Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-29
From the Chronotype.
GIANT PROJECTS OF THE AGE.

There are certain periods in the worlds his
tory, when the advancement of the age depends
on the genius of one man. Such were days
of Jesus, of Constantine, of Galoe and Copper
nicus, of Gutenberg, of Christopher Columbus
of Isaac Newton, of Robert Fulton, of George
Washington, of Napoleon the first There are
other ages when the intellect of no one mar
stands prominently above its fellows, but the
whole mass of mind stirs like the ocean,-pre.
senting one broad wave of progress, surgng on
wards with violence that sweeps away old land
marks, and buries beneath its waters the sciences
the social wants and requirements, the enterprise
the religion, the superstitions of the past. Such
an era, in an inferior degree, was that of the
Reformation; and such, in vastly superior
measure, is the age we live in,
There is no standing still in human affairs
They must either advance or recede. We be
to that man or that country, the tide of whose
fortune has turned towards its ebb. Where is
Tyre, the centre of Oriental commerce Bag
dad, of manufactures? Arabia, of arts and scien-
ces? Venice, of commerce and conquest? Hol-
land likewise2 and Spain the magnificent And
where in a century or two will England be, since
the tide of her prosperity is evidently past the
full.
In our own country we are sailing, or rather
dashing impetuously onward, on the full wave
Of progress. Not only the star of empire, but
the star Of science has winged its way to the
westward. The characteristics of the century
are thoroughly scientific.
Among the giant projects now engaging the
attention of the world is the practcabiity pass
ing an electric telegraph around the globe. AL
ready the initiative has been taken in this matter
by the accomplishment of line between Calais
and Dover, aud the survey for another wire from
England to Ireland across the English channel
Leaving out of account the practbility of crcling
the planet landmarks by Behring's straits the
next maritime link must be, and doubtless will
be, from Ireland to the Azores. From the A
zores to Newfoundland-fro Newfoundland to
the American Continent is but step. 1t follows
that the hemispheres brought together by this
cable OF wire would speedily find themselves on
snch friendly terms as would reduce the War
Navies OF the world into commercial fleets, and
make the occupation of peace societies like OF
hello's gone.
1t is impossible to estimate the changes which
the establishment of world girdling telegraph
would develop within few years. The Post
Office would be the first thing knocked on the
head. And how long would nations remain in
barbarism with electricity preaching the doc
trines of civilization in every end ofthe earth?-
Not long indeed. Morse, House, Balm and other
apostles would speedily baptize all nations, and
bring the most distant sheep of the human flock
within cry of the pen.
| Another project of this ageis @rial navigation
America generally, and Mr.. John Taggart Of
Charlestown, Mass, in particular, England
France and Spain are striving one against the
other to reduce it to practice. Why should they
not succeed. The science is in its infancy it is
true. Ere long it may be breeched. What is
the use of newborn child? 1t may become
| man
This brings us to the subject of motive power
Steam begins to be blase. tits too ponderous
an affair for general use. A gentleman canno
carry coal binn and piston in his coat tall
But he may carry series of magnets. and BY
adapting these to pair of wheels, conveniently