The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-27
TIE wORLD's FAIR.

A. the opening'of the "World's Fair" the
Eneliah papcrs sncorcd Al the exhihilan Of
articles from the United States, bat a. tine
passed on, more we're added, and the prActi.
cal utility Of many tested, and il was not long
before the tone Of this press was ehangod,An
Il sas forced 10 acknowledge the triumph Of
American genius. Upon this subject the "
y, Times speaks a. follows
The browning triumph Of American gonu.
may perhaps be- fonnd in the amended ten
per ofihe English press, since they have bcen
forced TO admit our supremacy la mechanical
skin, whether tried on land In tho lsu Of
Hyde PARK, or ON water with tho Baltic and
the AmcricA, Their admissions, unqucstion.
ably, flow with the visridiiy OF the dThAme,
meath London Bridge !" they have all the
puneh-likc Rcinrss Of mingled sugar and lem
on all the courtesy nationally characters,
tir--of beaten gamcster,. entirely and hope.
lcssly cleaned ont hut Cor all that, they arr
quito acceptable, and much 10 b. thankful for
five Gail 10 appreciate them duly. il argues q
snd deficiency Of taste 10 Offset supcrabun
dance of invention.
We are nationally vain Young people ar,
apt 10 be- and though the head may Be- old
the shoulders beneath IL are still youthful
Approlntivencss, A. in all pursuit-ofk nowl
overwhelmingly. sweils like an ic,.
burg on that same national Uranium. "Som'
stccds," says Savage Lander, ego best in ~
lence, with no other impulse but the spur AhC
rad; others require the shouting aud hand
chipping ofthe Roman Corso.- We arc Of
the latter sort and IL our Juvenile energies
aiming a. they steadily do to the mastery af
the true and the attainment Of the beautiful
are stimulated by the hpplauding cry OF sIoc
tAtors, IN Heavens uametlct the wclkin ring
prnise, even w II exceed due appreciation !.
never Objectionable; let them lavish IL as they
may, bat lei us pass on.
And one word moro not the less importan
because uttered curly. Rejecting mon vii
not hii 20 note the gigantic proportions of
American productions when set down hesid,
the last efforts Of British mechanism Boast
ing less Of the results than OF the means dis
played 10 hchisYe yet greater ssFks, Ne a.
satisfied with pointing TO what the "Iimcs'
once sneernglx dnSiaaaiael 49, s,.er-. fyfa-hfn--
~" Our implements are made 60 act wher,
wider elbow-room and less labor are afforded
our steamships and pleasure yachts tell of
longer stretches 20 be spanncd; and pcrhapi
the old fling at the magnificent distances OF
the American capital cmbodics the form-typS
of American character. For the magnitud,
OF our enterprises, John Bull has more won
der than sympathy. Our pieces Are adapted
10 n larger theatre. American agriculture
machinery would presently turn half theil
farm labor Rdrift, Tho American steam mo
W is a prophecy oftho disuse Of many long
lived Ipdiamah or slow-paccd South Sea ira
der aud to our clipper feet all the British
sca-crait will have to give way. To Amcri
canize British land and sea machinery would
half revolutionize Britain aud our patterns
after ALL would he like the vicRr''
picture, too large for the house. At least SC
says Yankee vanity what if its crest does
swell tribe at our blushingshonors