The New York herald., 1866-09-18
THE ATLANTIC CABLE.
Two Lives Almost Ready to WOrl-A Great
Revolution In Commerce, Finance and
Diplomacy by the Triumph of Science.

Dip,omacy by the Trinmph of Science.
tFrom the London Times, Sept Al
Tho lost cable Ia found, aDd the IL almost
aninstng as success OF the cable The depths
have been made TO give up their prey There Is an
trene sasiacon IN hnanh " any o.. .reasore. especa
severance aud all the valuable and priceless expepdi
turo OF mind Useless labor Is our great vexation any
disappointment IL almost better than that But now the
Atlantic telegraph triumphant out ~ all ts
troubles There has been no waste Every fraction Of
energy, care eyework, and work or the brain will be
utilized There Ia abundance Of employment for two
cables. The search assumed from the 10Th Of August
the character OF a most exciting hunt
We had hardly got accustomed TO rail-
way speed when The electric telegraph proincsd an n
visible commun,cst on between arsrcnt parts of he
hundreds or miles apart, and you saw ~ Glasgow, IN
dsi pte, the movement Of your frisnd's thought IN
London. The tain rushing through the ar was pro-
digious sight, but stu I. was sight-yca saw every
foot of ground wen, oyer, but ncre was an arrival
speed that 70 call such speed motion nj all seemed
q misapplicstion Of language Wo could argue, n NO
p,rased, with friend Ave hundred miles on.
talk gossip with him, exciange jokes, and spend
the day with him electrically. II would taSe
boon an expensive aamnsemenl and and one trying
80 tho attention aud patience; bat sill Aerxes or
an Araxerxes had This mytey of natnr. been
revealed hs day, wonld doab.iess have contrved
some grand imperial out OF It, But ihongh
we coaid talk with one lor Europe, and did Talk
with anotbar about business and diplomacy TIE
New World waa shut out OF ,ho connuo ca'ion There
was no Asss,ic telegraph Thai 0s grsrt tant
But De have one and such IL on- good fortune THAI
find Atlantic CABLE laid fov us than we
=
After years OF delay double pr1a bas come at last
II would be impossible D cogiatprs az ~ resa,fs
with the Now World. Tseye tcs b. bss rssut, Ae
,oi1 b. diploma i wi One more instrument OF CON-
mercsl eoierrsc ard thai an Immense one 70 added 20
knowledge and 10 commercial dnia-one more source OF
grand opportunities 10 puzzle and confonnd the fee
bic heads and 20 enuch the strpng ones- We consra-
tulae the mercantile public upon the estabils hment
Of this great INK between Europe and Amerca, which
rN be od csol tr'ieson q tys and energy to our
u1uc, but do without nterD.ngiiug
grave reflection with Il Every fresh opportunity In
new ground Of Information, every earlier access 70
information, cvsy ne~ material wneh lnvolvs. reckon
Ing and caicnlatn and which depends for It's upon
the head which acts upon it, Is an addition 10 tho trial
and work Of commercial he That work has tDrrcased
enormously Of atn years nms T% n % wssn merchant
= morning, and when he had despatched their con-
ioats bad nothing moro 70 do that day. Then
Came the second delivery, which gave HIM ano;her
half days work. and then deltveries; and
then came tho electric Telegraph. which pursued him
into his evening circle and allowed him regcse
which he could call absolutely when
he might not be invaded. We sneak Of that time wer
rartner with bis country seat Il y mpcss bic not 20
in the tremendous disclosures which from time =,
time made IN word Of trade evidences OF over
taved heads which might make dispirted person ssy
that have already more matera " scuation than
they use, and tina. In the attempt 70 ina er II the
lose themselves aud get comrisely pazzied and con-
fused. man may easily have much nfor eston--
more than he Can usAnaFe-- ne part of u modifying
hc stands nut though every fresh addition every
earlier access to data IL trs OF feeble constitutes
the triumph Of strong haads Taey erat IN re Mgr.,
and they imrat, At every frcsh opening o. commerca
light, splendor and an activ TO trade which Il did
poss ss before.
T. would be premature 10 enlarge on the diplomatic
suits which may bs xp'ctsd from this i'm mediate
tina, q mug tend & good Snae sansfino between ,he
United states aud ourselves false report which
Saa His One One sseos os eject ss SoweS ~ tho ak
Of an instantaneous coninunicst on with Amer .
must not b. omitted. II vii inisiibly mako America
appear much close 70 than it did beore. The
Influence upon loJ ulsr imagination will be this direc
tion. America has air ady and With the memory 4
,n The middle life, come great deal moru forward
into the world Its parties deba es, cabinets, and pst-
icai leaders much moro within the sphere ci Euro
pean interest," and appear ch lees distant than they
did and Me late ha, done . great asrI y ncr,ass
ms ,niy But the Atlantic tel graph will European.
ize Ameta moro than snythns YET has dcne; II Will
have great eject In taking away the remoisne-s and
the srangenessf we may lay without given offence,
the rasness OF tho New wcri, and WILL In SNORT brng
the New World into the Old World
from the London Post, Sept
- one advantage Of having t~o Atlantic
telegraph cabIes will ssriiy BE- reduction of the
tanr Of charges for tho transmission Of Dssascs and
consequently great Increase in the amount Of news
aud tho fapdiy OF its conveyance Bstweon one teie
between . railway with q single limo OF rails and
. double one. Noe, too. that the art OF la
log ocean ,e.g.aphs has been 90 ar perfected, may
Nu at distant future connect the CID
Nodd With The Ne~i An American project has been
STain taxing as . matter Of course, The route
psoped with sanda In enterprises ~ this sort the rs
crest generally to stimulate rivalry and
konpel.iion. Considering tie tcFc which
tne 01 srr ~.- would Gr-lv bv ~. r,rcr- AT
f.aS ysa. vs@ u Ss.c.- ,sxE Tcs o' on Why WY
several lines should not pay . high per ccnts
on me capital invested s u bcyond The resour g OF
science TO lay s,mui'sn ously cable IN duplicate,
thai ia two tecyraphic wires instead ofQncf Tn qdcs
ton Of whether they should have separANe sheahs or
oot supposns the other dicultios u bs ogercome ts
quito subordinate one. ls tbere any reason Why he
Great Eastern Shouts not this voyage have laid two
instead of one, now thar have learned tho N OF
ocean tci.grsphyY May II not 30 DOUBTED whether, ~
sch skiitu hands thoss which nave a broulht ttis
enterprise 10 q successful issue, much lighter csbls
might not have beer laid down with equal and
therefore tvo light oncs, which might only have been
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