The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-17

struction cannot 60 forward until we have
another Executive. How long shall that be
This Is now the great question for the country
to consider. We have the Presidents platform
In the two 0pinions-we know what to expect
from him-and we ought to determine at once
what shall be done.
The Magnetic Telesraph-Its Astssishing
Progress and In1aeaoo.
The success in laying and operating through
the Atlantic telegraph cable has had sur
prising effect in stimulating telegraphic enter
prises all over the world. Even the most ex-
elusive and distant countries have felt the
quickening influence. Countries that few
years ago were jealously sealed up from the
rest Of the world now desire to be put In COM
municaton with all nations through the mys-
terious agency of the magnetic telegraph.
Distance by land or under the broadcast
and deepest oceans, however great is no
longer considered an obstacle and there Is
no longer any doubt that within the course Of .
few years every continent and important island
Of the globe will be united by telegraphs.
Hitherto the use Of the magnetic telegraph
has been confined chiefly to America and Eu-
rope. With the exception Of the line to India
by the way Of the Persian Gulf and Egypt
those few In the British possessions Of Asia and
Australia, end the Russian lines piercing the
confines of Eastern Asia. 1t has been confined
to the populous centres Of Europe and Anne
RIGA. Nearly three-fourths Of the human
family, embracing Eve or six hundred millions,
in China, India, Japan and other parts Of Asia,
had no knowledge Of its use. But these times
Of darkness and exclusiveness are passing
away. An American company has already OBJ
tanned permission from the Emperor of China
to lay submarine lines along the coast, con-
Meeting all the great seaports from Tientsin,
the port Of Pekin, to Canton. Yes, chartered
company of this State and great metro
polls Of New York, "The East India Telegraph
Company" is about to open the vast and pop
ulous Chinese empire to an immensely en-
larged commerce and higher civilization
through the magnetic telegraph. The policy
of excluding foreigners and our Western civil
ization is being abandoned by the Chinese, and
we have no doubt the government Of that vast
empire will soon permit telegraph lines to be
established in the interior. The Chinese are
shrewd and active people in matters Of bust
ness, and as soon as they realize the advan.
tages Of the telegraph which will be laid along
the coast they will want 1t carried into the in
terror. The Emperor will not fail to see the
facilities It will afford in communicating his
edicts and governing his extensive empire, and
the merchants win comprehend its value for
business purposes. Efforts that promise to be
successful are now being made by the
American company referred to for this impor-
tant concession.
1t is evident, too, from Che llberality lately
shown by the japanese government, that ia
pan also win soon be opened to telegraphic
enterprise. Then we shall have cables under
the Pacific flashing Intelligence OF the markets
and events in Asia ~ We now have from Eu-
rope. We have no doubt that . cable could
be laid direct from the western shores Of our
country TO japan under the Pacific; but there
IL no question OF this being practicable by
making some OF the intermediate islands tele-
graph stations. One island was lately discov-
cred on the route Of the mail steamships from
San Francisco, and the probability is there are
many others At any rate, it would be easy
enough by the way Of our new possessions
and the Aleutian Islands. We may confidently
expect to have within few years telegraphio
communication both to and in the interior Of
Japan and China. We have news now by the
Pacific Steamship line from Japan in twenty
days and from China in twenty-tour. This is
making extraordinary progress, when we con-
slider that short time ago 1t required several
months to get news from that part Of the
world; but the telegraph will annihilate space
and bring us within hourly communication.
A few years ago the great movement Of the
age was in steamship enterprise. That move
ment still goes on. and acts both as pioneer
and auxiliary Of the telegraph; but the great
est at present is in telegraphic enterprises.
There are several projects to lay other Atlantic
cables besides the two already laid. 1t will
not be long before New York will be con-
nected directly, or from some point near the
city, with not only the British Islands, but
with France and other European countries.
Russia has line from Europe across the con-
tinent of Asia to the mouth OF the Amoor
river, and we have on the Pacific side commu-
nication as far as Simpsons river, in British
America. Between these points connection
will be made ere long, according to the project
Of Mr.. P. Med. Collins, though the work has
been temporarily suspended. A cable win
soon be laid connecting Cuba with the United
States. There are projects also for connecting
all the States Of Central and South America
with this country. Besides these enterprises
there are many others projected. all showing
what stimulus has been given lately to this
new and great civilizing movement The
poets dream Of a magician putting girdle Of
intelligence round the earth will soon be more
than realized. The magical power Of electrici-