New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-15
The Worlds Fair mt London What the Unit
ed stntes Is doing, &c.
Of The Tribune.

Correspondence Of The Tribune
WASHINGTON, Monday, Jan 6, 1851.
DEAR SIR: knowing the interest you take in
all that concerns our Nations Progress, and espe
cally in Arts and Sciences, hope you will call
the attention of your readers to the Importance of
being well represented in the great Worlds Fair
at London in May.
So far, our countrymen have exhibited but
little interest in the matter, and this appears sur
prising to any one who is acquainted with our
ability and resources. There as yet not two
hundred applicants, although the representation
from different parts of the Union bids fair to be
good South Carolina sends specimens Of her
Fsrest-Trees, and Of Cotton, Rice. Turpentine
&c. She also sends Shrtings, Sheetings, and Drill
lings.
Ohio we understand, sends a large quantity of
Catawba Wine, and has Just sent on Hams and
Shoulders, fine Combing Wool, Lard Oil, Flows,
Indian Corn, Beef Tallow, Flour, &c. &c
A new and very superior Microscope is to be
sent from Ohio, of 900 diameter power.
A Planetarium constructed by Thomas II. Bar.
low of Kentucky will be exhibited, and will at
tract much attention. 1t is intended to exhibit,
upon mechanical principles, and by means of con
trivances not only new but wonderfully simple
beautiful and eficacious, not only the ordinary
and well understood system Of planetary motions,
bat also to demonstrate the most intricate and
complex movements Of all the bodies, primary and
secondary, which enter into our Solar System.
A Miniature Steam Engine, complete in all its
parts. made by Lyman c. Higginbotham Of Yer
non, Oneida Co. New. York, will also be exhibited.
This was made by him without any assistance
and with no previous application to any mechan-
ical trade, and he is but SiTteen years Of age.
A splendid collection of the leaves of the Amer
lean forests carefully prepared by Miriam G. de
Bonneville Of Westerly, r. l. will also be sent
to London. These leaves are arranged in natural
order upon sheets of Bristol board and bound in
rich garnet-coored velvet with gold clasps and
corners The leaves are so prepared that they
retain their natural color, and will make beau
tiful display of the wonderful change the foliage
undergoes, and which takes place in no other
part of the world.
NewHampshire. Rhode Island, New-York,
New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Indiana,
Ohio, Maryland Kentucky, illinois, Alabama,
Missouri Mississippi uth-Carona and Mchl-
gan have already sent articles for the Exhibition.
The New-York State Committee are now fully
authorized to act on all cases presented to their
consideration and it is hoped they will continue
to receive articles until the latest possible mo-
ment
The frigate 81 Laurence has positively been or
dered TO convey the articles to London, and is
now being put in order for that purpose. She
will not leave Newly before the middle OF
February. &c
men should exert themselves to the utmost to Sc
cure large as well as a good representation for
our country There are $500 exhibitors from
France, and Belgium will be represented Oy ooo
manufacturers. go
Even Austria will send more than 1000 exhlb-
tiers with specimens of her industry.
The Executive Committee of the Central Au-
thority of the United States have from the first
instance exerted themselves to the utmost to ex
tend knowledge Of the objects OF the Exholtlon
throughout our country and have incurred
great expense in printing Circulars Certificates
&c II Is hoped that Congress will make an ap-
preparation to defray the expense OF conveying
limited number of our Artisans and others inter
ested in the great objects of the Exhibition to
London.
This will be done by many other Governments
and ours certainly should be as liberal.
Yours &c. NJ D. ,.
Remarks.
We trust Congress will do nothing like
what is here suggested-absolutely moth
ing. If Congress should find any money
In the treasury hOC Wdnleu IOl tn0 PU"AO
service, we trust it will faithfully ap-
ply said surplus to the paying off of our
Public Debt, now really One Hundred
Millions, and more likely to increase than
diminish. Paying the passage of citizens
to attend a Worlds Fair in London would
be very questionable use of Public
Money. We think of attending that Fair,
and see no reason why the Country should
pay other mems travelling expenses rather
than ours, which it certainly shall not pay.
The Government is quite generous in offer
ing to convey articles to that London Fair
for nothing conveying gazers would be
carrying the Joke quite too far.
There will be no lack of articles for Ex-
hibition from this country. There will be
not less than One Thousand sent, and many
of them will reflect the highest credit on
our National skill and INVENTIVE genius. But
what sense there is in sending barrels Of
Turpentine Hams, &c. we cannot imagine
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