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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
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Henry M. Field
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If
among
the
names
thus
submitted
to
and
approved
by
Her
Majesty,
that
of
Mr.
Cyrus
Field
does
not
appear,
the
omission
must
not
be
attributed
to
any
disregard
of
the
eminent
services
which,
from
the
first,
he
has
rendered
to
the
cause
of
transatlantic
telegraphy,
and
the
zeal
and
resolution
with
which
he
has
adhered
to
the
prosecution
of
his
object,
but
to
an
apprehension
lest
it
might
appear
to
encroach
on
the
province
of
his
own
Government,
if
Her
Majesty
were
advised
to
offer
a
citizen
of
the
United
States,
for
a
service
rendered
alike
to
both
countries,
British
marks
of
honor,
which,
following
the
example
of
another
highly
distinguished
citizen,
he
might
feel
himself
unable
to
accept."
The
reason
assigned
by
Lord
Derby
for
the
omission
of
Mr.
Field's
name
in
the
distribution
of
honors,
was
perfectly
understood
and
entirely
satisfactory.
The
British
Government
had
once
before
offered
a
baronetcy
to
Mr.
George
Peabody
in
recognition
of
his
princely
benefactions
to
the
poor
of
London,
but
while
he
appreciated
the
honor,
he
felt
that
as
a
citizen
of
the
United
States,
he
could
not
accept
it,
and
the
same
reason
would
apply
in
the
present
case.
But
while
this
alone
prevented
official
recognition,
it
could
not
prevent
the
hearty
expression
of
Englishmen
who
knew
the
history
of
the
great
enterprise
from
the
beginning.
At
this
very
dinner,
the
Chairman
gave,
as
the
first
toast,
"The
Original
Projectors
of
the
Atlantic
Cable,"
which
he
proposed
early
in
order
to
give
Mr.
Cyrus
Field
(who
was
very
near
to
them,
although
he
happened
to
be
in
America!)
a
chance
of
responding!
The
allusion
is
explained
by
the
remark
of
one
present
who
had
said:--
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
