Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-10-30

the rest Of the European Departments from
the exquisite mossics Of Italy and the ricl
silks and Porclains and jewelry Of France
TO the beautiful and elaborate malachi,es d
Russia. and was conspicuous even in The
"b.rbaric pearl and gold" of the Asistie
and African contributions. es
In entering into competition Of 20 much
gorgeousness as this, it was hardly to be
expected that 80 young and simple and re-
publican . people as that Of the U. States
would make very brilliant debut 1 al
wsys regretted. therefore. ,La, we entered
the liass q general competitors. 1.-Two had
gone in simply and asowedly to shew the
nations ofthe old world come of the mos,
valuable improvements we had made in
those manly and useful arts adapted to our
circumstances and vigorous youth. and had
conterted ourselves with an allotmen. of
space proportioned to that object. we
should have avoided some mortifca,ion, a,
first. to our national pride. A large space.
however. was demanded in the outset for
the display Of American contributions.
which. after successive retrenchu.ents, re
manned very imperfectly filed. and the eff
gy ofthe American Eagle. In very exag
gerated and colossal proportions, Was con.
spicuously installed above the whole
The Times. the Corypheus Of the English
Press. Immediately seized upon these CIR
cumstsnces with its accustomed malcvo.
lence towards the United States. taun,inr
US with 1.-The solitude in the Crystal Palace
over which the American Eagle stretched
its mighty WINGS" and representing "thc
space we had srnspcd in the Exhibition a.
being as impsrsec,ly occupied as our vast
Continent"
In spite o: these mistakes Of our own,
and the iil-natured use made Of them to
our disadvantage BY HE critics. the solid
and intrinsic merit Of the American part
Of the Exhibition finally made itself felt
and appreciated by ali, and It Is now |
think universally admitted, even in Eng.
land where sd many jealousies and preju-
dices dre to be ovescorie. that: In an indus
trial and useful point of view. no nation
contributed more to the Exhibition than
the United States. am most happy to
be able to say to you that hdihhE has had
50 powerful an agency in working dut this
honorable result for our national reputation
asa VUginian invention. Of which you
were one Of the earliest patrons and which
has received the highest honors at the Ex-
hibiIion and is now making sort of tri-
umphal progress through England-Imcan
M'Cormick's reaping machine. II was the
successful trial OF this machins on the farm
CT Mr.. Mechi at Tip-Tics on the 2sth Of
July last. elici,lng as it did the wonder and
admiration Of all who Witnessed it, that
commenced the reaction in favor of Ame-
rican contributions to the Exhibition The
English people began then to think that
some 'good thing might come out Of our
transatlantic Nszareth," und from time to
time they bestowed sornethihg mere than
= passing superciious glance At the Ameri.
can Department of the Crystal Palace and
found in it other products Of American ge-
MUS and skill. which convinced them that,
in this age ofprogress and invention, s,imu.
lated to extraordinary fecundlty in the new
world, there are not few things they may
learn with advantage Of younger nations
than themselves.
Ofthesc other achievements Of A merican
ingenuity, have not the time to speak.
You have seen them all noticed in the news-
PAPER REPORTS Of the Exhibition. They
have. the greater par, Of them undoubtcd-
ly, very high order Of merit; but think
| am not tti!sled by natural partially for
an invention Of my own State when say
that the Reaping Machine has done most
Of all to redeem the hohor Of our country
in The trying, and, to US for time. apps
rently hopeless contests Of the Exhibition
In proof Of this. it is sufficient I'd mention
the fact that ii is invariably placed at the
head Of all the American iriuhphs in tho
various notices Of the Exhibiiibh which
have been from time to time published by
the European Press. have now before
me the leading article fthe London Times
Of the end instant-the first No. of that
Journal which acknowledged tn. substsn-
tial success of the American party Of the
Eshil,ition-in which that success and the
Reaping Machine. which SO much contri-
bu.ed to it. are thus noticed: .e.
"On the other hand, it is beyond all de-
NAL that every practical success 'f the
season belongs to the Americans. Their
con.ignments showed poorly ut first. but
came out well upon trial. Their Reaping
Machine has carried conviction to the heart
of the British agriculturist Their revolv-
ers threaten to revdldt!onizc military tao
tics as completely as the original discovery
ofgunpowder. Their yacht takes a class to
ITSELF"
And again in an article ofthc same Jour
nal Of the 9Th instant, reviewing the gene
raj result Of the Exhibition, are the follow
ing reinarks:
"Une point that strikes Us forcibly on =
survey of the last few months 10 The extra
ordinary contrast which the attractive and
the useful fea.uiee Of the display prssent.
1t will be remembered that the American
Department was. at first, regarded ss the
poorest and least interesting of all foreign
countries. or laio 1t has Justly assumed a
position Of the first importance as having
brought to the aid Of our distressed sgi.
culturisits a machine which If it realizes the
anticipatiohs Of competent judges. will
amply rsrtunerate England for all her out
lay connected with the great Exhibition.
Tho Reapiug Machine from the United
States is the most valuable Contribution
from abroad to The stock of our previous
knowledge that we have yet discovered.
and several facts in connection with it are
not little remarkable"
1t has been source Of patriotic, and l
trust legitimate pride to me as Virginian
that an invention cmanating from my own
State. and ! may say from my own neigh
borhood indeed, has done 90 much to
procure honor to the American narne a
broad. and to vindicsic the name Of A.
merican genius and enterprise to the re-
spect and gratitude ofother nations. In
those feelings you and your friends arosnj
you. who know so well both the invention
and the inventor. will. | am sure. largely
share. l cannot describe to you the feel
ing of home delight moi unmi Ell with tri-