Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-09-15
< The Atlantic Telegraph.

Harpers Weekly in commenting upon the Presidents reply to the Queens message, takes exception to the concluding part of it. wherein Mr. Buchanan expresses the hope that its mes sages will be kept sacred to the places of their destination even in the midst of hostilities.
 The Weekly asks:
 !" Where are the nations which are to concur in declaration that the cable shall be neutral? One end of the cable rests in lreland-Brtish territory; the other in undland--British territory; the middle in two thousand fathoms water. Whereabouts are the nations to exercise authority over it?
 This is begging the question. or putting ire levant questions Suppose France and Eng land were at war, and we wished to send dis patch to the American minister in Paris, would the English government permit us to hold communication with France by means of the cable? Would they keep sacred in the midst of hostilties, any message sent from the Uni ted States destined to country with which they were at war? Setting aside the fact that in case of war between this country and Eng land, the telegraph would enable them 10 know of every movement made here and to make preparations to meet it, to know of the sailing of every vessel so as to be able to intercept it, and the absolute controlling advantage it would give them, the question arises, even if at peace with us, but at war with some other power would our messages to that country be held sacred? It was eminently proper in Mr. Buch- h., ho so.
 The people of the north have scarcely finish ed their ringing of bells, firing cannon, iilumi- mating houses. burning city halls, making spas modic speeches and fools of themselves gen. orally, before they begin to abuse those having charge of the telegraph In contrast with the absurd rejoicngs over the success of the enter prise on this side of the Atlantic we notice that the reception of the news in England pro- duced no outburst or evidence of enthusiasm.
 It is sad that one enthusiastic individual in Liverpool England, had church or town hall bell rung and in London telegraph company lit dozen or so candles at night in front of their building Except" on change and among the stockholders, it created no excitement, while here, where there is very little to be gain ed to us, except to pay S70,00o a year for secondary privilege, the people seemed to be seized with what an old friend of ours calls "diaphoritic it."
 We shal hereafter, look for curses as deep as their praises were loud and the first install ment we find in the Boston Journal, which pitches into the British electricians in this style
 "They seem to be an arrogant, self. conceted, self-opinioncd clique, with the genuine old fashioned john Bull prejudces against Yan- kees and Yankee inventions But while Br- tsh electricians are tampering with the cable, and blund ering with inefficient instruments. American science demands more unrestricted field for the exercise of its powers, and Amer- can interests call for more independent line of telegraph to the old world. We want d | telegraph which shall be wholly under our own control, and which our government can use with d conviction that its communications are invioiable. and that it will not be turned against us ln case of war"
 The Traveller also assals the English electri- 1 clans. It says:
 Their conduct is just like that which has at- tended all their movements since the cable was landed and placed in their charge They may be, and undoubtedly are, scientific men in their line of business, but evidently belong 10 that class by far too common in society, whose ar rogance and superciliousness render them of little esteem in the world outside of their own mutual admiration circle.