New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-10-13
The Fair fof the Institute.

hibition are perhaps as perfect as they could well
be made, though the space afforded is quite insult
hcient for the accommodation of the multtudes |
who throng the rooms. 1t is a severe labor, on |
this account, to make ones way through the dii. |
ferent apartments: but the pleasure of the Exhlb |
tan will be found an ample compensation for |
whatever embarrassment or difficulties may |
be encountered We observe, with the highest |
qualification, the increased interest which attends
this Fair from year to year. The institution un
der whose auspices it is brought forward is effect
ing much good in many departments of American
Industry; and VIC are glad 20 see It's efforts so |
well sustained by the public, on whose encourage
ment and support 1t must rely. We have no
space, nor has our examination been complete and
thorough enough, to speak of the several depart
ments of this grand Exhibition. All of them
seem to be well supplied with the choicest articles
and some of them, as the Horticultural for exam
pie, viii at once strike every one as richly furn.
ished even beyond those of former years.
An Address upon the Cultivation OF Silk was
delivered last evening in the Grand Saloon by l.
r. BARBOUR, of Worcester, Mass who has for a
long time given an extraordinary degree of atten
ton to the subject, and whose published Essays
have done much to excite and direct the public
notice to it. His address was brief and pertinent.
He showed, first, that the fact, that we can grow
Silk, is fully and completely established and
traced in connection with this, the history of
the Silk Culture from the earliest years of our
Republic, through all embarrassments, to the
present time; he urged then that American Silk IS
universally regarded as of an excellent quality,
commanding, in its raw state and when properly
rcced, a higher price than that raised IN any
other country; from this fact he inferred that
the soil and climate Of the United States were
admirably adapted to its cultivation, and cited
authorities to show that the climates of America
and China, for this purpose, are superior to those
of any other countries in the world; nc then
made an argument, from the history OF our Cot
ton manufactures, to show that we can, in the
Silk Culture, compete successfully with the
cheap labor of India and China, for he SAID, 1t
should always be borne in mind that labor IS
north, not phat it costs, but ,rhat can be made
to produce. He dwelt also upon the fact that,
though parts Of the East may raise raw Silk as
successfully as we can, and though Englandmay
compete with us in its manufacture, the United
States is the only Protestant country in the world
which can, at the same time, both grow and
manufacture this important article
Mr. BARBoUR's address was very well received
though the confusion incident to the exhibition
and the insufficient accommodations made for
the audience, rendering listening to it fahgung
and at times useless. The Fair will remain open
through this week and the next. Strangers In
the CITY, and all others who feel the slightest IN
terest in the NATTER or who are capable OF recelV-
ing pleasure from exhibitions Of the useful and
the beautiful, should by no means neglect to visit
the rooms before they are closed: and hours may
be spent in them with pleasure and instruction
FAR.-SILK CoNvENTloN.-We have visited
the Fair at Nblo's this morning. All is life and
activity The committees at work. and the
visitors are crowdng III. On the announcement
that the Silk Convention met at l05, we proceed
co to the Repository in the Park, where we found
the Convention progressing in their organizations
Delegates were present from most of the North
ern and several of the Middle and some Of the
Western States. DR.. D. Stebblns, of Northamp
ton, Massachusetts, was called to the chair, and
James Harrison chosen Secretary, and J. W.
Gill. of Ohio, assistant Secretary. A committee
was appointed to nominate officers of the Con-
yention.
The Committee consulted together few mo-
ments when they presented to the Convention the
names of the following gentlemen, who were
unanimously elected.
President. -. Gen JAMES TALLMADGE, Newly ork.
JOHN w. Gilt, Ohio,
Dr. D. SrEBBISs, Massachusetts,,
v res'ue''' H PirEIS, Esq. Connecticut,
g. W. MURRAY, Esq NswJersey
JAMES HARRISON, Connecticut,
's'' = JACOB c. Parsons, Newly ork
n. R. Barbour, Esq. Massachusetts,,
G B. Smith, Esq. Maryland,
business J. w. Gill, Esq. Ohio,
committee Capt. J Conant, Massachusetts,,
J. Danforth, Newly ork.
Gen. Tallmadge, on taking the Chair, made a
brief bot very pertinent speech IN explanation OF
the object of the Convention He also gave
the result of his own experience in the Silk bust
ness both in this country and Europe, and gave
it as his decided opinion that silk may be pro-
duced here with less labor and expense than IN
France, Italy, or any of the countries OF Europe.
AS one advantage which we possess over those
countries, he mentioned the fact that here Silk
Worms eggs will hatch Of themselves, by the
operation of the common atmosphere-whilc from
the humidity of soil and climate Of those coun-
tries artificial means must be resorted to-ho-
houses, &c.
After he had concluded, the Business Com
mittee retired to report Resolutions and business
for the action of the Convention.
EXTRAORDINARY EXHIBITION At THE FAIR