New-York tribune., 1868-12-30

passage from some py. IsIiul ono Of Nat. Lces
pressing the modest wish of lar"r;
Do go's a-uia. tf na.t space and Tine,
But see what changes a. contlry brings forth What
was men an a0sroy' wis was ara' nonsense lS now
thc statement Of naked fact Our guest has dnihalt"
Jhe breadth OF the Atlantic with on it, waves is as
noihine, and in sendug messaee from Europe to ts
continent tie hme, as computed y t"t e1eA ia some sl
hours ie-, thGu nothing There s one view oi uo great
with Beside 8t this board along with tlt il4-
uloUs man whom are met TO honor. ana whose name
man. sl,s inc gentleman io Mho.e '."I-si-il,o
perseverance ana 10 whose c.ciEY-ah energy
I'VE. owe 40 that the teIcguphc cable has been laid
which connects the Od World with to New through tuc
A.iaHt ocean Sy ln5tih"'."L -'' uo"l I" ,, - ,N',.
nti,ol lAc ht"Ig e' 40 lho't 'h' 1' p't. lc iis
tHe mystic wire beds of cO. among forests 90 tI -c,
t S WI Vas 3,d rl,s f oa5 men and rIhs
and u-ts Of fouudcicG b4r., laden with wedges of Eou
car,l never to be tasted Tllora1 these waiery ,o-
tuOcs among the fountains Of e great deep the abode
presence aud hDvoud the sight of human eye there
gliding 10 and ff0, by night nud b} oy, Duo light and In
Thought 6ouc by the electric pulse which oeys ne bid
ding o! man. Ihat slender wlo thtls with tho hopes
he hu'I iIce Volume of .0nitnitoi history passes
every hour OF the day from one continent 90 e ohrr An
KEYS of an instrument i'm lis Quiet ROOM message is
Tie story of rovots and revolutions of mouarchs de-
Ties and couGucsts ana treaties oi peace of great sitc
men fallen In death lights of the world gone ONT ana new
Iu another quiet room on the other side " tie globe
Mr President, ] see IN the circumstances which ]
have enumerated % new proof OF the superiority
of mind 10 matter, Of the independent existence
of that part of our nature which c the spirit, when
JIG thHs subdue eustve and educate the subest the
most active and iu certain of 10, manifestation tine most
ntIacJaulc aud terrible Of the elements making 10 n our
hands the vehicle OF th0ught-aud compelling t 90 speak
every language Of the CIVILIZED woi.d. licr tho ca
pacy Of the spirit for separate state of being. its in
dcstructibe essence and s noble destiny, ana thank
he great dscoyerer whom We have assembled to honor
The Prcsideut-The next toast is the telegraph in the
United States know Of one Whocdn moitA.y Itsonai io
than the gente eau ho ptesides to wei ana =" W"l}
over the American telegraph system l call upon Af
Orton. Applausel
SPEECH NJ wM ORION ESQ.
Mr.. OrtOn said; Mr. Chairman, ana mot inseusihc 70
the honor conferred not only upOu the American tcle
graph system, hui % myself. being called upon o re-
poud 10 this sentiment but beg. Sir that you bear in
mind this material fact, that the telegraph speaks only
90 private ear that addresses nothing directly to the
puhc tua u responds 90 uo complaint save 90 the CONE
palmer and that has nothing tu uSe even lu lis own
defense The subject divides itself naturally into three
parts-the past. Tie present and Tie future.
concerning The telegraph in America during the past we
have heard the details IIom It's dlehgu'Atd IotLueI-
its distinguished founder not only or America uut for
the world Concerning the present. the American toc-
graph Is on lts NAL aud 10 feels honoed o." IiS occasion
the United states lappausc and tat one 0' us adlo
cafes Is the distinguished Attorney Gtuca OF the ImeH
States. Applause At tis moment SIT, the subject is
being agaied not ony in America ont t',eWhcfe,
results which private enterprise has undertaken or 10
vacate lts position, and yicd TO Coverumen9 control
There perhaps subject more prominently before The
people OF the United States to-day than this shall the
telegraph m America continue 10 DE managed NY mat
private enterprise whch ii7V stl ~ opeI",ii..s
foot, aud which has conducted th'm
Government There is at This moment pending before
tie House Of Representatives Of the United states prop
oson introduced two years ago tat Is FcAtl"I! pre-
parmont IN the Government service. 10 occurs u me-
SIR 90 this moment that tncio Is nlsdpieheison "i he
facts in tins case. The penang proposition lS Io.
whether the existing telegraph shall be taken possession
oi Toy the Government, ana q, N a.
which refused the outset TO take hold shall enter the
lus interests ana pTopoae' m tAe minute i
which has been announced simply 10 make clear this
pending proposition. Tie telegraph ~ Tie United states
ana Dog more Than l4oIJ mies ol wire ~ ,A,',u' u i1
the vstem Of any other Government on the gObe; equals
nearly combined systems OF tie cohtiu"nth sr'us
OF Europe AppauseJ II VIII I"Is'l' u.llnb ,i,, ~ u @
year eoU0O mcssagcs. nearly equal 10 a the mes
corning which VIC have authentic Statistics oi al the
Governments OF Europe. This pending proposition 10
tween tie itics Of NeW-York aud Washington. where
today are N o9efsI9n ss5fS @ tie h'1 aoveraf
shall take the public money sia l"iid "i'ih' l, az"
shall commence the operation OF stpaiil. "lo I5 I.5
pendent system. Within year aud % nail the hiiush
Government has decided o. open negotiations win pa
with view to make the telegraph department OF tAo
postal ttfNc. ana the committee appointed uHnei a,t
Ol Faii.ahtu has coMle'eu I'o neg. tH' 'o,I'
OF these negotiations substantially that t'e
/ lines OF the private corporations ~ opera
uon in Great Britain shall be acquired upon
the payment OF 20 times the pros of The year
Is tat 20 say they discount thc basis OF the busi
Of the present year, the prons tor years 20 come.
and pay tncu TO the owners o. tls property. ]
submit that In comparison to that the proposition pend
enterprise nothng that Do shall not recognize a. ~
ouiset Tor the piitauce of 100000 but tLut,
with the treasury Of the United States 81 10 back,
DO shall embark as "A competitor against It's own
citizens in race ior the destruction OF ueIr property.
Applause II tis matter TO me OF great enuhcAtou
with option or two concerning which hul-
ecni explanation oouIa be gwen ~ ~ were necessary
tho pre-s OF the United States has either Silent
fcnomc. Applause. There is between the telegraph
and the press Intimate relation, and that relation Dr.
system IA the Udted states There d. "a free
press without free telegraph, ana there nowhere Ice
10 Iree a press under this Government 81 ours.
The arrangement under which the press by tie
telegraph iu the United States is unique and peculiar
combinations u the press each teparat,y ana bOth
bied operating under the cooperative ystem
vbib il is disi yutfd again 10 the IaueT Of The scyT
localities Under this Arrangement tDe Company which
! ain connected with, and which controls more than
"a urr cent of the wires OF the United States ana trans
acis more than per cent Of the business Will deliver
during tue current year TO the press OF the United state
which divided by 20 the unit Of messages tnc CONT
nent Europe, Will make more messages tiau trans
mtted By All the lines Of Europe udIng Great Britain
during this current year, ther compensation Tor tna
service beng M the noghbOrh0od oi SHOOgO aud ours
for ths specific service to the press being about $4,000
Applause submit whether such service demands
governmental interference lApp.auacI
srEECH or DAVID DUDLEY FIELD.
The next toast was "The extension of the Telegraph
II has 10 limit short Of the whole habtabe Globe" Mr.
David Dudley Field responded ar fOlOws
Mr.. CHAIRMAS AND GESrLLMEN In the early days of
the electric telegraph, proposition WAS made that t
should be called the Morsograph ! cannot but think
that would have distinctive and appropriate de.
signaton recalling all future lime 40 the thing should
be mentioned the history Of It's origin But the name OF
81. ..rlI
Judgment we pronounce tonight that as bonefactor and
decoverer MS name will be immortal. II were to