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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
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Henry M. Field
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"If
we
are
deterred
for
that
reason,
we
shall
be
pursuing
a
policy
that
will
paralyze
improvements
on
those
parts
of
the
coast
which
lie
contiguous
to
the
lakes.
The
city
of
Detroit
will
have
to
be
abandoned,
beautiful
and
progressive
as
it
is,
because
in
time
of
war
the
mansions
of
her
citizens
there
lie
within
the
range
of
British
guns.
"What
will
the
suspension
bridge
at
Niagara
be
good
for
in
a
time
of
war?
If
the
British
cut
off
their
end
of
it,
our
end
will
not
be
worth
much.
I
believe
that
among
the
things
which
will
bind
us
together
in
peace,
this
telegraphic
wire
will
be
one
of
the
most
potent.
It
will
bind
the
two
countries
together
literally
with
cords
of
iron
that
will
hold
us
in
the
bonds
of
peace.
I
repudiate
entirely
the
policy
which
refuses
to
adopt
it,
because
in
time
of
war
it
may
be
interrupted.
Such
a
policy
as
that
would
drive
us
back
to
a
state
of
barbarism.
It
would
destroy
the
spirit
of
progress;
it
would
retard
improvement;
it
would
paralyze
all
the
advances
which
are
making
us
a
more
civilized,
and
a
more
informed
and
a
better
people
than
the
one
which
preceded
us."
Mr.
Douglas
cut
the
matter
short
by
saying:
"I
am
willing
to
vote
for
this
bill
as
a
peace
measure,
as
a
commercial
measure--but
not
as
a
war
measure;
and
when
war
comes,
let
us
rely
on
our
power
and
ability
to
take
this
end
of
the
wire,
and
keep
it."
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