The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-14

The Commissioners have had under their serious
consideration the question whether il would be de-
sirapie to mark OIL particular spaces, and assign
thenl 10 particular countries, allowing each 10
range the whole of its production within those
limits; but they adhere TO the conclusion which
they have already announced, that this course will
not De desirable, and that II will be necessary that
the productions of all nations should be exhibited
together, according TO the classification of objects
which the Commissioners have made, with subor-
dinate classification 10 nations in each section.
They consider that the effect which the exhibition
Is intended to produce-of showing, at one view,
the points which human industry and ingenuity
have reached in the arts Of civilized lfe-woud be
materially diminished if the results OF the industry
OF different nations in each department were scat
tered over large space instead of being convent
emily brought together. The yisiter would receive
a very inadequate notion of the perfection to which
particular manufactures can be carried from an in.
spection Of those Of one nation only; and in build
ing of such extent il would be out of his power 10
go from particular section in exhibition to the
corresponding sections in all the other national ex
hibtions, and ocompare them all Again, unless the
productions OF all nations exhibited together,
1t will be difficult if not impossible To award the
palm of superiority, Different parts Of the exhib
ton will be visited on different days, and the i'm
pressions made on one day by the manufactures OF
one country will be effaced the next day by the
corresponding manufactures of another In the
adjudication OF prizes, also, such arrangements
would cause much difficulty. Another objection
may also be mentioned-namely, the danger there
would be OF imputed unfairness and favoritism in
the places assigned to different nations. The sew
eral articles which will be exhibited will require
great diversity Accommodation, respects space
light and other particulars; and were the space
set apart Tor one nation inferior in any of these
spects to the space sc: apart for any other nation
there would be ground Of complaints whereas, if all
articles Of the same nature exhibited together,
all will share these advantages alike and each
ucle will be placed in that part of the build
ing which Is best adapted for the reception of
goods OF that description. The Commissioners
must, therefore, reserve To themselves the unfet
tered right Of arranging all goods that may be sent
In such manner as they may think proper. They
will endeavor in the of articles the nature of
which admits of their doing TO arrange each
section with some reference to the nationality of
the productions exhibited in it, and will not inter
mix the productions OF one country with those ofan
other, in cases where the objects of the exhibition
can be attained without their doing So Whatever
may be their arrangements, however, they under
take To lind places for all articles sent by each
country, which could, if placed together be exhlb-
tied in the aggregate space allotted to that coun-
try, provided only that they be informed in sufi-
Gent time what proportion Of that space will be re-
CURED for Raw Materials, what proportion for Ma
chinery, what proportion for Manufactured Arti-
Giles, and what proportion for objects of Fine Art
This Information should be sent on or before the
days which will be communicated to each country
The Commissioners annex Memorandum by
the Commissioners of Customs, on the subject Of
Custom house arrangements.
Statement will shortly be published ON the sub
ect Of the Adjudication and Distribution of Prizes
Ii may, however, be desirable to state that
in all cases in which the competition between the
Exhibitors of different nations, the Prizes will be
adjudged by mixed Juries of English and for
eigners.
statement will also be published of the arrange
ments to be made for the protection of articles
which may be exhibited, from piracy.
j. SCOTT RUSSELL,
STAFFORD III. NORTHCOTE