The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-14
Tho Event OF tho Age.

! The announcement OF the SUCCESS Of tbc
sub Hlsg.pe telegraph eabler,ook every one A.,
much By surprise that at first fewwerc ready
/ 20 believe a. Many were prepared TO besr
/ it sssa a failure, huLieH IL hear OF its -ttr-r--
/ It seems nevertheless % Doc flrti and m.
occasion Is 30 great, and such momentous
consequences hang upon this small wire, tbat
people viii not hear or talk about anything
else
10 speaking Of the results likely to follow
from this event, the Boston Jowuql SAYS,
"Tho merchant going down State street f.,
noon, ahCrTtaius how prices have alresd,
closed az the London Corn Exchange az f,,,y
o'clock iu the afternoon, Why, This /.
as strange 10 "the natural man be- 10 find
himself set back from forty % thirty years of
age, Willie his distant friends continue as he
fore The fact r., the telegraph does not 10
much beat the sun in fair race, as il pull,
the goal up 10 the starting place, and Is there
tho moment IL starts at all,
Tho commercial changes caused by ue
Ocean Telegraph cannot be ioresoon in detail
the general fhDct VII DO 10 widen tho area
Of trade and 10 give Il greater slcadines
Tie vision Of our producers and merchants
vii be- enlarged and iuHtrUd OF being mainly
confined in home demands aud home pro,
ptCiH, viii sweep tho whole world daily. Tho
operations iu particular brnubhcs and mar
kpb viii be- Judged Of less hy their own fra-
lures and more hJ their relation ~ the whole
circle OF trade, More mental activity, more
wariucas and method will hence result The
consumer will be- brought closer a. the pro-
lucpr, and the number Of Intervening risks
sure 90 fall upon the one o. At.. other, will
hp Infinitely lctfcnCd Now when The
steamer brings the market rise OF fnll Of any
commodity 100 the Ola World, thousands and
millonh Of d1lllrs change hands on the
strength of 10, with risks Of ruin 10 many.
iut Lee the same Intelligence come over the
wire uu particular day, aud only q partial
change would bn made in the markets, for
men would Wau from hour 10 houi a. see the
causes Of The European iluctuatiou and the
ut IT. Urrmaucucr. Thus, while
huRrlty and shli could not be deprived of
their natural advantages, greater general sta
billy aud safety would be- impaired TO all our
business operations,
The effect o. the Ocean Telegraph, in break
iuF down the barriers 81 national prejudice
aud uniting all mankind ia the ties of amt,
aud common interest, ~ ut once apparent.
When thupcuplr of i!ostou are holding hour
Is intercourse with those Of London, exactly
us they do with those OF New York, they are
not going 20 let triiling Misunderstanding
and government hlunderngs break the CON
nectiou and bring back again the evils Of the
old isolated condition, Peace will be- tho
first Of necessities 10 every member Of tbe
brotherhood Of nations. Even Il war arises.
IL will have 70 be- limited and soltcued in It's
rigors.
Even The security given TO society by en-
HANGED police regulations ia the telegraph
era, should not be- forgotten. There will DO
no longer nu exchange Of criminals and
scouudrcl, between Europe and the United
States, as now happens, los every steamer
These pcraonngcb Will have thuir arrival an
teipatcd ten or twelve days, and doubtless,
such international regulations will Ia time bee
made us viii secure their reception on the
wharthy police embassy whose tender of
inequalities will Doc more irresistible than
acceptable. lh., class will, therefore, change
iH,II course Of travel, and instead Of MNuri-
li,uE ut ttc fashionable wIiCringp places here
,Ud uu toe continent, will stink away in sail
ms vessels and steamers g.. countries not nd
yuucrd enough n civilization 10 ,ulprd an
ocean Telegraph aud ih hudrcd facilities OF
virtue
The following tribute TO the projectors OF
his great enterprise is from the I9as anil
Bee;
I'VE presume that no one Is moro aston
shcl at the. splendid result, than some ofthc
protectors aud motors In lhc cntcrnrisc but
.hey deserve Tie highest need OF praise Tor
he iudomilablc energy and persistent faith
which they have shown by their works.
Their reward will be great, whether they
reap any pccuuiary profit OF not, for their
names will 20 down 20 postcrlN IL cnmpaHf-
'-iT't Fiivvr OF bliiigo, Newton, Watt Fulton
and Morse, as brnciactors Of the race. IL
may bc that this cable will not prayc 20 be-
would be- marvellous indeed It
Il should be- found 20 work perfectly upon
his FIRST tral--but We do not care for this
hc hiUg Is dome, the Atlantic Telegraph Ca
bic is laid, the ocean is spanncd by the cleo
-rc wire, and the hill realization, the at,aina-
bic perfection of this stuucndous and mag
niiccut enterprise is mcr,\ question OF
limo. 'I5c nh Of August }S5S, will hcrcaf-
Ter be one Of the great days in the calendar.
n2liiL ~ rrrrrv-
'd by monument which all the world shall
ooH upon and praise.
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