The southern press., 1850-10-05

of which 1t is prosecuted Our numerous vari.
cites OF anthracite, semi-bituminous highly BIZ
luminous, and camel Goals, must be made to
prove how far the markets of the world, as well
as our own manufactures, navigation, and loco
motion, can be supplied from the coal mines If
the United States.
Machinery for working in wood, as shoe-ast
and gun-stock machines, bucket machines sash
and blind machines, box and match machines
with numerous forms of saving, planning, match
rg and tave-dressing machines, would evince
the fertility of Invention among our workers in
this class of substances,
Among textile tibrous manufactures we shall
be able to offer cotton goods, plain aud figured,
in great variety, together with cordage and can
vass of the same material, as well "a American
hemp. Among the wuollen and mixed goods,
woven wholly by power looms of American in
vention, we shall be expected to send Brussels
carpets, ingrain and tapestry carpets, of various
patterns.
| In references 70 our maritime architecture and
nautical skill in general, with all the details OF
equipment, perhaps no better evidence could be
offered than would he given by freighting some
suitable public vessel with American contribu-
tions to the exhibition, for the purpose of con
| veying them to England, ard this is perhaps the
only way in which the Government, as such
| could give effective aid to the objects Of our
present undertaking.
10 the foregoing very brief sketch of a few
objects to which fttenton may be beneficiaIly
directed, we may add that due discrimination
will no doubt be exercised in respect to the
classes of objects ms well as the individual spe-
cnens which ought to be sent to the exhibition
Ii is for this reason that the Central Committee
has invoked, through the Governors of the seve-
ri States, the aid of local committees having
direct cognizance of the merit of the article pro-
posed to be exhibited
Ii IS earnestly requested that all committees
designated, in the several States should enter
with as little delay possible on the discharge
OF their duties, that they should give to exhbi-
tors all needed advice and information as to the
suitabeness of the articles, the proper quantity
to be forwarded, the means of conveyance and
the agencies, either in this country or England
by which the proper care will be taken of their
packages.
Where it is probable that all the four divisions
OF articles, viz: raw materials and produce ma
chinery, manufactures, sculpture, and all the
plastic arts, will be brought forward for appro-
val, the local committee would doubtless find il
advantageous to divide themselves into sub-com-
mlttees, with view to assign to each sub-com-
mittee one of these great departments, not pre-
S'uhlS Joihh toHSuittioli OH pollllo OF ullcultv
or of special Importance.
1t cannot be too earnestly impressed on the
minds of all local committees that, to whatever
class of the exhibition objects may pertain, they
ought, in order to warrant their being sent for
ward, to possess the merit of either novelty,
rarity or high excellence. They ought to repre-
sent, IN some one or other of its departments,
either our national indus'r ry and ingenuity or The
natural resources on which they are employed
1t will contribute much to the facility of forward
ing goods to the exhibition Ia form depots in our
principal seaports, as at New Orleans, Charles.
ton, Baltimore, Philadelpha, New York alA7
Boston, here the articles may be conveniently
stored until the time Of sending them to Lon.
don. The7 should not be shipped 50 as to ar
rive before the lst OF January, 1851, aut
cannot be exhibited if received ut London late
than the first Of March following. Ever,
package must be entered on suitable bill of lad
ing, and be accompanied bya certificate from th
central authority of the United Sites, atteste
by the proper officer, approving of the transmits
sion Of the object therein contained, to the car,
OF the British commissioners.
In conveying articles from the place of pro
duction to that of embarcation for England, i
is hoped that steamboat and railroad companie
i'll the United States will treat American ezhibi
tors with the same liberaIity which has beer
manifested abroad, where goods destined to th,
exhibition are conveyed free of charge.