The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-10-02
lFfOm the London Times.
Failure RelatAons Of tsrtcanlti Britain mn

'sfqs s's5 rFfofni the Londodn, Times.
Failure RelatAOnA OF Great Britain md
Aiaeficn, MS sAssuied ~ the Telegraph.
The sentiments sof exniiation and adeligh,
Iwhichshaye been excited 5ou both sides Of The
Atlantic by the complexion of the great ocean
lteegraph,3 bear the best Of all testimonies to
The grandeur and utility of the work. 1t is
upon the popular mind that the magnitude and
consequences dfthis mighty en- errrise have
been most sirikingly impressed. Before gratu-
lations could be transmitted from Government
to Government, the peopleof the w countries
gave vent 10 their joy. Their feelings instinc-
lively taught them that a feat of marvellous
inport had been accomplished, and that in
some manner or other. though agencics either
imGlediaie Or gradual, direct or indirect.stbe
y ncprd and a~ni,ySof two kindred States had
become nsgreater certainty than before. In
England We talked aid thought about it, till
at Last the success Of the enterprise burst
with almost unexpected abruptness upon our
ears. In America they have done even more.
Preachers took the torica into the pulpit, and
addressed their congregations uppp. the belei
cient' powers of The intercourse which now, bv
Gods blessing md for Gods purposes, had
been at length achieved. The secular apshpri-
lies followed with equal animation and zeal
MEETINGS are to- be held, eresAuiio voted and
festivals given and w. way already Iearu q
lesson from our American brethren ID their
prompt recognition of national service. The
expedition from which the Agamemnon has s0
successfully returned was a, least as; important
aud as beroin as any Of those which, in old
times, brought down the acknowledgements Of
royal visits, knighthoods, promotions and gra-
%tiiifies. s1ts' 'BfA'"s@
We must say however, Tint the instinct of
American citizens has carried them straight to
the mark. The voice of the people has been
the voice of truth. The real import Of this
surprising feat is'tlle connection Of ,wo nations
already united, by links Of lineage, institutions
and speech, and separated only BY the space of
waters which The wonderful wire las now al-
nihilated. We may regard this last conquest
ri man over nature from many points of view.
We may discern in il the Growing md con
~closive establ shment Of ielegraphic intercourse
for, now thatfwo thousand miles Of d stormy
ocean have been successfully trayerseed, there
remains no gnlf or distance on the globe which
may mt b. bridged. \ v n
1tiis impossible hut that the prospects Of
peace should be improved by an intercourse
which alinost e~xtingnishes tbs chance Of u
misunderstanding. EnglishmeD and Americans
.AE.E
can now certainly never quarrel over d mistake,
and that we trust is equivalent 10 ali a~ssuitar-
Iti0n that they cannot quarrel at all. Perhaps
this result is nutle;.tlle less probable because We
are often exchanging hard words with each
other. People who are promptto /. iaDgle.
rarely fight. Chickering's furnish d vent for III.
temper, and enlargement is not thought, so
much Of When it occurs for the hundfeih time
having been always followed BY reconciliatici
before. There is apotheES cansideratiop too, N
favor of peace, whichiis that as America be-
comes I'm older country she is assembling more
in ideas with older States, and losing HE chief
element Of difference between her views and
orr own. But the great bend Of all must be
fixed and imnfovable ip the sssyymDathies and
convictions Of the two nations. What have
Old Englanders and New Englanders got to
keep them asunders except those leagues u
ocean which, are now annihilated /? This ii
me Of the forms iu9which truth must ever pre-
vail, If only it can be recognized, and now that
recognition appears so certain we may reckon
with assurance and thanksgiving upon the re-
suit 395st f5 i}ss1H 1G W.