The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-06-16

Americans--WOEld's Fair.-Steamers.
The English Journals, particularly tn
London Times. seem to take a vast deal 0
pleasure in commenting upon the neager
ness of7the American department at th'
Worlds Fair. Nothing that our country
men have there seems to please the tor
writers. in the aristocratic Times. They art
|sadly disappointed at the meagre show o
their transatlantic cousins-expected to see
the whole space allotted TO them in the glass
palace occupied with American agricultural
mechanical and artistical products-are moi
pleased {nor wouldn't be if they could,
with American selections-some articles
not worth the room they occupy-might
have. done better-American agricultural
implements are clumsy-wou!d be rejected
by the British farmer as worthless, &C., &c.
Such are the sneering expressions, or the
substance of them, that are used towards
American exhibitions at the Worlds Fair.
Now, il is true our people have not done
what they could in the way Of sending over
articles, but it is also true that there has not
been that inducement offered them which
has influenced the English, French and Ger.
mans. American Wheat, Flour, Corn, beef,
bacon and cotton, have worldwide repu-
tation already, and these are the principal
articles of export, for which John Bull has
great reason TO be thankful, as they have
saved many Of his subjects from starvation.
1t is doubtless the interest of London and
Paris manufacturers TO encourage the Fair.
1t is also the interest of the Prince Consort,
for he advanced $50O,OOO to the enteprize
of getting it up; but to suppose that an ag-
ricultural people, living from three 20 five
thousand miles distant, with an ocean to
cross, would take such an interest as the
sneering, braggadocia of the Times seems to
think they ought, is preposterous. Notwith-
standing, many of our articles exhibited are
superior to anything of like nature the Eu-
lopeans can hatch up, and among these are
our agricultural machines.-Of course, they
would be worthless to the British farmer"
because our planting, reaping and rolling
machines are not made to turn in a paddock,
In like manner would our Mississippi steam
ers be worthless to the daring navigator Of
the classic Thames. A western prairie or
two would cover that "patch on the earths
surface" and the present overflow of the
Mississippi would drown the whole island /;
big rivers and extensive prairies also
would be worthless" The fact is, the
Times don't like .he American Eagle. 1t is
the most independent and unlnanageable Of
the feathered tribe. 1t scars in the airy re.
gions of liberty and looks down with per-
feet indifference upon the roaring of the
British lion in The underbrush OF aristocrat-
ic oppression. Its eyrie is upon the solid
lock of freedom, in attempting to climb
which the ugly four-footed animal Of Britain
will be sure to fall and break his neck. His
scratching and clawing at it continually
only hurts his avaricious paws, and his ever
lasting growing is but empty sound. In
conclusion we clip the following from the
Times:
What idea of Jonathan is to be gathered
from his motions and can we detect in
the offspring the lineaments OF its parents
face ? England u not giuen to Boosting and
staggering; she generally understands her
strength, and studies moderation of language
about herself, though she has some ercu8e for
being proud. Her republican progeny are
not so modest, if one may judge from the
wings of that very aggressive American ca
gle with which the eastern end of the nave
is decorated. The king of birds is lowering
over set OF motions spread out very
spalsely beneath him and the visitor is some
what astonished to find him making so vast
demonstration over space SO unocCupied.
The American department is the prairie
ground of the Exhibition, and our cousins,
smart as they are, have failed to fill it.
They cannot yet keep pace with the great
strides of European industries, and even
The seven leagued boots. if they had them,
would not enable them to do so for some
generations 10 come. They are growing,
however, and will be great community BY
md by. Let them, therefore, await the fu-
lure with patience and humility"
Perhaps Johnny would like to see the
steamer Pacific, that has made three Of the
astest trips across the Atlantic on record, |
md beaten the boasted mechanism and en-
,ineering Of the British steamers, hauled to
lat 90 marie ground