The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-10-26
If~"a the English Mechanics Magazine
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Ireland. France, aAA America.
The establishment Of an electric tcle
graphic commune alton across the Strait.
between England and France mas been for
a considerable time foreseen, MS one of the
most natural in the train of consequences
resulting from the modern application Of
electricity TO the transmission Of intelligence
between distant parts. II n line OF wire
could convey the electric impulse for thou
sands OF miles over the surface Of the earth
as il has done aud is doing, there could be
nothing in the nature Of things to prevent il
from being equally ctiicacious if carried un.
der water, granted, always. what no one
has even been heard to dispute that it is in
the power OF art to protect the wire from
whatever antagonisfic inilnencies il NAV he
exposed to when laid under earth or water
Trials of submerged lines of wire had in
Tact been made with perfect success across
the Thames and the Hudson both ,olcra.
bly, broad rivers. and it was not to he doubt
ed that what could be accomplished III this
way. for one milc, could be- accomplished
tor thirty or fifty. or, indeed, any number of
miles. Ii was but, in any case. to make
the line of submerged wire longer to sii X
IT, perhaps, deeper; and, if deeper, to pro.
tect it better The simplest of things, how.
ever, when carried out on "A large scale, re.
qnlre often, AS IN this instance, for the do
ing of them, qualities of high order
great enterprise, grea, perseverance, great
executive powers of construction and dircc.
ton. !, was great thing, assuredly, to
undertake to underlay a sea Of some thirty
miles wide with one continuous line of
communications single break or flaw in
which would be fatal TO the whole there
was risk of fixture to be braved, and in
any event much expenditure of money.
time. aud trouble, to hc adventnrcd on the
issue; and beyond all doubt or question. it
Is great thing to have successfully accom-.
pllshed. To all such honor AS belongs 10
the performing of great undertaking well
Ncssrs. Jac"b 4 John Brett. the engineers
OF the Dover aud Calais line oi telegraph,
are richly entitled The new spapers say
that they have obtiincd " the exclusive right
of electric communication between this
country and France for ten years We
do not we'll see how this can be. looking at
the legal difficulties ia the WAY bat 80.
are sure that 20 reward they can have So.
cured Ia themselves will be too greet FOR
the pro,lgions advantages which 'hr, have
secured b, their individual rNrfions. not
only to England and rance. bat To the
world at large tor IA clrctic lcl"! aph &C.,
taai-, j. not thing which will stop There.
II i, a Telegraph to icnu. TO Moscow. to
Coustarluople to lspahru. To- Delhi. Ia
Calcutta TO the r,'nuirsi bounds. IA sAu :.
of Europe aud Asia.
\ few years ago people laughed when
Lord Palmer,lon predicted At the South
ampton meeting OF the British association.
that time NIGH, come when the minister
OF the dav being asked N Parliament.
Z" Whether II was true tina, n war had bro.
ken out India - would reply, ait an
instant I'LL Telegraph the Governor. Gencr.
al. and will tell YOU" What was thought
hut good joke in 1913, is now, il 1880,
in the course of being actually accomplish.
ed. and ere n few yeats more, Is likely 10
take It's place amongst the sober realities OF
the age. Nor Ia the Old World alone need
our views of the ultimate progress OF cleo.
tro telegraphy be confined; for since the
English Channel has been crossed. ,he
crossing of the Irish must follow next. rs
but matter of course; and Ireland once
re-, med. there lies hu, a couple o' thousand
miles at water orso between tibet ld " orld
and the New. ", say but, for after
all, where is the practical difficulty Not
producing the length of wire rcqui cd for