New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-17

gentlemen II rioeons and sters cannot trulyho,.,
Labor while they would deem its persoruap,n =
their own sons 4 degradation; bat the raj
fathers Of these Dakes and Bsrons would r..
deemed themselves a. much dishonored by,,i
ting 10 this Roy al ovation TO ginsham ve.ysr.,,,
boilermakers as these men would By being e..
Ielled 20 weave tie cloth and forge the irop ,A..
selves. Patience, impetaous soalsi the No..
day dsEns. though the morning air q chilly w.
shall be able to elect something el,e thu, a..
erals to the Presidency before this ceasurv ~,
and the Right OF every man to live bv L..
consequently, TO place where be nsv Nv.
the sole condition tha! be Is willing 70 l,h,,-
stands high on the general orders and must ,o,.
be up for National and universal discussion. p.
Esrls and Dukes OF not distant day viii p,,,
their sons in schools OF Agriculture, Archtec,o,.
Chemistry. Mineralogy, &c, Inspiring each !.
win fame and rank for himself by signal and b,a
Ian. use fulneIs, instead Of restiog upon snd v.,
ing out the fame won by some ancestor % .b.,.
tie field Of the old. barbarian time. Even Ia
DAYS hollow pageant is an augary Of this III,
Browning, think, who says,
All ueI become good creatures 81 sSr'
Let us. taking heart from the reelection ,h., "a
live in the age Of the Locomotive aud the rels
graph. chserfully pre's onward
We will consider the Fair oPsned.
Ishal venture no especial criticisms as Jet
first because the Exhibition is not ready tOsR
next because am in the same predicament A
few general observations must close this esss,
Immense as the quantity Of goods offered ts
exhibition 10, it 10 not equal TO the enOr ca
p.city Of the building 20 which Castle Garden d
bat q dog kennel. do hope we may have,
CryItal Palace OF like proportions in New.YoSs
within t~o yesrsi il would be Of inesti naSls
worth a. a study to our young architects. bsildeu
and artisans II such en- ediace were coz.
sHgcted in some iit locality to be leased out In
portions, under proper regulations, for stores. 1
believe it would pay tAndsomely. Each store
might be separated from those next 1t by P,r.
sions Of iron and glass the fonts might be made
Of movable plates OF glass or left entirely open;
tie eLtire building being opesed at eight ia the
morning, closed A. eight at night, and carefully
watched At all times. True, many things are
vet 20 be received, and some already ia the
building remain in the boxes; still, think there
viii be some nakedness, even week hence.
The opportunity for seeing every thing, iadsipg
every thing, is all the better for this, snd indeed
10 unexsmpled.
The display from different countries is very
UNEQUAL, even in proportion: Old England "a
Of course here in her might France has 4
vast collection, especially Of articles appealing
20 the taste or fancy but Germany aad the
rest Of the Continent have less than expected
10 see; and the show from the United States ds
appoints many by its alleged meigerne0. | do
not view it in the same light, nor regret, with
New.York merchant v hom met in the Fair TO-
day, that Congress did not appropriate 100000
70 secure q rull and commanding exhibition Of
American products At this Fair. | do not SEQ
how any tangible and adequate benef! to the
Nation would have resulted from such doooo'
disposition Of National funds. In the FIRST plscA
our great Agricultural staples-n least, all iuca
a. find markets Abroad-are already accessible
and well known here. Bales OF Cotton, casks q
Hams or other Meats barrels Of Flour or Hsis
hogshe ads OF Tobacco, &c might have been hesPed
up here 40 high as st. Psuls steepls-tO what
end Europeans already know that we produce
these staples in abundance and perfection, aud
when they want them they buy Of u.s. doubt
whether cumberipg the Fair with them woald
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
rude, clumsy people, inhEbi!ing broad, fertile
domain sfording great indictments 10 the mo's
slovsnly description of Agriculture, and sbnHb
our policy to stick to that, and let sone the nicer
processes Of Art. which require dexterIty iat
deicacy of workmanship. We must outs'Os
this error.
Our. Manufactures are in many departments
grossly deficient, in others inferior to the bs'
rival productions Of Europe la Silks and LIZ
ems, we have nothing now to show; trust toe
case will be bravely altered within few years
In Broadcloths, we are behind and going Oshad,
but in eatnets, Flsnnes, (woolen 5hawls, Ds
L aines, GiBghsms, Drills and most plain CO!sons
we are producing as effectively as our rivals ana
in many departments gaining upon them. D"
few Of these are goods which make much 'S0s
in Fair, three cases Of Partisan gevga"sW~
outshine in an exhibition million dollars ~o'"
of admirable and cheap Muslins, Drills flames
&c. And eside, our manu- 'acturers, who ha'
themselves met at every turn, and often sup
planted a. their own doors BY snowy fabrics ron
abroad, are shy Of calling attention In Ea'oPe@
the few articles which, by the help OF yslaao's
American inventions, they are able TO make and
sell at a profit. / know this consideration D"
kept some goods and more machinery 1 noh'
which would otherwise have been here. lbs
manufacturers are here or are coming 70 ss'
what kDo Wedge or skill they can pick up, b"
they are not so ready to tell all they knox
They think the odds 10 favor Of those v"
work against them backed by the cheap Lsoa
and abundant Capital Of Europe, are quite sas
cient already.
Still there are come Yankee Notions that
think our Cuf Nsif