prospective possibility
of the human mind. As sanguinc as ANY
one we have believed in great things Ia be
achieved away ahead in the ge0mctrital Sc
rieS of human nature. But the Magnetic
Telegraph rises like an extra mundane col
umn, to testify and terminate the iarlhe>t
reach of indnite mind. Our Imagination
dares not look beyond this monument OF hu-
man genius for new conquests we cannot,
without a feeling of awe as threading with
in the fearful Jurisdiction of Omnipoicnce.
Still we cannot believe il prolane III man 10
suborn this agency into his service. Was 1t
not left in his way by Him who created ii.
ana man too, who is little lower than the an.
gels? Its awful. to think Of, and we think
IT it most reverently; in speaking of angels
in the inspired terms OF comparison, sngGc>'
ted, almost an advantage on the part ot iuan
in connection with this wonderful Medium.
for the Transmission ofthought In the night
visions Of the mind, This apparjtion has cross
ed the disc ct oar 'mag!na.i"h' II h'Ent p'
sinful we tear II was, olt we must MAKE q
clean bosom OF IT,
We conceived that man haH WCooe" ''e
earth by network oil magnetic wires ;"
that IN the twlnkIing o. an eye ne c"H'm
thrill its entire surface, ana M that "WeN
thereon, with an unwhiSPereu ''ouSnt VI ''iS
heart. Ana we iahcic" 'iia' WINE lie was ~
standing AT the grand vincuoh o3tcry " an
these iigh'nlng-Hnes lne ArchanHc' VINO 'ao
taken down the trumpet 10 pto'"'ih through
the world, That Tune shohl" NC 10 more, oe-
fore he put 1t to ms iiPS apProache" man.
ana touching ms "ia"eIm, az 10 d" emperor
mus addressed MN: human oro,ner' .ne
Treat father OF spirits ha'n 'haue 'hee ou'
httle lower thah the ahgeH' III one res
pect ne mas gwen thee eih'hehcc over ia,
oriei hlmSe'' ana III 'lat respect 'he anger
OF the trumpet bows 10 liice, am sent 10
announce Inc ehn oi t''nc 10 l,'at "wv'' Oh
iic earln' WIN ms trumpet can oloW
uiast ',ia' sha'' III tue eI,0u"''r'e"oe VI r'v'
h'y WIN ,le VOICE Oh 'tie summons. b"'
may NOT a''er 'he laws "'c'C" ',c rl',,'ef 81
me lar ahutHe .Eea'or oi ''e AR NAT" pre-
scrioe" 10 SOUND. Days WON" c'dp>e ue'
lore tue trumpet voice wou'u MAKE tne CIR
cum OF tle oIooe. our Oh''poleh' f"'hel
hath endowed thee WIN quicker speech
IMAM the MOL LLoHln, OF .ne $40" Ua'rl-
ing thhnueF' SharSe my oa''eFy an" my
net'eo WIRE, WITH my aW'''l message To man,
k'no, 'ha' ''e eyes Oh 'ne l'ihe may rea"
us summons N 'he same 'hf'''t 1i '''he'
10 inns, Tor "oa mas maze nee leHoW-SeF-
want win me 10 no Ms Will
has our IMAGINATION VeilieFen 10" lar IN
t'iS eUI'cep''o"' W. "a' IT, ier"dPs wv
""s'ooH 'hc anger .'"' s'"ou W mar, ~ 'he
gran" Juhc'ioh-oa"ery OF NOSE "sh'i',nS'
'neS' S,"e were "r"nsi was uo' VA,
oF,el' was tue a'Sei VI 'I,c "''er ''u''ipc,
the one 'onn saw hy'nS through 'ie mus,
OF heaVe, win the everlasting EoSpvi oi
reaVe' reaco vi e"F"' an" t'o" WIN w
nen' les, was 'ne a,'Se' U, we r',,IoU"
u'a"e"i' aeSee"ui's a,''i 'he chorai a'le,ahs
W Piocia''ii that "ou ha'h matt oi one o'oo"
anu an. ,or ohe oro'her,oou an na''o's o' men
ina' was INC anger a", t"S ''ie message
Mh'Sh sna'' ''i''i ,ihu'ah'ousiy me net
Wofk ol ,nsSc dsneuc wires, III whcH cop
pv'.e!eu Man'''oh Is pursuing ,he eaF'h 10
nnns greasy purse WIN '.'cre OF 'he Gnlheas
n a"p iney are s'lt'cn'ns ,heSe III! l!Sh'l''ns-
iines over continents already. lhey are
raining 'ne'n over ,hr eora'-peHS OF t'le seas :
aoMn among lne sNeF,oiS o' me fnohiciah
rs"NcS, Mip"IeINI" VI, c"in,i'o"s Voy-
So pr"a'", anu al o'Itrs '''"' 'or 'hiee
.aVus',u ieI',, NV gone 'o"l u1,eco'ne"
Tue i;nS,n II",'iei anu ,''e s''a"S oi 10,
Isl. "a s''s a.u nJ"o' M''' sum DC oronEh'
w.'n'n ''e same "n'spe,''s sahery, ana 'ne
81. H. Us, r,. vo'"otn .ne TWO
a' . ~ oU ~, 80. ~ we i'oioN''i cur
.' y. i:'ths e'"'elenco III 'ne lDca, iuen-
uy' ny. .I '"',o "esSaie "Ies s'iai. WORK
,,.a III ~ ,"ta' o"' r", 'iiei are sre'e",hS
w. X lam W '"o"sn. '""a'u W ,"e
t sosi i.'uv' o'el seas an" ueser'', 'ia'
nav; a.e ,i !" a'J"eH W '"S'us anu armies KNIT
." ing we '""S v, ~. e','.; 'Gse'ner, c1iseh
.a',I"", yennPa.". .. 'hc "'s'an'
al al" ,. vHp.o;eu ."', , Vi hui'a'iy' WIN
M .i.i 'l'us, anu tongues an" co'oiS' ana
o ,rh;nn "I..'., .,e .on'e,,e oi al honr;