Smyrna times., 1859-01-06
The Present atlantic Gable.

with many, no doubt is put down as a total failure
and truly IL Indicates that wav strongly vet the Drin
clple rs good and must be accomplished before two
years pass by. As to The present Gable, no duub
VIII have to be abandoned, il Imp0ss bile take il up
anu Other Lines constructed nn different plans par
iculatly ON the shore ends, where, in n opinion The
difficulty lies, will take It's place. That elecIrictv
has been transmitted through the Atlantic Cable while
lying on the bottom OF tho ocean and nj more uyer
than when II lad cOIled up The decks of the Nia
CARA aud AgaMemn0n irgates. fact positively SET.
tied. And II Is cOnecIured that the great pressure of
the water by closing the pores of the guila percho
increases It's capacity Tor sOaing the WIRE aud that
the temperature of that depth OF the sea is favora be
TO the generation and transmission of electrcitv
Whatever may re the fate of this great cable which
has been deposited II has conveyed signals from the
old To the new world though il breaks 10 pnrrov.
another can and will be laid in its place NLai has
been done can be done again
More than thirty centuries ago, as il in meckerv or
man want OF power over physical forces God la1ni.
ed JOb with The challenge: "Canst thou send Ioht-
nIng that they may Oand unto thee Ere we y7
During many reN0lvng circies Of thIs earth bal haI
lenge stood on Gods book uuansw cred theIe aunaor
ed not IN all the world a SOLITARY man ss rlyen viIL
IeVerehl hodhess as 10 venture a Iy. What! tG con-
trol The LlgElnng!- vivid artillery of IIoavo
when among all tribes aud tongues, and even lhe
Di"' crea.'9n has ever served as Of Earths mo,l
startling Gerrurs Job took M the gaunilet and
me vivid lightning OF Heaven had lis undlsturbed pIay
'intIl Franklin who may call the Lightning ramer
10 hn belongs the Iaurels) as the rsi 10 ualch Tho
,IghMlng from Heaven and hOll 1t in his bulle il,
harmless suheCfIon.
WHAT is 1T? We have tanned
1t! WHY does the magnet attract iron and point Il,
lhe FOies Amber when rubbed will draw feathers
10 1t; IL Is the spirit OF the Storm see IL in the
lightning aud hear II in the thunder, We cause II lo
rend rocks under The water asunder it is the slave of
the metalOOglst We make il reduce the work of an
age into instant rum 1t has crumblr Russia reat
est engineering triumph al Schasuvo INTO dust. with
the resistess power OF athunder bolt 1t will soon be
our mercury to carry winged messages from lhe
new to The old world and around the globe, with the
velocity of thought. All Ih!s is ELE,"TRICITY and
yet we do not know what Electricity is
The layn!g of the Magnetic Cable is of iIsef ia mosl
wonderful iIng, even as 1t ISt fills with won.
der and hall II as proof Of the great ad vance in h
man DrIgrcss Philosophy and science assures me m
tins belief; commerce will occupy this utmost Thoughts
-Or that IS the leader OF business. The daV Is moi
far distant when Globe with the electric wire will
he gtrded like our Modern BE les in their IIOops-theu
the more our ihlMklng and speaking goes to Europe
and throughout the world the more sure is the prin
plies O our free Institutions likely spread OVer many
Ill-gON Crned lands lhruughou the Globe.
The officers 0t justice Will use II the most useful
police; for tugIIvcs from Justice can no longer aScape
Tor they start, the electric flash will tell of
heir coming. II Is the opinion our great men thai
time was ony computed by results Ii this he So our
30 or 10 years much than Ne Ihuse ah's $50
years were; for we do more hear more, know more,
enjoy more, aud Sav more iH 50 or 40 years than
he could 90 in his 969 years As proof OF this goa
headI>m, only look at our city OF Wilmington in
stance. Tho general cry to years ago, was. if you
want much for little money TO 90 TO Phade pima for
it. Such the case some kinds Of business. But
how the picture has changed, particularly IN the Boot
an Shoe business Now the great cry is If Won vaut
Cheap liuOtsand Shoes go to FLANlGEN'S, in Second
Street for hGm Hhere you get the worth of your
money; where the poor man gets pair OF Shoes for
Sl.Oo; and the poor woman gels pair of cali skin
lace boots for 20 cents and the poor child gets pair o
shoes 70: from 80 cenIs down 10 Is cents.
Wilmington, Nov. %, 1858