Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-06-14
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the expenses of management during the Exnlpluoi
ON the side, and the I'd. 10 be PAID on eacn ca
talogue sold by the publishers on the other. In
receipts at the door gradually increased from the Is
instant to the 24lh when the IS. admission ceased
and the Is admission for four days in each week
commenced There was quite crush on the 24th,
and q5O72 was received at the doors, showing that
2O,2ss persons had entered by that means, and the
holders of season tickets swelled the number OF
yisters to nearly $4,000. The day was very close
and sultry and tested the building as to the power
of keeping large company comfortable under
glass roof on a summers day. Notwithstanding
the great heat out of doors, the temperature within
the building never rose above IS degrees Fahren.
heit. Nearly all the compartments were completed
on that day. The French portion of the Exhibition
was most gorgeous and interesting, demonstrating
that the people of that country have been turning
their attention 10 other things besides political de-
monstrations, socialist emaeutes or revolutionary
DISCRIMINATION and giving TO at least pledge for the
maintenance of peace and order in France Nor can we
think tina, country which produce such proofs of civil
zaion intellectual Advancement and industry as AUSTRIA
has done long subjected political debasement or eece
sasca msrule PRUssIA with such glorious proofs
of mental power and genius she here exhibits stand STILL
and say civil liberty has with her reached its eliminating
point and, better still, the rich goods lately received from
and which are only gaze,
show that there the frozen north, the mind of man is
its march, and the sovereign ruler must be either very
bold or very stupid who should dare stay its progress
do not think the Emperor NICHOLAS is that Again,
from Belgium and Holland and Switzerland and Piedmont
and Spain and Portugal from Turkey and Tunis, and Egypt
and Persia and Hindosan and China what evidences most
abundant and beautiful have been collected under vas
roo-tsea wonder and an unsupassngy beautiful novelty
Gus of the widespread family of mankind in the promo
ton of one object Do think that have lost sight ZANE
RIGA in our survey On the contrary have separated her
from her sisterhood the old world because wish to
slider the peculiar lights in which her history, her posi-
on and her institutions have placed her, and which all
strongly Swallowed forth her contributions the Worlds
Fair" The British North American provinces have fully
contributed their proportions produce and skill The West
Indies are adequately represented, and South America
contributes comparatively little The UNITED STATES have
more than 1000 packages of produce, machinery, and
manufacture and in doing have contributed in pro-
portion their population and their distance from the place
of exhibition than any other nation in the world What is
the contribution Of the 5000 packages Of France, her
49, Of population and her few miles distance from
England compared with the 600 packages from the United
States their % 900 Of population, and their distance Of
5000 miles We will show what tits. II France had con-
Gbuted in the proportion which the United States has she
would have 1880 packages if the United States had
contributed only in proportion to France they would have
sent only $780, The eren Of the American contribution
when compared with that of any other nation than France
still greater and reeae that the United States has done,
all things considered than any other nation Of the world
The in having too large portion of the building
assigned to their productions and overlooking of the
liar circumstances which would tend prevent their putting
forth their full power to fl it. With respect the uaue
of the American goods in the Exhibition no one attempts
to deprecate the rich of natural produce the pen
tul display of mechanical skill and inventive genius and
the abundant proof of manufacturing industry exhibited
whilst the Greek Stare Of HIRAM PowERs, admitted to
be the gem of the collection and the Daguereoypes Of
artists attest the capacity OF citizens for the very
highest puru Of genius and intellect Yet in spite of all
this be allowed say that the distressing fact is,
branch Of the produce, skill industry of the Uni
ted States adequately fairly represented in the Exhibit
tos; and this not only every American citizen, but every
Rnghman and European generally who has visited the Uni
ted States will unhesitaingly admit. The North New
England States not adequately represented either to the
extent the variety, the progress of its manufacture The
States Of New York, Pennsylvania, &c., which have SO Ions
been famous for their fine machinery have here but at
half dozen machines which, excellent they are, give
particular The Southern agricultural States scarcely
said to be represented For instance out Of the many kind
Of cotton cultivated we find here samples of only seven
while the different varieties Of sugar in the State of Lousan
are represented by solitary specimen. Vast districts
whole States in the fertile West and Northwest without
single contribution; and the rich mineral products Of Cali
fornla consist Of 100 lbs Of quicksilver, deposited by Lon
don chemist and lump Of gold from the Bank Of England
The causes OF this coming short Of your capabilities and
expectations are various First the want of sufficient info
nation through the length and breadth Of the United States
in reference to the extent and character of the Exhibition
We do not know who to blame for his perhaps arose or
the peculiar institutions Of the country and not from the al
solue neglect Of any Them there was No fund annrc
praied the Congress BY the State Governments TO assn
contributors this assistance extended in eyerv 9th.
country and IL more necessary in the United State
than in any country occasoned by the grea, extent
territory the sparseness Of populson in parts Of it. Ii
deuIy Of transmission from inland sections add Il
increased expense and
ed by exhibitors Then the time for preparation sho
CONSIDERING the nature Of the undertaking and distance Of
country. We do not make these statements, however,
way Of apology for as butors TO the Worlds Fa
the citizens Of the United have done more than h
share for other people, all things considered, have do
so much. How toeH they have done il, we presume not
ssy but we believe that more competent judges will say
contributions from the United States every way ced
the industry and genius Of the people, highly demonst