Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-11-23
THE LONDON INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION

THE LONDON INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION
We copy the following article from one Of our
Eastern contemporaries, partly because of its sprght
illness, which may afford some relief to the reader
from the monoonous gravity of the political discus
sions of The present hour, and may perhaps awaken
in the breasts of our readers velier interest than
they appear yet to have generally taken in the
magnificent Worlds Great Fair, which is now in
preparation for opening in the British Metropolis
PoRTsMoUTH (HEw HAmpsHIRE) JOURNAL
This is remarkable age-in respects more remark
able in the world Of than in its moral or political aspects
The gauntlet has been hown public excitement has been
created, the world Of art is literally in The old shields
and lances in requon, tournament is arranging more
extensive than any crusade the world has known
important in its consequences than Cyrus contemplated
Bonaparte accomplished. The whole world Is in
array and Fastening the battlefield on the plains of
Marathon is to be the contest the fields Of Waterloo
but the astanchored isle, the seat of that domain on
which the sun sets is fixed the place Of contest No
ouposs to be overcome coporas guard will be
to protect by night the warriors they their posts
Il lis truly christian warfare abloodless contest England
who in former ages, and since ecoecton has
spent millions in preparing her and enrchng the
her sword and presto becomes apoughshare her spears
speedily into spindIes; and her home she in
vtes the champions Of industry and Of art throughout the
world to meet in contest for the noblcs prize. 1t not
meeting for amusement display it is to witness
gladatoal show, skill at olympic games, but for dis
play Of excelency in the arts for dissemination Of that spirit
ofphianhropy and information Of the progress Of art in the
various sections Of the world such has before been
attempted.
Spend few moments in accommodating that vast building
preparing for the great OCCASION and in contemplating the
focking the Site An edce hundred feet in
height and covering eighteen Of ground is before
Hyde Park Through its classy sides look upon its eight
miles tables filled with displays of curious industrial skill
See from sunny France, her rich Silks her richly cololed
woods, her specimens of fine furniture her various chemical
preparations, her fine cloths and ingenuity in the proportion
OF colo her choice perume, her beautiful porceanhe
products of the vineyard and her olive yadsher exquisite
ewely, her beautiful workmanship Of the needle, in in
Vulnerable vaeyher bones her gloves and her dresses
in the latest style her paintings engravngs and printing Of
beautiful finish See her long array Of finished cutlery, her
surgical and mathematical instruments her various musical
Instruments and in fact displays Of ingenuity and artistic skill
and products for which France has acquired wide repu,a-
ton, all within that spacious rcepsace in the limits assigned
that nation. See NEXT the industrious Dutchmen and
Germans with exhibitions of their unwearied skill the
Italians with the curious and ingenious products Of their in
dusy See ooaer every nation in Europe and the north
Of Africa have displayed their ingenuityhe Turk the Per-
sian, and the distant Chinese who until have not
had any knowledge Of the geography of the world represent
ed in the Worlds Great Fair. cn''
But for whom is reserved those eighty thousand square ee
Of the tables What guests are to supply this part Of the
board Oh it s the aeconate parent extending her loving
hand to obstinate but forgiven child The mother
country has appropriated position to young Coneds-
racy, and that country which once tacy forbidden to
manufacture hobna now invited to be prominent
guest At the levee Of the The idea ennobling ii
makes feel importance in the scale Of nations il
strengthens the cords which bind together the pattern Repub
lie gives energy, and stimulates yet higher state Of
advancement. a
Sec steamer after steamer, propelled by power which it
took Fulton to harness. bearing from shores England
those specimens Of skill which Western ingenuity
have either invented pefectedths products the fields
NE forests and the mines Of America, their natural state
with artistic skill wrought into the various articles Of ona
ment and which well requed labor has devoted its
powers.
See the vast edi6ce which, unlike any other building
the world is measured by acres filled with the choice
goods and products nsons and the Of all
nsons okng to the cene and say whether gander
acle has been exhibited in the age in which we liver Bot
grand is let the curtain drop around it, while we look
upon another face Of the picture.
The ambition, the aouse the petty grievances Of indi-
vduas and PARTIES have generally been the causes of those
desolatng which have been disgrace humanity The
friends Of universal brotherhood have sought every means 10
settle national difficulties without appeal arms but Holy
Alliances and Congresses Of Nations have yet been
cessfu in bringing about The desired purpose Nations have
been Represented by the officers Of their Govern
men and by the people themselves The worlds great
fair affords opportunity which will be extensively i'm
proved Of bringing together class Of people Of the different
nations TO interchange sentiment and form lasting attachmen
whose influences home is important in giving public
sentiment With this view Of the worlds great fair what
important results may be expected in establishing that peace
In the world which now generally resns View it we
may the happy conception does credit to those who have
listed in an enterprise which will be prominent feature in
Me age.
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