The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-08-04
Tine Atlantic Gable.


tory. The laurels of the hosts of bat
tie pale in the presence of the majesty
and benefcence of intellect and labor
ennobled by the consummation OF
the grandest enterprise that the brain
OF man has conceived, and his hands
have created. Even while war was
shaking the foundations of empires
and convulsing the political spheres
OF continent, the divinity of peace
was joining the old world and new at
the altar of civilization. And, as a
happy omen for the future, the first
flashes of life through the iron veins
of this new crcation.in the world of
science and industry tells the glad
tldlngs that old Europe trembles no
more beneath the shock of hostile
armies. Tho Prussian has paused at
tho gates of Vienna; the kings and
kaisers and their marshalled hosts on
the cmbattled plain have hushed the
din of arms, as if conscious that there
has been accomplished triumph so
glorious In the cause of enlighten-
ment that the God who traces the
paths of progress seemed to CRY
shame upon their agencies Of desola-
ton and destruction, and to rebuke
them by revealing the true mission
Of power and ambition upon earth.
The successful laying Of the Allan
tic cable may we'll, indeed, awaken
the pride and Joy of those who, with
rare perseverance and energy, have
pursued the enterprise, through fail
ure and discouragement, to its final
success. It is an occasion for the
nations to celebrate with earnest
Thanksgiving. not only for its mate
rial results, but for the moral infiu-
ences that it promises to extend. AS
convenience to commercial commu-
mites, Its Importance cannot be over
estimated. 1t will lessen the risks of
commercial adventure, and enable
capital to launch into the sea of
foreign enterprise with a sense Of Sc
curlty hitherto unknown. Thus, from
the greater confidence inspired by a
more complete review Of foreign mar
kets, new life and impulse will be
gwen to trade, and the merchant will
buy or sell at transatlantic marts
with as little danger from fluctuations
as when he deals with q ncighbor
across the counter.
In the uninterrupted daily inter
course that will be held between this
and European countries, there will
gradually be established a mutual ap-
preclatlon of habits and customs, a
knowledge of character and a sympa:
thetlc relationship that cannot fail to
be morally beneficent and conducive
to general international friendliness
Linked by the wondrous currents of
thought speeding across the oceans
bed, the ties of amity will grow
stronger from day to day, and the
people, though s,lndered by the
waste of waters, will become neigh
bors IN feeling. through the daily
interchange Of sentiment and intelL-
gence.
Diplomatic complications aud poll
tical misunderstanding will be less
frequent and more easily adjusted.
international disputes are often
founded upon trivial causes, but be-
come aggravated by erroneous i'm
7 pressions; while the popular temper
is lnf1amed by misconception of theo-
r1es or misrepresentation of facts.
But our Government and people
beng IN constant communication
with the powers OF Europe, will at
least understand the position of each
upon all questions that may arise;
and from the simple fact that views
may be interchanged at the very mo-
ment when an emergency may arise,
questions of difficult adjustment will
be less likely to occur, and we shall
avoid the danger of stumbling into
All antagonism through Ignorance
or misconstruction Of facts and mo-
tives. People who shake hands every
morning, and pass the compliments
of the day, gradually grow to like
each other, and to put up with each
others prejudices; and as we shall
have an opportunity to shake hands
every morning, electrically, with our
friends across the water, there is
every reason to believe that friend
ship and good will will be enhanced
by the habitual greeting.
A welcome, hearty welcome, to
the mighty monster Of the deep, that
from its slmy bed stretches it's head
upon our shores, armed with the light
ning's tongue, to tell us tales from
far off land. A greater wonder than
the leviathan from whose vast bosom
it uncoiled its wondrous length. it
enters upon its mission, not to de-
stroy, not to ravage and make
desolate, but as the servant of man
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