Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-08-25
RALE Ugh. NoRTH-CAR0LINA.
The Atlantic Gable.

s The Atlantic Cable.
In our last we gave what purported to be the
Queens message to President Buchanan; and it
turns out that it soas the Queens message but not
the whole of it. Below We give such dispatches as
have reached us, all Of which explain themselves
The success of this grand enterprise seems to be
placed beyond doubt. The very idea is almost
too stupendous for thought. Art and science, en-
| ergy and capital, have marched onward, step by
step until the very acme seems to have been reach
ed; but who can dare set bounds to genius indus.
try, perseverance, art science and capital? It NAV
! be that our descendants, hundred years hence
will regard us as we do our progenitors of hun
ored years past-that is, as old togies. Who
knows? Who dare say it is impractcable to skim
the air like swift.wnged bird? to give to matter
the expedition of the mind? to convey the body as
swiftly and as safely as the thoughtP But to the
dispatches:
e"ss" V'eto''a' Ass,sgs cas;. &c., by the atlantic
New YORK, August 17.-After a night of intense
anxiety, owing to the working of some of the
lines between this place and Trinity Bay the message
from Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, was an.
nounced this morning At 10 minutes before IL
this morning the following message with that of the
| Queen in full, received from Trinity Bay, for
Mr. Archibald, of the Honorary Directors of the
Atlantic Telegraph Company:
TRINITY BAY, August II.
To E. III. archibald, Esq.,, Neao York.:
| SIR-The Queens Message completed at
o'clock this morning twas commenced yesterday,
Q6thD and during its reception the electricians at
Vaentia desisted, for WHILE e-der to make some
slight repairs in the cable. Through a mistake on
this side, the part received sent Southwark, as
if it constituted the whole message.
(Signed) DE SAULTY.
On receipt of this, there was sent Immediately to
Washington, with the despatch to Mr. Archibald the
following:
New YORK, August II.
To the Hon. James Buchanan,
President of the Unated States Washington
SIR beg leave to transmit to you message.
ceived this moment from Trinity Bay, explaining
the cause which prevented the whole of the Queen
| Of England's Message from being telegraphed from
Valentia, Ireland, yesterday. Shall consider
your message to Her Majesty full reply and date
it this day. accordingly? The reporters at Trinity
Bay await answer.
{Sgned) PETER COOPER.
QUEEN vICTORIA'S MESSAGE.
VALENTIA, Ireland, Aug. 10th.
To the President Of the United States,
Washington, s.:
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.
join with her in ferventy hoping that the electric
cable which connects Great Britain with the United
States will prove additional link between the ma
tons whose friendship is founded upon their COM
mon interest and reciprocal esteem. The Queen has
much pleasure in thus communicating with the
President and Of renewing to him her wishes for the
prosperity of the United States.
To day before all the above had been received the
| the following answer from President Buchanan was
| IN IN
receipt however, of the full message from Victoria
the President did not think it necessary to change
it. but authorized the transmission of the message
to the Queen, as it was, with merely change of
date Below is a correct copy of President Buchan-
ans message to Queen Victoria:
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE TO THE QUEEN.
''WAsHINeroN, August II. 1858.
"The President cordially reciprocates the congrat
ulatons of her Majesty the Queen the OF
the great international enterprise accomplished by
the science, skill. and indomitabe energy of the two
countries. 1t is a triumph more glorious, because
far more useful to mankind, than was ever won by
conqueror 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 diff
fuse religion civilization liberty, and law through
out the world In this view, will not all the ma
tions Of Christendom spontaneously unite in thu
declaration that it shall he forever neutral and tina
its communications shall be held sacred in passing
to the places of their destination even in the mids
of hostilities
THE MAYOR OF NEW YORK'S MESSAGE TC
THE MAYOR OF LONDON.
The following message sent by Mayor Temar
of New York to the Lord Mayor of London:
"CIrY HALL, New York, Aug. II, 1858.
It 81 congratulate your Lordship upon the success
!. full laying of the telegraphic cable, uniting the two
g continents of Europe and America and the cities o
u New York and London; the work of Great Britain
and the United States, the triumph of science ant
J. energy over space, uniting more closely the bond
of peace and of commercial prosperity, and intro
ducing into the worlds history pregnant will
= results beyond the conception of finite man.
God be all the praise.
DANIEL F. TIEMAN,
Mayor of New York.
EFFECT, OF THE MESSAGES ACROSS TIL
ATLANTIC.
WASHINGTON, August II.
When it became generally authenticated in tn
various cities of the Union that Queen Victoria ha
sent her message the President, and that Mr. Bu
n canan had sent off his response to it, the JOY
the people become intense In Baltimore the street
had a holiday appearance. salute of 200 gun
was fred at noon and all the church bells rang fort
peals of joy! =,
j. In Philadelphia, 100 guns were fired early in tn
j. morning. at the Navy Yard, and at other points.
e. On the last round being fired from cannon on th
corner of Broad and Washington streets, a sad acc