Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-11-26
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BEDFORD, Pa. FRIDAY, nov 26, 1868,
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This second worlds wonder Of 1868, was
duly opened on Thursday the 18th inst,
with imposing ceremonies. In the true
spirit Of the age the news Of the opening
and its success, was flashed throughout the
civilized world the same day A grand
banquet was given at Isnaila point mid
way between the Mediterranean and the
Red Sea, on the 10Th inst, at which the
Empress Eugene and many other distin
euished persons were present. An immense
feet Of first class ships has passed from Sea
10 sea and demonstrated ths Success of the
enterprise. The success of this magnificent
undertaking will be to the commerce OF
Europe and the world, what the Pacific
Railroad is to America and the world on
this continent. They both mark engineer
ing triumphs upon which the world, uutil
very recently, looked as impossible. They
are both grand successes achieved in behalf
of civilization and commerce. And they
both precede and usher IN great changes IN
the modes and courses of international ex-
changes. While the Pacifc Railroad binds
the great model Of Republic Of all time IN
closer bonds Of brotherhood, and brings into
direct contact the newest and most active
civilization Of the world and the oldest. open
ing, awaking, changing aud reforming the
hitherto sealed and changeless fowery king
dom, the Suez Canal similarly brings to
gether diverse civilizations and promises
10 wake to life and vigor again the long
silent cities of the East Who can tell but
that the magic wand of Snodern science
shall again make noted among the great
marts Of commerce, Cairo and Alexandra,
Jerusalem and Damascus? Those lands for
a thousand years given over to wild beasts
and wandering Arabs, may again TEEN with
busy life and flourish among the nations of
the EARTH. Truly the year 1869 seems des-
tined to mark such revolutions in the world
as no previous year has ever known. Amer
lea knocks at the gates Of China and the
great wall that has for two thousand years
screened the fowefy kingdom from tie
eyes of the world crumbles 10 dust, aud her
imprisoned people pour fouth to the new
word to make the acquaintance Of new
and christian civilization, and to compare it
and its results with the system Of confucius
and his disciples Europe breaks the bar
ricrs of the east and the waters Of the Red
Sea conmingle with the Mediterranean, and
the spicy breezss Of Ceylon aud Araby the
blest are waited to the classic shores OF
Greece, and instead of Horn and Good
Hope, Sifiai and the Pyramids become land
marks on the highway Of the worlds com
merce. Such are the doings Of this year,
not yet closed. What shall be the future
results it is scarcely possible to conjecture.
That these will be great and surprising be
yond our highest anticipation there is not
shadow of doubt In this grand age when
the accumulated force, the momentum, Of
SIX thousand years of human effort seems
COMPRISING the significance and force Of
generation into a single year, none may cast
the horoscope or attempt to measure the
capabilities Of the near future That
events and issues will surely follow in the
future, even greater than the grand accom-
plishmcnts of the present we all know,
what they will be none can tell Mean
while we grid US for our work and earnestly
address ourselves to the issues Of the pres
ent as the best preparation for what shall
come