The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-08-28
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scientific achievement ID the anrals Of human
research has been accomplishing
The messdS1lf Of corgratula(ion betA
Qaeen Of ind, and the President
United have passed, and have announced
to Thu nsilzet world the success of this.-the
last, M AopsfiM eon,stsng Ink for tAe
future, 81 perpetual GOOD \, and f~raternal
regard between The vari 5powers Of the
Eastern and Western Cq IL /.
All g.hristeadom wiz 4il i5taas the harbin-
ger Or i more pes[ lind enduring peace,
good viii, and fri intercourse among
mankind.
Why may we y these, as sorne Of the
benefits which will from sasaational
concentration az u%ndispnled facs y
most Of The NIL among mankind have rs
suited from anisdPprehensions, famed into fury
and desolasr5n: BY delays ii diplomatic ex-
plantations.
But Q short time ago, we were on the very
verge Of seriov upture with England ii
regard to the right Of search and visitation Of
our vessels during peace. The fire Of indigna-
tion burned broad and deep in the hearts Of
our citizens, throughout the United States, and
well nigh came bursting into an open belliger-
ent flame, before the tardy explanations of the
British parliament were received.
Had the snb-Atlantic Telegraph been IN
operation then, the first ~indignity offered to
our national honor, would have been adjusted.
so soon as the electric spark could have passed
ard repassed from one continent to the other.
There il one feature however, Of this electric
link between Great Britain and the United
States, rather unfavorable TO the latter. 1t is
this, should open hostilities ever again spring
up between rs, John Bull would have a most
decided advantage over us, this telegraph on
both sides of the Atlantic terminates on
British soil; during hostilities the United
States would be cut off from oil communion
tions over the wire, and England would pro-
,niulgate her orders from parliament with as
much facility. Is though she were IN power
among Us. This would be very annoying TO
Us and per haps for awhile patalize our move
ments, ard infno gloom and dependency
among our soldiery.
All hopes Of speh . conjunctnre may be very
reasonably set aside BY the consi '%eration, that
both nations in future will become more in-
dellibly identified in interests, feelings, and az
%fectionss and will jointly strive to avert such a
direfal catastrophe in their history.
The subject is prolific {. thought in its
bearings and aspects, nd ~infmtum." We
may recur to it again.
We especially call the attention Of our read
ers to the correspondence between the members
of the Bar, Of The l4th and 18th Judicial
Districts, and Ii. Hon. Ell. M SpoiIord, Of the
Supreme Court Of the State Of Louisiana.
The name af Henry NJ. Spofford will be
another bright star in the galaxy Of Louisiana
~iurisconsults. The esteem in which he is held
by the members Of the legal profession, speaks
volumes in his praise his own opinions in the
reports of our State forbid that his fame
should die, while the present system Of laws
lives. May his future practice be as lucrative
to himself as his judicial career has been bril-.
liant and honorable