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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
·
Henry M. Field
119
And
we
may
feel,
gentlemen
of
Ireland,
of
England,
and
of
America,
that
we
may
take
our
stand
here
upon
the
extreme
rocky
edge
of
our
beloved
Ireland;
we
may,
as
it
were,
leave
in
our
rear
behind
us
the
wars,
the
strifes,
and
the
bloodshed
of
the
elder
Europe,
and
of
the
elder
Asia;
and
we
may
pledge
ourselves,
weak
as
our
agency
may
be,
imperfect
as
our
powers
may
be,
inadequate
in
strict
diplomatic
form
as
our
credentials
may
be,
yet,
in
the
face
of
the
unparalleled
circumstances,
of
the
place
and
the
hour,
in
the
immediate
neighborhood
of
the
mighty
vessels
whose
appearance
may
be
beautiful
upon
the
waters,
even
as
are
the
feet
upon
the
mountains
of
those
who
preach
the
Gospel
of
peace--as
an
homage
due
to
that
serene
science
which
often
affords
higher
and
holier
lessons
of
harmony
and
good
will
than
the
wayward
passions
of
man
are
always
apt
to
learn--in
the
face
and
in
the
strength
of
such
circumstances,
let
us
pledge
ourselves
to
eternal
peace
between
the
Old
World
and
the
New."
While
these
greetings
were
exchanged
on
shore,
only
the
smaller
vessels
of
the
squadron
had
arrived.
But
in
a
few
hours
the
great
hulls
of
the
Niagara
and
the
Agamemnon,
followed
by
the
Leopard
and
the
Susquehanna,
were
seen
in
the
horizon,
and
soon
they
all
cast
anchor
in
the
bay.
As
the
sun
went
down
in
the
west,
shining
still
on
the
other
hemisphere
which
they
were
going
to
seek,
its
last
rays
fell
on
an
expedition
more
suggestive
and
hopeful
than
any
since
that
of
Columbus
from
the
shores
of
Spain,
and
upon
navigators
not
unworthy
to
be
his
followers.
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