| Title | [briefing by the correspondent of the National Intelligencer] |
| Publication | National Intelligencer |
| Date | 1845 [day and month no identified] |
| Reprinted in | Port Gibson Herald |
| Reprint page | [not identified] |
| Author | [not identified] |
| Source | Library of Congress |
| Clipping id | TOA-TEL-1845-002 |
| Permalink | https://technooptimism.org/archive/telegraph/toa-tel-1845-002/ |
| Technology | Telegraph |
| Promise type | Social Cohesion |
| Summary | This reprinted passage, most likely from a briefing by the New York Correspondent of the National Intelligencer, presents the telegraph as a force that could strengthen national unity across the United States. It suggests that rapid communication between distant regions might reduce ignorance, misunderstanding, and prejudice, helping preserve sympathy and cohesion among widely separated communities |