The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-10-07
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d. Eesseps has accopapIi u nne Al the
greatest wonders Of fhis. oxS of
any age. The wpfld lehsh atf him
when he commen6ed his. Iad ing;
It wastan impossibility SO Msyes Sonld De
accomplished. It was an old thought,
but it never was . fact. The idea was as
old rs, nay, older than, the Pharaohs; but
the saRds Of the desert -had in every in
stance proved stronger than man. Such
was the language common OF the time
the canal was commenced. Such has
been the language held by many, in spite
of visible progress and demonstrated
success. Steadily NJ. Lesseps has kept
at the work. He has found money and
men in spite of oil detractors to carry on
the work. He has exhausted the re-
sources of art to find machinery suited
to great emergencies. He has made
nature herself his handmaid. Where no
stone was to be had, he has taken les
sons from the monuments of the past
and converted the deep, heavy subsoil
into material which may prove rs endur-
ing as marble or granite. The two seas
have actually met and kissed each other,
and there has been no deluge. On the
contrary, little steamer, with the en-
gineer on board, has sailed from sen to
sea in fifteen hours. It is triumph to
NJ. Lesseps; it is triumph to French
engineering; it is q triumph to modern
science. We may now take it for granted
that tho opening of the canal towards
the close of the year will be a complete
success. In spite Of the Sultan, the
dream of the Greek conqueror of the
world will be realized. Alexandria will
become one of the grandest centres of
commerce. 1t will do more than recover
all the splendor and prosperity which it
lost by the discovery of Vasco de CANA
Trade will revert to its ancient channels.
The cape will sink into decay. The
coasts of the Mediterranean will .bristle
with large and fourishing cities. "A
voyage from New York, from Amster-
dam, from Liverpool, from Marseiles to
India and the far East will be accom-
plished in fewer weeks ria the Suez Canal
than months rid the Cape of Good Hope.
1t will multiply largely the means of
communication and it will normously
increase trade. Egypt. in fact, will re-
cover more than her ancient Importance;
she will again become the seat of empire.
The canal will attract Europeans and
even Americans to its banks. the world s
wealth will find new outlet, and it will
not be wonderful if the ruler of Egypt,
whoever he may be, soon dictates terms
to the Turk. The truth is, the Suez
Canal will reclaim Egypt from barba-
rism. Civilization by it lays claim to
the land of the Pharaohs, one of the first
and grandest cradles of the race, and
through it rushes to develop the mighty
resources of Asia. 1t is grand success,
and we must rejoice in it. But it is also a
great counter-stroEe to our Pacific Rail-
road. We have our isthmus. We must
cut it or lag behind. We are nearer
Asia than any of the commercial nations
Of Europe; but we lose our opportunity
so long ms the trade of the Atlantic
States must seek Asia round Cape Horn
Let us cut the isthmus at once Let us
have our Darien Canal. To us this is the
lesson.-Ne,c York Herald.
ASTEAM OMSIDUs.-A steam omnibus,
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