Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-10-26


Should such improvement the herein suggested
be realized lin such contamination the past affords
strong confdence-t is not be supposed that the line or
lines will pass locally through the places indicaed nor were
they chosen with any such expectation but points Of
reference they afford general view Of relative distances and
position. The telegraphc wire has decided advantage to
facility OF construction and choice Of route roads, canals
signal posts the obstructions the eahs surface op
posed TO all the latter but very partially influence the
former The wires whenever and wherever drawn, may
be premised will pass the main points Of and
concentrated population wealth, and intelligence and ope
rate equally in light or darkness
In the construction Of the table the respective distances
very general though seriously departing from reality
may be remarked that the two the
latitude. Washington latitude 3S deg. 50 min north,
longitude II deg 0s min w. and Gibraltar at north la
tude SO deg 0S min, longitude deg. 20 min west Of
London.
When refer backwards in time to the first year Of this
century, and place before our mental vision the changes
made and inventions realized and when we specific
gravity reduced to serude under the command of
when we know that intelligence flies with the speed of
thought and that persons at the extremes however far
apart Of chain of iron wire, convey their conceptions
to each other if standag face face where to set
bounds to human power
The United States expanding North America |;
the Russians Northern Asia and Great Britain forming
a new Anglo-Saxon nation in Australia. These mighty
revolutions not fancies they supendous realities
The time has come for thought to break its bonds.
The preceding written when the following extract, cut
the National Intellgencer Of October 2l this morn
ing, hand and which, references, incoPo
rate in this article Similar many other expressions oil
your London correspondent it cannot be spread too wide or
read too often:
Mighty projects Of international intercourse are occupy
ing the attention Of our commercial and moneyed We
trust they practicable for what cannot be BY
science and capital There doctrine OF fnaly app
cable to their united operation These projects are indicative
of truly gratifying state Of public sentiment among The
mighty Of the earth and, after all, the wise men and the
wealthy the mighty ones. for emperors and kings
and generals and prime ministers are truly insignificant when
unassisted by knowledge and destitute OF money The pub
lie sentiment among the nations OF Europe, as at present
Indicated is we think desire for peace and Of the
great projects to which allude is extension Of the
realm Of steam" The stean-engue is the pioneer of
ca reformation it occupies, nearly the position which
the printing press did about four hundred years ago The
steam already it's road from the West approach
ing the frontiers Of Turkey while at the time
starting from the East, and projecting its course from CAL
cutia to Hyderabsd and forward These will meet a
no distant day the satonhouse Bussorah belt of
semi civilization will bring about enlightenment on both
sides Ignorance and intolerance, and nation
al antpahy viii be placed between two fres-those OF
science and peaceful and profitable intention, and will soon
yield to better state Of things. 1t is only question Of
time, and that probsby, short But the great pIan
already on the tcps the connexion Of venns-o which