Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) 1844-1864, 1858-10-09

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| to incorporate company in England for the
purpose of establishing the submarine line between
| Newfoundland and Ireland and Mr.. Cyrus w.
Field went to England and succeeded in organic
| ing that company under the name of :" The Attain
tic Telegraph Company the two companies bind
ing themselves together by articles of agreement
| to operate in connection.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Is, 1858.
| The Teegraphic Jubilee commenced Yesterday,
in every part of the country, after the publication
of the messages Interchanged between the Queen
and the President. The landing of both ends of
| the Atlantic Cable on the 5th, was hailed with
general outburst of Joy. Still it was for some days
feared that the electric current could be trans
mitted under water, for that great distance. Some
difficulty feared, both sides, in the adjust
ment of the instruments. But it would seem that
the obstacles, whatever they were have been near
ly overcome. Still it is supposed that some weeks
will elapSe before the electricians will have COM
pleted, satisfactorily. all their experiments, and
the line be open to the public.
| Though cannot, at once, foresee all the con-
sequences, social, commercial, and political, of
electric communication between the old and the
new worlds, yet cannot doubt that they will
ultimately prove to be very important. New lines
of telegraph between the two hemispheres
talked of, and with confidence one from Missouri
| to the Pacific, and thence through British and
Russian America to Bherings Straits, and across
the same through Siberia to st. Petersburg This
| line would be Independent of, and free from the
hazards of the Sub-Atantic Cable-laying. An
other line between New York and Europe, by way
of the Azores, is already projected. That these
lines will be very profitable to their prOprietors,
is confidently believed.
The success of the Atlantic Telegraph will slim
ulate Congress to provide for the extension of
line of Telegraph to the Pacific The British
Government will, no doubt, aid private companies
in the enterprise, if undertaken through her terri
tories.
! By common consent, there will be great inter-
national jubilee, on the lst and 2nd of September,
throughout the United States, the Canadas, and
Great Britain. Boston, Montreal, Buffalo. Chica
90, ST. Louis, st. Johns, New Orleans London,
and in fact most of the leading cities of this
try and England have signifed their desire for
such demonstration, and arrangements are in
progress to carry it into effect.
| BY the arrival of the steamship Europa at st.
Johns, n. F. (where she was compelled to put in
in consequence of coming in collision with the Ara
| bia) we have one weeks later news from Europe,
brought by the Arabia from Liverpool, 7th instant
The news of the successful laying of the Atlantic
| telegraph cable was received in London with the
greatest enthusiasm, and the opinion express
ed on Change that the union of the United States
and Great Britain would lead to the unity of all
nations. We have no report of the voyage of the
| AgamemnOn.
THE QUEENS MESSAGE.
To the President of the United States, Washington:
| The Queen desires to congratulate the President
upon the successful completion of this great inter-
national work, in which the Queen has taken the
| deepest Interest.
| The Queen is convinced that the President will
Join with her in ferventy hoping that the electric
cable which now connects Great Britain with the
! United States will prove an additional link be-
tween the nations, whose friendship is founded
! infa nd raaiprnonl
! The Queen has much pleasure in thus cOmmuni-
eating with the President, and renewing TO him
her wishes for the prosperity of the United States
THE PRESIDENTS REPLY.
WASHINGTON CRY, Aug. I6, 1858.
To Her Majesty Victoria, Queen Of Great Britain:
The President cordially reciprocrates the
gratulatOns of her Majesty, the Queen, the
cess of the great international enterprise, accom-
plished by the science skill and indomtabe ener-
gy of the two countries. 1t Is triumph more
glorious because far more useful to mankind than
was ever won by cOnquerOr on the field of battle.
May the Atlantic Telegraph, under the blessing of
Heaven, prove to be bond of perpetual peace
and friendship between the kindred nations and
an instrument destined by Divine Providence to
diffuse religion, civilization, liberty and law
throughout the world. In this view, will not all
tIons of ChrstendOm spontaneously unite In the de-
caraton that shall be forever neutral and that its
communication shall be held sacred in passing to
their places of destination, in the midst of
hOstilIties
(Signed) JAMES BUCHANAN.
RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF
THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN.
As some misapprehension seems to exist in the
public mind in regard to the power of the British
government to usurp exclusive control of the At
lantic telegraph, in Of any unforeseen difficult
ties springing up between the two countries, we
deem it appropriate to publish the act of Congress
authorizing the contract with the company, and
such portions of the act of Parliament incOrpora-
ting the company, as apply to the point in ques-
tiOn
The act of Congress (ApproUed March 3, lS57.)
An Act to expedite Telegraphic Communication for
the uses of the Government in its Foreign Inter-
course.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen-
tatives of the United States of America in Congress
assembled That the Secretary Of State in the discre
tion and under the direction Of the President of the
United States may contract with any competent per-
SON. persons or association for the aid of the United
States by furnishing not exceeding two ships in lay
ing down a submarine cable, to connect existing tee-
graphs between the coast of newfoundland and the
coast of Ireland and for the Of such submarine
communication when established by the government OF
the United States such terms and conditions shall
seem to the President and reasonable, not exceed
ing seventy thousand dollars per until the net
profits of such person, persons, association, shall
he equal to a dividend of six per cent per annum, and
then not exceeding fifty thousand dollars per annum
for twenty-five years Provided, That the government
of Great Britain shall, before at the same time,
ter into like contract for those purposes with the
same person. persons association, and upon terms
of exact equality with those stipulated by the United
States and provided, That the tariff prices for the
use of such submarine communication by the public
shall be fixed by the Secretary of the Treasury of the
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