Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-10-24
FROM OUR 'coRREsp oNDE:Nr.,
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Niblo's Gardens on Monday rte 9TH, continues to
attract daily large crowds of visi,ers. l, is said
TO be the richest and most extensive exhibition
'he institute has ever had. The number Of arti-
cies OIL different kinds listed in the catalogue is
over sixteen hundred, and the number Of pieces
would perhaps exceed twenty thousand, embrace
ing almost every branch Of industry, and giving
In one view more information Of the character
aud extent Of the arts and manufactures of our
coun'ry,as well as the recent improvements there
In than couid be gained by months Of reading
anu travel. II is indeed display which every
"ue-hearted American may well be proud Of, as
demonstrating our ability render ourselves COM
Pieteiy Independent OF all the world not merely
Tor the necessaries but even the elegancies and
luNuries of life, know mot how a free trade
man would feel on viewing this noble exhibition
OF the skill, ingenuity and enterprise of his coun-
trymcn, but this do know that it has tended
greatly to increase my contempt for and abhor-
renee o! his doctrines.
At will be utterly impossible for me, in the Ii
mlts OF letter, TO give even a tolerabe idea of
this grand display Of the Industry Of the Country.
On entering the apartments Tor tie first time Their
is complete bewilderment of the senses, from
the extent, variety, spendour and interest of the
objects by which yoI are surrounded; and it is
not until after repeated visits that the mind be-
comes sufficiently composed to make particular
and satisfactory examination of them.
The building in which the Fair is held, is an
immense structure, and every part Off crowded
with articles, arranged with great neaincss, order,
and taste, challenging your attention at every
The aDartment neyt IN tI,., en,r,n,, =. nm.
cupied on one side with carriages ON improved prn-
c'Pies' especially in regard to springs and aXes,
hre engine, Iron seighs with carriage bodies, steam
boat, pleasure boat, bells, &c.-and OH the other
side is vast variety Of Stoves. culinary and par.
Tor, OF the most improved construction, and great
beauty. The next apartment is dedicated to Hor-
ucuitural productions, which are arranged with
singular taste and elegance. Fruits, flowers and
vegetables are here displayed in the richest pro-
fusion Apples, peaches, pears, grapes, dahlias,
OF the most splendid varieties, and vegetables of
nearly every kind of mammoth growth. The
largest apple noticed was marked % ounces,
and the larges! pumpkin l47t pounds. Egg
plants measuring from "a to 80 inches in crcum-
ference, and ears of corn from I6 10 90 inches
long were numerous. There were also other aq-
flour, meal, cheese and butter-preserved fruits in
ootiies, pickles, native wines, &c. The next
room is devoted TO the exhibition of different ar,-
cies oil hardware-locks. cutlery, brass and tin
ware, all of admirable workmanship, and nd-
eating very strikingly the march Of improvement
In those branches of industry. Next to this is
the Grand Saloon tself-and here the articles are
SO various and so innumerabe, arranged around
It's sides and on tables over its spacious floor that
know not how to begin to speak of them. Cut
glass OF the moot elegant quality and designs,
from the simplest utensii TO the gorgeous chande-
ier, satuary, instruments of different kinds, mn.
Steal and scientific, artificial flowers of every tint
and form, millinery of every description, hats,
boots shoes, saddery, cabinet work, blank books
and every variety of handcraft; and in the gal
leries above, paintings in glass, on canvass, and
in every department Of the art, Autographs, beau
tiiu' specimens of penmanshiP, drawing, &c. &c.
From the gallery the next place you enter is the
Cloth room, which is filled with the finest speci-
mems of cloths of every description, wooIen,
cotton, and silk, Of American manufactures
This department is admitted OH all hands to ex-
hiblt more decided improvement than any other
The broad cloths and fannels are of the finest
texture and finish, as are also the de laiEes, ba-
RACES, alpacas, and neutrality-suspicious., plain
and printed musins, calicoes, and saitinetts-
and quite equal, and many of them superior to
any heretofore brought from abroad. | was in
formed the other day that large importer OF some
of the French goods in this city, which have
been so successfully initiated by our manuiac-
turers, has been compelled to abandon their i'm
portation on account of the superior quality and
cheapness of the American fabrics.-Ths fact
speaks volumes. In the same apartment there
are several very rich New York made Pianos,
and remarkable specimens Of embroidery
and needIe-work.
| Immediately under the Cloth room and in the
garden are deposited good deal Of bulky and
curious machinery, agricultural implements of
different kinds, straw-cutters, ploughs, &c. But
it would take volume, instead of a letter. TO no.
tice the most prominent articles in this grand ex-
hbtion with particularly.
! In connection with the Fair, Convention of
| Silk Cuturists and Manufacturers was held on
! Wednesday and Thursday Of last week, at which
Gen. Tallmadge, the venerable President of the
! American institute, presided. An address was
adopted to the citizens Of the United States ask
ing them TO petition their respective State Lcgis-
latures to encourage the culture Of Silk by pre-
miums; and committee appointed 10 raise funds
10 aid IN the publication Of large number Of CO.
pies oil the proceedings Of the Convention with a
view to their wide dissemination over the Union.
This is branch Of industry yet in its infancy,
but one which is destined at no distant day TO
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