New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-08
THE QUEENS AND PRESIDENTS MESSAGES

From The LonGoa Tines lag. .
We publish to-day the first fruits a. the electric
communication which has been established between
the New and the Old World. The first message sent
from the Queen Of England to the President OF the
United States: the second, the reply from the other
side There j. here far than formal inter-
change Of compliments between the heads oi two
powerful communities. We fully believe that the
effect of bringing the three Kingdoms and the United
State into instantaneous communication with each
other will be Ia render hOstItcs between he TWO ma
tions almost impossible for the future lake as an
example the three last instances OF difference between
ourselves and Transatlantic cousins. These nave
been-frst TO the right of visiting vessels WITH the
view Of asceItaning their nationality secondly the
question of the fisheries and, thirdly that q, Tue en-
li.tmeuts during the Russian War. Now II
is not too much To say that the most merry
politician in the States who might have been desl-
rcu- of making little political capital out OF
these notable heads Of quarrel would have been iairy
checkmated if the English Government had possessed
the power Of undeceiying the American public before
the sparks had been famed into fame. There Ought
not between two nations whose interests are clearly
identical To be any points of difference which honest
Ministers either side could not just IN few hours
bv the help If the Atlantic Telegraph. II is also GER
tain that one of the first results of this electric post
will bc enormous growth of the commercial re-
latons between the two countries Ifadcsmcn are
not generally anxious 10 blow the warehouses and
stores of their best customers of the face oi the ear
II is scarcely too much 70 suppose that if the wogrea
Anelo-Saxon States remain firmly unted-iised
together a. they are. by this electric agency
he would be bold continental statesman who should
venture to try conclusions with them in warlke way.
United, We masters wherever there is salt water
enough to float q ships boat. There can he no
stronger guaranty Tor the peace OF the world. We
fear however. that the President of the United States
is somewhat sanguine when he expects that other
nations viii respect our submarine lines OF COM
muncation in of war; The conclusion is
most desirable one, doubt, and heartily shall
rejoice if be attained but it is Ia be feared that
the forbearauce and pilanthrophy of other nations
will scarcely extend so far For the moment il must
be remembered that the cable is only extended be-
tween two points of the British dOminons, although
the first line is Of course but the fruitful parent of
many others. A minor, but >till an important result
Of this new method Of instantaneous communication
will be that the escape of maleiacors from side
the other VIII become an impossibility. person
guilty, lei us say, of forgery or embezzemcnt, would
be safe he put himself Oh board ship under
the system. Once there, he would be fairly trap
ped and find the officers of justice waiting for him in
the pile, boat the other side. II is with great salts
faction that we lay before readers this day the
messages ofthe Queen of England and of the President
of the United States which have been thus exchanged
instantaneousy under the waters of the Atlantic Well
may Mr.. Buchanan write, This il triumph more
glorious, because far useful to mankind, than
was ever won by conqueror the field of battle"
May the triumph be as lasting as it is glorons and
bring forth fruit in the form of perpetual amty and
goodwill between the two great Anglo-SaxOn commu-
mites