The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1850-11-29
THE WORLDS FAR.

4 DESPATCH OF UNITED STATES VESSEL.
The subjoined letter of the Secretary Of the
Navy, and the concurrence therein Of Pfesiden
Fillmore, to furnish a national ship for the gra
tuitous transportation to England Of those speci
mems OF the useful arts and other products ol
American ingenuity which our inventors and ar.
tisans may desire to send for exhibition at the
Worlds Industrial Fair, to be held in London
next year, will be read with peculiar qualification
The National Intelligencer truly remarks:
This will bea novel mission for ship of war.
but one entirely in harmony with the character
of a country protesting to value peace and its
cIvllizing pursuits above all the glories and tro-
phies Of offensive or ambitious war Ii would,
we think, impart higher grandeur to this paci-
nc errand of war vessel, if the Government
were TO select for the purpose the magnificent
| ship of the line. the Pennsylvania, the largest,
perhaps, that floats on the waters of the world.
She herself might be presented proudly to the
eyes OF Europe, as a noble specimen of national
production, worthy to represent, at the Worlds
Convention, the power and progress of our Re-
public. That vast and noble ship, ascending the
Thames, treighted with the treasures Of her ma
tons genius and skill, with the stars and stripes
floating at her main, would be a sight that would
make the heart of the contracted secessionist
swell with pride of country.
The following is the letter Of the Secretary of
the Navy (above referred tc,) addressed to the
President, of whom the request had been made
by Peter Force, Esq, Chairman of the Execu-
tive Committee, to despatch vessel of war to
London:
Navy DEPARTMENT, Oct %, 1850.
Sir-1 have had the honor to receive the com
munication (Eeferred by your order TO this De-
partmen9 from the Executive Committee of the
National Institute. and the Local Committee of
the State of New York, in relation to the articles
to be sent to the grand Exhibition of the Indus
try of all Nations at London in the year 1851,
requesting that public vessel may be ordered
to transport such articles to the place of exhibit
ton, and suggesting that, unless provisions be
made TO transmit the contributions of this coun-
try free of expense, many ingenious and worthy
inventors and mechanics will be denied The op-
portunity of exhibiting their productions.
Participating in what conceive to be the gen.
eraidesire of the people of this country that there
may be a creditable display OF the products OF
American genius, skill and labor on the occasion
in question, and anxious that no citizen shall fail
in his desire to compete for the honors TO be
there awarded by reason Of the expense oftrans
portation; | am happy to find that ship of the
navy may be spared for the voyage to London
without material inconvenience to the public
seivince, and therefore respectfully advise that
the accommodation asked for may be conceded
Should you concur in this recommendation, it
is requested that the Committee may, as early
as practicable, indicate what class of vessels is
desired. War vessels, it is well known, are not
well adapted to transportation, and storeship
will be ordered, if preferable to a sloop Of war
or frigate.
| am, with high respect, your ob't serv't,
WILL. A. GRAHAM.
The President.
The foregoing recommendation of the Secre-
tary Of the Navy meets my hearty approval. and
he will make such arrangements as may be nec-
essary to carry out the object in view.
MILLARD FILLMORE.
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