Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-11-07
Expcuses Of the American Department OF the Great

The Washington correspondent of the Courier and
Enquirer furnishes the following:
The American part of the Exhibition is under
heavy obligation to the commissioner OF the United
States Edward Riddle, Esq. have seen three thick
octave volumes in manuscript of the report OF that
gentleman, embracing not only descriptions OF art
cIes and narration of proceedings connected WIN
the American department, but body OF most lntel-
gent and valuable commentaries on the conTiDu-
tons of other nations presentsa coup OF the en-
tire magnificent pageant which will IN vain De Sought
for in the fugitive accounts of the newspapers ana
if published, as ] trust it will be, may ne regarue9
as a permanent record next in AUTHENTICITY ana
quite equal in usefulness to the report OF Inc roJ"l
commissioners themselves.
1t appears from of the statements OF TINS re-
port. that Mr. Riddles expenditures IN the regular
discharge of his duties as commissioner nave oeeh
943l5 IS. I'D, of which sum. that royal merchant
George Peabody ESQ advanced $4,000. and MIR. Rid
die furnishing at his risk .3l5 IS I'D In these
accounts is included no charge for Mr. RS services
The following table shows the appropriations made
bv various governments for defrayng the expenses OF
their several commissioners appointed to supernend
the interests of their exhibitors at the Fair
TR T. Ttste' Of the zo es 600 FSFdS"
Greece, 400 400 T TmPo1 St"'es 2. loo
Denmark, Rizbault, dol Tunis, ;..:,...II 500
Austria ..... $4,000 Sweden and Norway. i 200
France 400 Russia eoO
the energy and influence of the British nation -
What other within without the limits OF ChrIsten-
DOM could have so interested the feelings and con-
cated the regard of the people and their rulers IN
every civilized and most of the heather countries OF
the world, to bring them up to her capital willing
and friendly rivals for distinctions and rewards de-
pendent entirely upon her arbitration "Peace has
her victories as well war; and in chronicles OF
these times, the London Fair will rank with Irafal-
gar and Benhem any of Enga proudest a
chievements in their days.
1t will be recoected that the British Govern
ment required that every article entered at the Fair
from foreign country should come with mark OF
approval from central authority, recognized as
snch by the government. The President designa-
ted such central authority for the United States
the National Institute. and it was from the Execu-
tive Committee of the Institute, Colonel Force being
Chairman. that Mr.. Riddle received his appointment.
The valuable and important document to which |
have referred. belongs to the Institute and will be
preserved in it's archives Mr. Riddle. of course
presents demand for the reimbursements of the
funds which he has expended out of bis own means,
and for the return of the loan made him by Mr. Pea
body
=: here will the money come from" is now the
question for the operations of the Institute have been
cripped for several years past by the want ofmeans
enough to pay for the printing of their proceedings
and they have expended some seven hundred dollars
in the arrangements which they required to
make in connection with the Exhibition, independent
ly of those belonging to Mr.. Riddles mission 1t is
so manifest that great service has been rendered
the whole country in the measures taken by the In
stue to facilitate the transportation of contributions
to London and of them after their arrival there
that it cannot be doubted that the public will in
mode make up the amount expended for these OBJ
iectS