America is growing every day.

She will become a colossal power, and the time will come when (discoveries enabling her to communicate more easily with Europe) she will want to say a word in our affairs, and have a hand in them.'" The time has come, and the discoveries have been made to which Talleyrand referred.

It is almost as easy now to communicate with Europe as with our nearest town.

By these things the attention of the world is drawn still more strongly toward us; and thus whatever the United States does, it is done in the sight, yes, even before the eyes, of all Europe..