North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-06-28
THE WORLD,S FAIR

The Richmond Enquirer contains letter from r
S. Duncan, Esq, distinguished citizen of Wes,s.
Virginia, dated London June I'd, in which the writ,
bitterly complains of the management of the TJDiI
States department of the Exhibition. Mr.. Dm..
says.
'sThe exhibition, on the part of the United St,.,
has been most unfortunate in its management ~,
great dissatisfaction exists among the contrbutosa
visitors. In the first place, the Central Commute
in Washington, appointed, as United States Comns
sioner, man by the name of Riddle, horse ana.
tloneer OF Boston-a man without the first uua6n
ton fitted for such position. This man is the OnI,
known or recognized representative of the UntJ
States an The Worlds Fair-the organ to communics
with the English Commissioners and the SayaUs n
the Continent assembled here-a fellow who canpa
speak sentence of good English, any other tonr,
except that of Yankeedom; and if he has any Know
edge of the arts OF literature, have not vet dis
covered it. The State Commissioners are not recOn
nized and have no position here. Why our Miniss
MI. Lawrence, has suffered this, ! do not know h.
certainly could have ordered matters otherwise Bu
to add to the modification, Horace Greeley, Edu
of the Tribune, was placed by Mr. Riddle, whelhg
with the appreciation of our Minister not do not
know, as foreman of the panel of American Jurors
This man, without the manners of genlIeman-ls
rankest aboitionist-the known advocate of docrins
the most disorganizing and the most horrible and
disgusting that can be conceived by Southern man
outranks all !; and, as if designedly 10 make A
insult more poignant, he may be seen locked arms
with negro. attending aboliti On meetings at Exeter
Hall or some other place where these worthies as
Semble, TO denounce the Southern States and adVp
cate disunion. l had become so Disguised, that de-
termined to withdraw from the Exhibition, and &C.
cordingiy went over to France, and whilst there
met with the London Observer, of the Goth of May
containing an article which cut out and send YOU
showed ii to Mr.. Rives, our Minister in Paris, and
explained to him the condition of things in LondO,
as understood them. He seemed to think, that The
Americans in London, from the Southern Slaiss
ought to take some action on the subject. | was de-
cidedly of that opinion, and returned with the inter
ton if can effect it, to hold meeting and denouHs
the proceedings of the Aboitionsts, English ani
Americans. and to erract, GpOSsi6Ie, from our Mnt
ter, Information which l am confident he give
US, because believe, nay am confident, that her
exists fixed determination the part of the Eng
llsh Government, hacked by the popular sentimend
the nation, and by her press, to dissolve the Amer
can Union.' -.--.....
Truly, those citizens Of the United States who are
in London must feel most keenly such state Of
things and it is not al all surprising that Mr.. Dur
can should write strongly upon the subject. Boston
"horse auctioneer and Horace Greedy the main and
leading representatives. of the United States at the
Worlds Fair Only think of it. Mr.. Duncan con-
cludes his letter as follows:
s. One word more, and that by way Of postscript
have alluded to the propriety of some kind of action
on the part of the Southern visitors in London We
are but few, but there are some good and true.
Mr.. Ashbel Smith of Texas, Mr.. Lucius Duncan Of
Louisiana, and my worthy colleague Mr.. Cunning
ham of Norfolk. partake of my feelings: who there
are besides have not yet ascertained We have de-
termlned TO meet and deliberate upon the course we
ought 10 pursue, and may apprse you of the result
AS to Mr.. Horace Greedy, he informed me that his
paper circulated very extensively in the Southern
States. This should not be. No Southern man
should patroniZe such DaDer''
Greelys paper is not only patronized in the SOnh'
but his insulting language towards South Carolina
is echoed by portion of the Southern press