New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-19
America at the Worlds Fair.

10 the EditoTSW INC iTt0Unc.
The London Times has brought its heavy
guns, and Punch his light artillery TO bear upon the
articles which represent the invention skill and in
dustry of the United States, in Prince Albert's
glass bazaar. The natural products Of our soil-thc
Cotton which furnishes employment to the looms OF
Manchester the Corn which saved tens Of thousands
Of British Subjects from starvation could not be safe
" denounced or derided So the English press mag
unanimously allowed that these gifts OF nature were
some pumpkins. But as to our Manufactures
Psha {" says John Bull, they are bosh-nothing."
Colts Reyolyers rather ingenious affairs TO be sure
but then the soldier condition of society its dems
age state, and Colts Improvement IN firearms, un-
rivaled as II is only proves that we half barba
rous. The Yankee Dagueneotypes are admitted by
the Morning Chronicle to be superior To the English,
and the French, but then that owing to tho
brightness of the American sun, not TO the brightness
of American ingenuity. Then our Carriages are
perfect horrors, all ornamental work Is trimpery.
and our Hats are the very worst kind of hard cyin-
ders The motive for these structures and sneers Is
as obvious as their dscouresy II is quite true that
the mechanical ability and proficiency Of our country
are but family Swallowed forth by the American
trbutions to the Worlds FAIR But the specimens OF
our handicraft there exhibited, suffice to show that
useful art, OF which England once had the monopoly.
and that few years more will render us compars-
lively independent of her, and thus to some extent
deprive the Island of workshops and factories OF It's
best market. Although there may be some truth IN
the general remark of the English press that the
American department is failure, there is no ques-
ton that the indications affords Of progress IN
the mechanic arts, and especially in those branches
with Enolts have eued
the jealousy, and alarmed the cupldity OF John Bull
But wander from the purpose with which com
menced this communication. The proyerb says the
cobber should stick to his last, and suppose the
spirit of the axiom is OF general application Talk
ing OF Hats, then, l would say that the country Is
tw enty years in advance of England IN the depart
ment of manufacturing, and the best silk Hats made
in London are not to be named on the same day with
those manufactured in New-York. Ask any unpre-
iudced Englishman and he will say the same thing.
The Chapeers OF Paris alone compete with
those OF America in the fabrication OF Hats for gen
tlemen and opinions are divided as TO the compara-
tive merits OF the fabrics produced in Pans and
New-York.
II the London matters really labor under The deiu-
sion tina, their hard black cylinders ore equal 10 tho
light, elastic, elegantly proporIoned chapeaur we
make and wear in this City, propose to give them
an opportunity Of testing the question: and with ths
object challenge them collectively TO produce
SPECIMEN HAT 10 be compared with one which wu'
manufacture in my establishment Should the onef
be accepted there will be no difficulty, am sure, IN
making arrangements for determining the relative er-
cellence of the two fabrics An impartial Jury CON-
posed equally Of English and Amercansmay examine
them and make the award-such award 10 ne pub
lished In the principal newspapers Of London and
Nev-York. | should be content to make this friend
" TRIAL of skill with the hatters Of England for tho
honor Of our respective countries but fla pecuniaJ
stake is desired, willing that il should be lib
eral one provided that the prize BY whichever party
gained, De appropriated TO charitable purposes-'ay'
for instance TO the relief Of the first cargo OF desti-
tute emigrants from Great Britain who shall sfnre
al this por, after the rendering Of award
J. N. GENIN, Halter,
2i4 Broadway, New-York.
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