The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-03-01

Assssass ~ ~ Vsss1t TAk.
We have l.,ay s..o Il pin. . ...,cmeo,
that Up 10 . very recent date, bet two srti
cles designed for The London Iniustsial Ex
hbldsn Of 1854, hsA been dc4,osited At In
government store house In Brooklya, de
signed for the reception and storage Of sscl
articles. This may be literally true, bat
calculated to produce an incorrect impress
hon.
Alrsady the Central Committee hav,
6Shcia information from those local agsn
cies, that seventeen States have dispatches
q portion Of the articles. which they desir,
Forwarded to London. u places on The sea
hoard the most convenient for shipment 4
New York, We have looked over list o
ono hundred and eighty of these objects o
curiosity and interest. Of these New YorI
furnishes ~; Pennsylvania 30; Ohio ~
South Carolina IS: Maryland o. New
Hampshire 7 I; Rhode Island 3; Indiana q
Illinois 2; Kentucky 3; Mississippi 81
Tennessee 3; California g We arc pleas.
ed to observe tina. improved agricultural i'm.
Plcments hold prominent place on The
Est. Nothing can afford more satislacto.
~ indication Of the prosperity Of a nation
than excellence in the machines and pro.
cesses for culture Of its soil. In this res.
pect. the United States are probably sec.
ond TO but one nation in the world, -ud
perhaps they are the first From NpN
York. Pennsylvania, and Illinois W. have
reaping machines which. with the assi,isare
Of two or four horses, and two men rr boys.
will perform the work Of twenty men. and
with material saving Of the grain. From
the same states we have numerous vArie.
ties of the plough. from which Il Is believed
che husbnndmen Of our mother land say
yet take useful lessons in the great science
Of turning up the soil machines for SOW.
ing aud planting grain, maize, aud csculent
roots and noticeable improvements upon
former instruments for performing the var.
GUS processes required to prepare those
products for the grsnary or the storehouse
Of commerce.
South Carolina sends superior parcels of
cotton, rice, and turpentine OF her own
growth; phmton carriage, = palmetto caue.
baskets, and other notions" Mississippi
sends us cotton and Tennessee the same,
with labor saving machines for producing
that which contributes Mt least as much to
her wealth and comfort, to wit--lndian
corn.
There I. n vein Of rrea, originality in the
ken,uckv character and she has maintain
cd bcr repu,a,iop that way. in the selection
,vh;ch her committee have so far made of
snccinens Of what her people are doing.
,nv,.,d n send;no nrod;oious stalks nj
hcmn enormous ears of corn. nm .sbese
no,lcr or race horse. Kentucky chsl.
ienges tho connection of the ingenious
void /. n nlane,arium and in bcd.ouilts.
Thr.. If mo latter articles Of household
rss and decoration arc contributed by Hon.
II C,;t,cndcn the result of the unassis,
ed labors Of his daughter. Mrs Coleman.
va have not seen them, but entirely disin.
,o,es,.d witnesses assure us. that such is the
elegance and beauty Of their workmanship
aud design, tina, they would do honor to the
fair hands of Penelope herself. The planet.
arium is the production of Mr. Barlow, and
is so skilfully contrivcd, that in its opera.
ton. the eve takes in at a glance the move.
u,ents Of all the known celestial spheres.
Missouri will force her claim to an abun.
dance Of mineral resources, by preseting n
mass Of 400 pounds Of pure ore from the
iron mountain. New Jersey will make u
still more imposing meteorological demon.
STATION through the medium Of block Of
zinc. $4,000 pounds ia weight. Whether
wisconsin will enter an appearance tor
some Of her pebbles Of native copper. which
arc found in sizes Of from three hundred
tons and upwards, TO that Of n groAt. or Of
galena Of any mentionable weight. we re.
greet to say is doubtful. as no interest ap.
penrs to have been manifested by leading
citizens Of that State in the exhibition.
Maryland will send iron ore, sonpstone.
and agricultural instruments. California
will be represented BY mass OF gold ore.
and a quartz crusher probably. also. by a
gigantic land claim. and the latest ilustrn-
ton Of trial by jury.
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