Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-05-15
THE NATIONAL FAIR.

| The following article on this subject is from
the Philadelphia United States Gazette OF
Saturday. We hope i, will inciie the work
I ing interests OF Baltimore TO increased cxeI-
I tons aud renewed determinations that our
city shall be among the foremost in its evil
dcnccS OF skill and industry at the coming
grand exhibition BGitimOre American.
TlONAL Notwithstanding
the great efforts made by the committee oi
Arrangement for this city, to secure a full dis.
| play OF our manufactures Of tho National Ex-
hibilion, and ths promise OF much that will
be highly CrrdiHble and interesting. we fear
that those who sTe engaged in the production
ct what may be called necessary aud every
day articles, do not fully appreciate their re
sponsibillty in The matter.
10 make up display OF American manu-
iacturcs, there should be, in the language ol
the Old proverb. everything, from needle
10 an anchor the needle 10 direct our repre-
sentaiives wherc 10 steer, aud the anchor In
keep the poiioy Of the country safely riding in
good haIbor. Our manufacturers ard me
chs mics produce articles OF more excellent
haps. Of any aher State; and they should
iaii to make display worthy Of themselves.
and OF us, as community, we shall regret it
most deeply for their sake
Our committee, IN A spirit al the most
enlarged character, have made perfect arrange.
Inents ior them; and IT, under such circum-
| stances, they isl behind the cities of Boston
New York and Baltimore, il will be- their own
iault. We lean that the steamer chartered
by our committee. will he ready tn receive
goods on the 18th inst. She lies al the Ches
nut street wharf. and will sail on the J1,h
INST. She goes directly through to Washington,
and VIII, we trust, carry cargo OF which
Pcnnsylyanians may be proud
While on this subject, we may as well him,
to our Southern friends the propriety of taking
Washington in their way as they come North.
The exhibition will be one To repay them for
the whole voyage. Whatever may be their
views oil protective tariff, they must, as
Americans, I've gralified at the display OF what
their country has done towards achieving her
real independence; and seeing the results
seeing them so much beyond what they had
any reason 10 expect, we do not doubt that
they will I've willing TO continue in operation
the means by which this great good has been
produced, good which, intellectually great IS
u IS, can only be regarded as the beginning
the trsi stages OF that prosperous enterprise
OF which the naton is capable, when allowed
the exercise oil her own powers. the use oi
her own means, the occupation OF her own
grounds and the Supplying ofher own market.
The management OF The National Fair is in
such excellent hands, that any hint to The
committee might he considered not merely
suPererogatory, but perhaps, impairment. Yet
friend who has al heart the good OF the man.
uisctunng interest, though no direct interest
III anything OF the kind, expresses hone tina
the Fair VIII remain open Tor long lime. sd
that not only the greatest possible number
NAV have an opportunity Of witnessing aud
examining the materials OF the exhibition bur,
That those whose opinions II is desirable "a
conciliate, should have ample time TO examine
The manufactures, aud trace up the relations
OF the present degree Of perfection. TO tho laws
that have protected them against ninou,
rivalry from abroad aud to understand nov,
all THIS ministers directly to nc tue rrosncr.
~ Of the nation.