Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-25

TEIEGRAPHIo UNION or Four CoETIEESTs.-
Should the Atlantic Telegraph be successfully com
pleted, Europe Asia, Africa, and America, will be
brought into electric communication with each other
and remarkable progress will have been made to-
wards the civilized unity of the human race From
New FOundland there is telegraphiO cOmmunica-
ton with New Orleans, distant s. miles following
the course of the wire and when the Atlantic cable
is laid, direct communication can be obtained with
Constannople thus uniting the four continents. 1t
is oaloulated that a message leaving the Turkish
capital at 2 o'clock, say on Monday afternoon, will
reach New Orleans at o'clock the same evening
The first message from ConstantnOple direct left
Sunday evening, May 2, at 1145, and arrived in
London at 857 in the evening of the same day,
London time, beating the sun nearly three hours.
A S1EGUEAR MISTAKE "A man named SWAYEE,
who was sentenced to the Connecticut State prison
for 10 years for aggravated assault of which he has
served some two or three years, lately petitiOned
the legislature for pardon. This the Legislature
refused The resolution rejecting the prayer of the
petitioner went to the Governor, who approved it.
but in the Office of the Secretary Of State singular
error occurred. A certified copy Of the resolution
was made out by clerk releasing SwAYEE, and he
was discharged on Monday last Whether this mis-
take can be corrected and the sent back to the
State prison, is, in theOpiniOn of the New Haven
papers, question.
The Underground Railroad is doing large bust
ness. correspondent in city on the line OF the
road says that largely has the number Of tugtves
increased of late that at private meeting Of the
leading Republicans of the town, Committee to
take charge was appointed, and the sum Of $1,000
ordered to be raised to defray expenses N. Z.
Tribune.
It seems from the above that the Republicans are
largely engaged in the business of stealing negroes,
and that it has SO grown upon their hands, that
Committee of the party is required in the principal
towns to superintend the operations. We have long
suspected this but were not prepared for frank
svOvaI of the infamy.
A REVOLUTION IN THE NORTHwEsr.-Three thous-
and persons had at the latest accounts left Cafor
MIA for Frazer river in British North America. Other
thousands we're really to follow as as the gold
accounts we're confirmed. If these fare well il may
he expected that the next year will rush from
Europe to that region such as was witnessed after
the gold discoveries in California. The consequent
ces may be actually revolutionary in character.
There is country there which in point of climate,
soil, resources aud commercial adoption will COM
pare with any State Of the Union. All that is re-
quired to make it equalf not sUrpass California and
Oregon is white labor. This Of course, gold dis
oOveres would speedily attract If the people were
there, the well known sagaoity Of the British gov
eminent would soon establish railroad through
British territory TO the Pacific; while we we're dis
oUsng the relative merits Of our routes they would
I build theirs.
What effect would be produced on the destinies of
the Pacific States and indeed OF the whole Union by
/ the establishment Of powerful British colony at
/ and around FanoOuvers Island, commanding the
only coal depots the Pacific andthe only military
railroad route across The continent, it well hehooves
| the statesmen Of this country to consider.-N r.
/ Herald