Wilmington journal., 1858-09-10

h6p Once upon tme for the sins of their rulers the
people of Egypt were afflicted with several and sundry
plaques Instead of them all, the people Of the United
States have been doomed to avalanche OF Atlantic
Gable. We thought some time ago, were done with
it for while But We mistaken. On the lst inst,
New York and Philadelphia and other places, took
another turn at the Cablc--had another celebration.
Played the deuce in genera-turned the Churches into
theatres fired of prayers and pyrotecncs sounded lie
Deuns and tononS with equal carDcstnss and soenity
Eloquent prayers have been addressed nominay to the
throne of grace but really to photographic reporters
who have been the means of enabling them to reach
their only destinaiOn-the public eye The portals of
heaven open not for such appeals Demagogues anxious
to introduce novelty into their stereoyped Fourth
ofJuly yns have made speeches. remarkable for twadde
The united North went mad over KoSsuth but it has
gone madder over the Cable and because the South does
not choose to go mad too it is said to be sow-behnd
the age, unappreciative.
The people and the press Of England take the thing
quietly, although it is their benefit mainly 1t is
nounced in France like any other event. The New
Workers and others i'll the Northern portions of the
Union, could hardly hail with more enthusiasm the ad
vent of d new Redeemer. We feel certain that they
1rould not hail it with as much.
The following remarks of d correspondent of the
New York Daily News, strike being sensible and
to the point. They express our views
The cable prophets tell us, and in very oracuIous
manner, too, that all must But if the
teegraphc system is peace maker why, as the lines
connecting the Orth and South have multiplied, has
the spirit of dscord increased so much so indeed that
had we been two nations should have been at
long ago? Few grow out of speedy knowledge of
at distant points, and few prevented by such
knowledge. 1t has very generally been supposed that
the majority of wars grow out of what is called bad
blood And pray where is the proof that electricity has
anywhere changed the hearts of men The i'll feelings
engendered by national ndignites and fomented by
tional pride always infectious, and becomes danger
Gus the conagion spreads from one city or acaty to
the country at large so that it is more logical to argue
that when two nations at lOgerheads the telegraph
may by rousng up all the people at once, be the means
of precpitatng Government into acts that may produce
war. Many sagacious men fear that the portentous
preparations of Napoleon III the shadows of i'm
pending storm. If prophets may find that
the teegraphic system will infuse into it an intensity
never before known in warfare The French soldiers in
the Crmea fought like devils not much to prove their
superiority as heroes over the English because they
knew that within few hours their deeds, conveyed on
the wires, would be resoundng from the centre to the
confines of France. They STOOD it were in full view
of all France looking at them through the eyes of the
lightning.
The cable may tend to proong peace between us and
England, but it will be the friendship of inferior to
superior power She has too much to lose and the
chances of gain too dubious to wage war with
Hereafter she will endeavor to manage by diplomacy
In most countries though parties may wrangle among
themselves they all unite with their government against
any foreign power; but sooner does great matter
OF state arise between government and another than
the entire body of the un-American Press including
nearly all in opposition to the Democracy, sets up a
howl against the Government, thus encouraging our
opponent to adhere to his preesioDs, while Govern
nent is compelled to fall little. The Oregon difficult
ty whereby we lost the Fraser River country, case
in point With the cable complete success, England
can play upon the negative influence Of the Ameri-
can Press at will.
In the event of war; say could instantly, as
it were, destroy the cable But how? TO attempt it
in mid ocean would be like searching for needle in
haystack and as our side terminus is to speak,
der the guns OF her nprcgnabc naval station at Halifax
and as she would promptly have fleet of twenty to
one Tor its protection, may safely guess that if
drag the cable ut all must be before the commencement
Of hoStHes. Our peace prophets may yet be reminded
cf the Trojan horse.
We got up no celebration when Boston and New Or
leans united should week Washington
and San Francisco were why then should make such
asses OF ourselves to pOwWOw this particularly
as all the national benefits enure to England? Well
may she be jubilant Having colonial possessions
many OF them wrenched from their rightfu owners on
the ehaoWest preteXt and others cozened by the
est perhdy-al around the globe being an empire -
the dannng records OF whose infamy and perfdy the
sun never SETS she might with complete system Of
electric communications almost aspire to become what
Rome was-the proud and naughty mistress of the
world While she rules her Asatic subjects with rod
Of iron, notwithstanding the people almost capa
bic of sef-government majority of her own, she in
sists through her Press her Duchess of Sutherland and
her Exeter Hall gang generally, that we shall not only
free negroes below the AsaticS in
capacty-but shall take them to our bosoms Out
upon such cursed hypocrisy!
America wishes to live in peace with England, honora-
bic peace but should she continue her haughtiness and
meddlesome interference for the past fifty years. there
are millions that would not weep to see like the Greeks
paying off old debts with round interest to the Persians
the disgrace of the burning of Washington atoned for
when we shall have become irresistible nor indeed is
the idea so very chimerica by similar conhagration
on the banks OF the Thames GREY EAGLE.
neap Among the rames spoken of as likely to be cho
sen presiding officers of the two houses of the next Gen
eral Assembly, notice those OF Hon. Bedford Brown Of
Caswell and T. D. Mcdowell ESQ., of Bladen for speak
er Of the Senate, and of VIM. Hill Esq., of Halifax and
Thomas Settle Esq, of Rockingham for speaker of the