Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-09-10
visit 81 the Frcnch O0ccrs, - the Fair as
Gaaale laarA0n.

Castle 9A0roc0s ..r
Yesterday was great day at Castle Garden; the
weather being usually fine. there was large at
tendance Of very beautifa ladies at the Fair and the
interest ofthe truly pleasing was increased by
the presence Of the gallant French officers of the
brig pOifigeur, now at anchor off the Battery.
These consisted Of Monsieur Berard, commandant
OF the brig, with his junior officers Messieurs Leperu
D'Elissalds, deveneuve e, Trebuchet, with Nj. Raut,
chlrurgen major; NJ. Rastenel, commssaire d'admin-
istratisn du brick M De Grandpont, con missaire en-
eide pescadre du Mexique; FRANCOIS ,secrttaire
du commissairs d'escadre; accompanied by Mons.
Borg, Vice Consul of France These officers are all
remarkably good looking men, and as matter of
courses being Frenchmt n, exhibited the finest traits
OF good feeling towards country generally, its
improvements in the arts and sciences accompanied
by the warmest demonstrations Of towards
our citizens individually and collectively.
They went over every part of the exhibition, ex-
ahmed II minutey, admired the various ingenious
pieces OF mechanism which exhibited there, par
ticularly the fire engines, the turning lathes, the
long life bnoys the morticing and gouging machines,
the extension sofas, the panos the organs, and par
ticulary the splendid cut glass and silver and plated
ware from the store of Daniel E. Delavan, No. IL
Maiden Lane, of which they ordered variety of
articles for the OF their vessels and to take to
France as superb specimens of American manufac.
ture After they had examined every part OF the in
by Mr.. Charles Deavan, who acted as Master Of the
Ceremonies on the occasion, and after introduction
to the managers, the whole party sat down to very
elegant dcJe,ner la fourchette, where choice
champagne went round simultaneously with choice
sentiments, and sparkcd wildly the keen bright
eyes of the officers. The following toasts were
drank:
By tie President =" La Belle France
by NJ. DeiGrsn.-The memory Of Lafayette.
by ne cemma"d9at-The Untes States a.d it. Mocha,
MICS Maythe harmony that exists between them and
broker
The utmost conyiviality and COED feeling existed;
there were some few laughable blanders made, be-
cause the committee could not speak French, and
the officers knew nothing Of English. very &C
complished and elegant young man. M,nsieur Berg,
Vice Consul, proved very good interpreter. The
officers remained at the institution two hours, and
before leaving, invited the committee on board the
Ioihgeur; where, we venture to say, they will not
allow themselves to be outdone in generosity.
There are many veryoeautifu and curious articles
In the talr but on the whole think the exhibition
rather meagre one, compared with former years.
Amongst the few things worthy of selection from the
mas, we may mention the superb Roberts vase,
from Thomson's store; pair Of silver pitchers from
the store of Deavan, ii Maiden lane the inscription
on winch records them to have been presented to
Capt. Tuihll of the Columbus, and as being the
first gift of the kind ever maze 10 an American
steamboat captain they are very hand some; so are
the girandoes astral lamps, Britannia ware, silver
tea SETS fine table cutlery, manel and hall lamps to
De seen IN different parts of the room; all from Della
vans store and all entirely Of American manufac
ture They are all, in every respect equal TO the
English, for finish and durability, can be fur
nIshed at half the price of the imported articles
They are decidedly the most elegant things in the
fair.
A YANKEE PRINrER.-The papers, talking
bunders OLA. S. Wellington, the proprietor Of the
Charleston Courier, and Of an only daughter Of his
who was married recently in Paris to the of an
English Admiral. happen to know Mr.. W. better
than any other here. He was the first person who
ed me n newsnancr writey souetipe in
the year Is2o-but he never afterwards behaved to
me like the poor creatures, J. w. Webb, or NJ. NJ.
Noah.
Wilmington the founder Of the Courier, and,
with an ordinary school education, was a Of adj
mirable business talent native TO himself He weLt
to Charleston, ;. e., journeyman printer, from
Massachu setts. about the year 1875. The Charles
ION Gazette, defunct was then the leading com.
mercial paper. Wellington established the Courier
was the first to employs newsbnat, and boarded
sells himself in Charleston harbour, TO pick up the
news, as my newsboat dses here. BY industry and
attention to business, he created his newt paper out
of nothing, which is now Of the leading papers Of
the South and is quite profitable concern. He is
excellent, useful and honorable man. aud is per-
feet specimen of old style Yankee integrity and in
dustry. He married in Charleston, but never had
any children his daughter being adopted child.
When ! was in Europe last year, met Mr.. w. both
in London and Paris, and we are always glad to see
each other.
Thus much Of Mr.. w. He made his fortune by
the newspaper press-but in my views l mean to
outstrip all that ever preceded me. have already
made fortune in less than five years but my ambi.
tion is to make the profession of editor in the
moral, intellectual, and social SCALE equal to the
highest rank in any society," under any system Of CT
vilization. The newspaper editor from his position
may combine, in one person, the power and influence
Of those ancient asses called kings, priests, and
judges or Of the modern blockheads, named presi-
dents, parsons, and bankcrs,-and it his own fault
his own want Of spirit-that prevents editor from
being one Of the first personages OF the age. To
comphsh this for the press is my ambtion-and to
reach requires resolution, virtue personal and
raj courage intelligence, industry, economy fearless
ness travel, experience, and every element Of moral
and intellectual greatness Such editor must COM
bine something OF the neral qualities Of Washing
ton, the intellectual powers Of a Napoleon, and the
imagination Of Shakespeare in mind-and in
enc soul. The newspaper twaddIers Of the day
are quarrelling ameng themselves about trash, when
they ought to be contending against the political ro
gious, and financial mposters for the empire Of the
public mind and the public soul. They are assesl
asses asses