Litchfield enquirer., 1858-09-23
BANQUET TO PROF MORSE IN
 PARIS.

BANQUET TO PROF MORSE IN
 SPEECHES BY PROF MORSE AND HAMILTON FISH LETTER FROM SENATOR SUMNER.
 ThesNew Yolk Times of Friday, has re- port of the speeches delivered at the compli- mentary dinner given by the Americans in Pa ris to Professor Morse, the inventor of the Electro Recording Telegraph, on the 17th of August. Many eminent citizens were present. Colonel John s. Preston, of South Carolina, presided, and the speakers.on the occasion were Prof. Morse, Hon. John Y Mason, U. S. Min ister to France Joseph R.. Chandler, -U S. Minister to Naples Gov. Hamilton Fish, of New York E. G. Squier, Mr. Spencer, U s. Consul at Paris Mir. Atwill, Editor of the New York Evangelist <; Mr. Tefft, of Provi- dence, and Rev MT Seeley, Pastor of the Amer ican Chapel in Paris. John Monroe, Col James B. Murray, and James s. Thayer, of New York.
 The following was. the.frst regular toast.
 Our Guest-The inventor of the Telegraph used on every continent. The dreams of twen- ty-six years realized. The hemisph eres united
 In response, Prof. Morse delivered very interesting sketch of the history of the electric telegraph, from its invention to the present time, concluding with the following reference to it's latest triumph in the Atlantic cable:
 "A few words, and few words only, from me, will suffice in alIuding to the completion of the great link of Photographic communication which now binds the American and European continents together. My dream of twenty years is realized. The last act has been con- summatcd, and on the day of my recent arrival in Europe. It has been consummated by the joint exertions of American and British skill If America has precedence in the conception of Submarine aud Oceanic Telegraph, and also in the first experimental demonstration of the practcability of Submarine Photography, these facts may modify, but will not wholly detract in your minds from the merit of others, in other countries, who have independently suggested the idea, without knowledge, it may be, of 1 the published hints in 1887, and the actual Submarine Telegraph experiments in New York in lS42. With them the suggestion may have been quite as original in point of fact, if not in point of time, as with me. Let due honor therefore, be given to all, and there is certainly enough for all, Many can justly claim share .ln the various departments, scientific, .mechan ica', nautical, financial and administrative, which have been unitedly laid under contribu- tion to accomplish the grand result.
 Since the submarine telegraph link mites two points of the British domnicns, it was but just and natural. that Britain should contribute as she has generously contributed, the greater portCn oi the material means for the enterprise have reason to reioice in it's consummaton for 1t has sol'eu the doubted practcability of passing the electric carrent through the sea, as l have myself never for moment doubted it would eventually be solved If certain electri- cal difficulties were encountered, which at one time seemed to forebode failure they have been overcome e mainly by the genius, the research and the perseverance, of Whitehouse and Thom- son. No language of praise which can use can add to the honor which these British phi !o>ophers so eminently deserve. On the future management of the Atlantic Telegraph, as political or commercial engine of vast power, for good or evil, will depend whether the hearty congratulations at it's success as scientific en- terprise (which is the ground on which can and do unite in these congratulations) shall be mingled with regrets that its vast capacities for good to the world is to be perverted to evil, to be contracted by a narrow policy or used progressively or otfensivey This is not the place nor the hour to entertain forbodings of evil will rather indulge the more rational hope that the novel enterprise which, as you have said, gentlemen, seemed at it's first pro- mulgatlon even to the sagacious and intelli- l gent, like an idle dream, but which has been | so well realized through the admirable naval and engineering skill of American and British officers and seamen, may be so administered as to aIlay jealouses and animosties and even if its success shall excite to rivalry and competi- tlon, that these may subserve the cause of uni versal peace and good will among all nations 7 Mr. Morse took his seat amid the most ve- hement and lcng-continued applause.
 | Minister Mason next responded to the toast, "Our Country" after which was given the third regular toast as follows
 1He Ieegraph-In its-political, commercial l and social importance, the most remarkable of human inventions.
 SPEECH OF THE HON. HAMILTON FISH.
 Ex- Governor Fish, of New York, was called to speak to this toast, and, on rising, was loud ly cheered. Gov. Fish, who was then in the national Congress, gave history of Professor Morse's troubles and trials in obtaining from Congress the appropriation which enabled him to establish the first or experimental line of telegraph between Baltimore and Washington. The Professor did not understand the tricks of the lobby of that country, called in Washington parlance Sleepy Hollow" and he could not comprehend how it took so long time to leg 'slate on affairs so easily understood. As the session approached it's termination, and his bill was not yet reached, the professor grew more and more nervous. Yeas and nays were being constantly called on the most trivial pretences, and each time the professor would exclaim
 "There goes another twenty three minutes 1! If they would only employ my machine they could do all that in a twinkling v But the professor had not yet got along far enough in the secrets of congressional legislation to know that they didn't want to hurry business that 1 all those calls for the yeas and nays were pre- ciscly to kill time, and to staye of the vote on