The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-31

Now York chs Centre - ne Werid. !,
wo arc aptto boast iittie ef.our magnificent
country and Of its great metropolis, this besuti-
full city Of New York. And who can blame us :
We have reason to be proud. No nation before
ever had such an inheritance and glorious
future. Never was there people who could
contemplate such astonishing growth of their
chief city. No city ever had such q prospect
Of eclipsing all the mighty cities Of modern or
ancient times.
Here, where but short time ago, reckoning
time by the history and growth Of nations and
cities, there was but small settlement of colo
nists, there is now over o million of inhabi-
tants. We say over million, because Brook
lyn and the other suburbs Of New York are all
parts Of the metropolis, just as much ~ the
boroughs of Southwark and Finsbnry and the
cities Of Westminster and London form parts Of
the British capital.
But great and wealthy and populous a.
New York has become in so short o period,
the presents only the beginning Of its future
greatness. Geographically, financially, COM
mercially and politically, it is destined to be
the centre Of the world. So rapidly are COM
merce, communication between nations, even
between those the most distant and exclusive
heretofore, and civilization progressing under
the quickening power Of the electric telegraph,
steam navigation and railroads. that there are
those living now who will see, probably, this
metropolis the frat in population as we'll as in
wealth aud influence.
We have been led 10 these reflections by
contemplating the effect Of the telegraph and
steam communication rs shown in the press
For example, the pages Of the HERALD are
filed with news day after day from all parts
of the world. We spread before our readers
oil the important news Of what is tfanspiriug
in every part Of Europe ~ rapidly as events
occur II takes only few hours to do this !;
sometimes, in fact, the news is ahead OF time,
| and we know at ten o'clock in the morning
| what has occurred at one or two O'Clock Of the
same day. Truly 1t may be said the Atlantic
telegraph Is one Of the marvcls Of this mar
vellous age. From our superior facilities for
obtaining Information the press Of Europe has
been indebted TO ms sometimes for the news Of
what had occurred under its nose, and the FIRST
| information received has been that which was
flashed back from America through the Atlantic
cable. Our merchants and financial men learn
hourly OF the state Of the markets in Europe.
and those In Europe know the state Of the
markets here. These and other advantages
too numerous 10 particularire in this brief arsi-
ole, 70 commerce, to financial operations and
to the progress Of civilization, are the result
Of telegraphic communication.
But steam is producing extraordinary effects
also. We see this In the departure aud arrival
daily Of numerous steamships which spread
before the public full details Of what trans
pircd few days before. The people on both
sides Of the ocean are learning fast all that
relates TO each other. The outside world IL no
longer a sealed book The people of each
nation may now learn what Is going on among
those Of every other nation. Men everywhere
are becoming thoroughly educated In the
affairs Of the whole .world. As regards Europe
and America, this has been going on some
time; but latterly we have witnessed extra
ordinary progress In other parts Of the globe.
For instance, we published yesterday highly
interesting news ftom japan up TO April rs.
We know what happened in that empire q
month ago, through the Pacific Mail steam
ships and the telegraph between San Frsncisco
and this city. A year or two since the
japanese empire r~ almost tsrrl sr1,yysiin.