Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-11-13

Prom the Richmond Enquirer, Nov, 8.


The Atlantic telegraph is certainly to be
tried again. Itaappears that the indeiati-
gable Mr.. Cyrus Field has Just come over
ftotH RugIatsd to New York, bringing q
specimen of'the new cable ssanutactSte1
by Messrs. Glass, Elliot & Co., aud Yankees
are largely taking stock. In other words,
that stupid and blinded people are actually
subscribing money to forge chain for its
own limbs. AS before, the location Sc.
lected for the cable places both ends Of Il
on British ground, and therefore absolutely
under British control. 1t signifies little
what may be the constitution and bylaws
of the Company as to keeping it entirely
"neutral," and equally accessible to the
two nations. All that kind of arrangement
is good only for peace times; let war break
ont between England and the Yankees, and
the Atlantic cable will be about as neutral
ms the Royal Artillery, and the Channel
Fleet and the Horse Guards.
That British statesmen are looking for.
ward to the recovery OF the American colo
MES, and preparing to avail themselves OF
the exhaustion and anarchy which must
cherished che. purpose is simply matter Of {.
We say that such ia the settled theory
and calm, steady purpose of-not the Eng
lish masses, for they know nothing-but Of
such statesmen ms Lord Palmerston. Tho re
volt against King George Ill, though ap.
parentIy successful for time, is to be
crushed by his granddaughter, or by her sue
cessor, for there is no hurry. British policy
is in no such haste as Mr.. Seward, aud can
let its bills run longer. In the meantime, q
telegraphic wire across the Atlantic -one
end of it under the control of the War De
partment in London, the other of the
Commander iu-Chief at Halitax-wlll be a
good preparation for the final winding up
of the plot and a word of command wins.
percd at the Horse Guards will then reach
American shores about three hours earlier
on the same day. The moment this cable
is laid both ends of it will be guarded by
impregnable tOrtresses mounted with the
longest range guns. England will then
have cast her letters over the hands of the
Yankee nation, and can snap the lock.
If nothing were concerned in all this but
the fate OF the said Yankee nation, we
should care but little. We might even look
on with complacency while our stupid and
troublesome neighbOrs at the North were
weaving for themselves the web of their
fate. For ourselves, we hoped to be secured
by the nature of our institutions against
that acute mnlRdy of the American Repub.
lies which makes them rot at the heart,
and fall before they are ripe. We hope,
with Gods blessing, to hold fast our liber.
ties and our laws-to pay our debts aud
preserve order within our borders, SO as not
to afford to Kings and Queens those excuses
and opportunities which the Palmerstous
and NapoleOns count upon so confidently,
Yet it cannot be without some degree Of
concern that we shall see the British pow
er re.establiSh itself on the north bank of
the Potomac. Who are to be our next door
neighbors, is matter Of some moment TO US,
and confess that We should prefer the Van.
KEGS to the English in that situation; they
would be a less danger to US, simply be-
pause they are less strong and less wise.-
Give us ignorant and SINH barbarous enc.
mics to deal with, IL we must have enemies:
and on the north bank of the Potomac, for
ages to come, we can look for nothing else
but enemies. Therefore we strongly in
cline to hope that this time again the
Atlantic Cable will break aud fail. Better
for US that the Yankee nation should run
the whole COURSE of its raging fever, and
end in the natural war, than that Euglsud
should come in. as Louis Napoleon is doing
for Mexico, to Establish a permanent aud
responsible Goyernment, under European
guarantees"
In the meantime 1t ought to be agreeable