The telegraph manual: a complete history and description of the semaphoric, electric and magnetic telegraphs of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, ancient and modern.

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In the year 1845, Professor Morse again visited Europe, for the purpose
of getting his telegraph adopted by Russia or some of the other governments. Having arrived in Hamburg, late in the summer, he found that
he could not make the visit to Russia and return before the close of navigation. Ile abandoned his intentions, and visited Paris, and in a few
weeks thereafter returned to America.
While Professor Morse was at Paris, he made the acquaintance of
Mr. Daguerre, and saw his wonderful discovery. As was natural with a
devoted and discriminating artist, he soon found himself an enthusiast in
the new art. Ile supplied himself with the necessary apparatuses and
brought them to America.
Not long after his return to his home, he commenced the art of daguerreotyping. It was the first introduction in America of that novel art.
lie continued in this new vocation about one year, when he abandoned it
to others, and from that time he has devoted his life to the telegraph.
The progress of the telegraph was a part of the career of Professor
Morse. To embrace its advancement over the continents would require
more space than is possible to be given in this volume. Wherever his
system is seen-and they are scattered nearly over the whole civilized
world-the instruments serve as orators, speaking praise to his name
and honor to his nation.
The Morse system has become nearly the sole telegraph used on the
American lines. Throughout Europe it is in general employment, most
of others having been abandoned. Nations have laid aside their pride
for their own peculiar contrivances, and adopted the Morse telegraph as
the most practical for governmental and commercial purposes. These
are manifestations of honor, deserving of the highest appreciation.
Besides the honors just above alluded to, Professor Morse has had conferred upon him, by the voluntary will of the respective sovereigns, various
medals and orders. lie has been created knight of the first class of the
Turkish order, Nishan-Iftichar, Knight of the Danish order of the
Danebroge, Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor, Knight Commander
of the Spanish Order of Isabella the Catholic. &c., &c. He has been
constituted a member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences of Stockholm; of the Belgian Academy of Fine Arts; and honorary member
of various American and Foreign Scientific societies.
Wherever Professor Morse has visited, in either hemisphere, and the
isles of the seas, he has been received and respected with the greatest
distinction. Many ovations have been given in his honor, and society has
appreciated his presence as one of the greatest of the age. His fame has
spread throughout the world, and it will stand with increased lustre as
long as time lasts.
The most distinguished honor that has ever been conferred upon any
one person, has been awarded to Professor Morse, in the assembling of
the representatives of ten of the governments of Europe, in special
Congress, for the purpose of testifying to him their appreciation of his
telegraph.
This Congress met at Paris in 1858, and was composed of representatives
fromi France, Russia. Austria, Sweden, Roman States, Turkey, Sardinia,
Holland, Belgium and Tuscany. The Congress refused to look at the
subject as to value, because a commercial consideration would have given
Morse millions, but as an honorary testimonial for the good he had done
man, they awarded to him the sum of four hundred thousand francs.
This result was announced'' de titre une gratification honorifique, et tote
personelle."
Professor Morse married Miss Lucretia Pickering Walker, 29th of