Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-06-07

insulted by report that his father or grand
father invented the Steam Engine or Spinning
Jenny, is not the fttest way to honor industry
The Queens Horticulturists, Gardeners, Car
penters, Upholsters, Milliners, &C., would have
been far more in place in the procession than
her gold stick silver stick and similar alb
surdities
And yet empty and laundering as the con-
ception of this pageant may seem and is, there
is nevertheless marrow and hope in it. The
world does move o Galileo! carrying onward
even those who had forced you TO deny the
truth you had demonstrated! We may well
say that these gentlemen in ribbons and stars
cannot truly honor Labor while they would
deem its performance by their own sons deg
radiation; but the grandfathers of these Dukes
and Barons would have deemed themselves
dshonored by uniting in this Royal ovation to
Gingham-weavers and boiler-makers as these
men would by being compelled to weave the
cloth and forge the iron themselves. Pa
tience, .impetuous souls! We shall be able to
elect something else than Generals to the
Presidency before this century is out
and the right of every man to live by labor
consequently to place where be may live, on
the sole condition that he is willing to labor
stand high on the general orders, and must
soon be up for National and universal discus
sion. The Earls and Dukes of not distant
day will train their sons in Schools of Agricul-
ture, Architecture, Chemistry, ,Minerology. &C.,
inspiring each to win fame and rank for himself
by signal and brilliant usefulness, instead of
resting upon and wearing out the fame won by
some ancestor on battle field of the old bar
barian time. Even To-Day's hollow pageant
is an augury of this. 1t is Browning, l think,
who says,
'All men become good creatures, but so slow!
Let us, taking heart from the reflection
that we live in the age of the Locomotive aud
the Telegraph, cheerfully press forward!
We will consider the Fair opened.
shall venture no especial criticism as yet
first because the Exhitionis not ready forit;
next because l am in the same predicament.
A few General observations must close this
letter.
Immense as the quantity of goods offered
for exhibition is, it is not equal to the enor-
nous capacity of the building, to which Cas-
tie garden is but dog kennel. do hope
we may have Crystal Palace oflike proper
tions'in NewYork within two years; it would
be of inestimable worth as study to our
young architects, builders and artisans. If
such an ed6ce were constructed in some fit
locality to be leased out in portions, under
proper regulations, for stores. believe it would
pay handsomely. Each store might be sepa-
rated from those next it by partitions of iron
and glass; the fronts might be made of nova
BILE plates of glass or left entirely open; the
entire building being opened at eight in the
morning, closed at eight at night, and careful
ly watched at all times True many things
are yet to be received, and some already in
the building remain in the boxes; still, l think
there will be some nakedness, week hence.
The oportunity for seeing every thing, is all
the better for this, and indeed is unexampled.
The display from different countries is verv
unequal, even in proportion: Old England
is of course here in her might; France has a
vast collection, especially of articles appealing
to the taste or fancy; but Germany and the
rest of the Continent have less than expect
ed to see; and the show from the United
States disappoints many by its meagerness-
do not view it in the same light, nor regret
with New York merchant whom met in
the Fair to day, that Congress did not appro-
pirate 100000 to secure full and command
ing exhibition of American products at this
L
equate benefit TO the nation would have result
ed from such dubious disposition of Nation
al funds. In the first place. our great agricul-
tural staples-at lest such as find markets
abroad-are already accessible and well
known here. Bales of cotton, Casks of Hams
and other meats. barrels of Flour or Rosin,
hogsheads of Tobacco &c, might have been
heaped up here high as St. Haul's steeple-
TO what end? Europeans already know that
we produce these staples in abundance and
perfection. and when they want them they
buy of us. doubt whether cumbering the
Fair with them would have either promoted
the National interest or exalted the National
reputation. 1t would have served rather to
deepen the impression, already too general
both at home and abroad, that we are a rude
clumsy people, inhabiting broad, fertile do
main. affording great indictments to the most
slovenly description of Agriculture, and that
it is our policy 10 stick to that,an let alone the
nicer processes of Art, which require dexter-
ty and delicacy of Workmanship. We must
ont grow this error
Our manufactures are in many departments
grossly deficient, in others inferior to the best
rival productions of Europe. In Silks and
LilueuS VIC nave lOIIIIllS hOW ~ SIoW
trust the case will be bravely altered within
a few years. In Broadcoths. we are behind
and going behind, but in Satinets Flannels.
(woolen) Shawls, De LANES, Ginghams, Drills
and most plain Cottons, we are producing as
effectively as our rivals, and in many depart
ments gaining upon them. But few of these
are goods which make much show in Fair !;
three cases of Partisan gewgaws will outshine
in an exhibition million of dollars worth of
admirable and cheap Muslins, Drills, Fiannels,
DC. And beside our manufacturers, who find
themselves met at every turn, and often sup
planted at their own doors by snowy fabrics
from abroad, are shy of calling attention in
Europe to the few articles which, bv the help
of valuable American inventions, they are able
to make and sell at profit. know this con-
sideralion has kept some goods and more ma
chinery at home which would otherwise
have been here. The manufacturers are here
or are coming, to see what knowlede or skill
they can pick up, but they are not SO ready
to tell all they know. They think the odds