The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-08-13

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prises, amongst other instructive matters, iuii
reports of Court Proceedings and Trials; A
Sermon. by Rev. Mr.. Ryland, TO his African
t,oopregation The Confession Of Skupinski,
the Murderer; Several interesting Tales; Ed
ito,iais Poetry Correspondence Latest
News Items, &c.
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We have before us printed circular sent
forth by the President and Directors OF the
Association for the Exhibition of the Industry
of all Nations, which Exhibition will be opened
in the city OF New York, on the 2nd day OF
May, 1853. The plan Of the enterprise is in
all respects similar to that Of the great INDUS
trial contest Of the Crystal Palace. nor will
the American show fall SO far short OF the En-
glsh one provided the idea meets with gen.
eral concurrence and support as we might al
first suppose. A very magnificent edihce OF
immense proportions is now in process OF erec'
ton upon Reservoir Square, which will be in
ell respects worthy Of the purposes to which
il is to be devoted. An office has already been
opened at No. 6 Charing Cross, LONDON, Tor
the temporary reception and forwarding OF
such articles as may he contributed TO the
Exhibition by foreign countries, and the Assoc
citation have made arrangements with Chafies
Buschek, ESQ., late Commissioner OF the Aus
TRAN Empire at the World Fair, to act as
Agent.for all nations other than the Continent
of America. Raw materials and products.
manufactured articles, running machinery, and
specimens of skill in every department of the
Fine Arts will have their appropriate places
in the edfce, SO that we may hope to see, not
only such display of the worlds industry as
has never been witnessed in America before,
but collection of painting and statuary of the
very first order of excellence. In the line OF
sculpture we see no reason why the United
States should not surpass any country OF Eu-
rope. Should Powers, Crawford, Greenough,
Hart, Ives, and others, send pieces of their
handiwork to the Exhibition, we may fairly
challenge the world to compete with us TOR
the palm. Apr0pOs of this, we would sug~
gest to the Directors the probability Of their
being able TO secure twovery exquisite works
Of art, if application be made for them-we re-
fer to Harris Statue of Henry Clay and Craw
fords Jefferson, lone ofthe statues for Wash
ington Monument.) both designed for this city,
Neither of these pieces has yet been finished,
but from the length oftime that each artist has
been employed upon his task, we hazard moth
ing in the conjecture that both will be ready
for shipment to the United States by the OPEN
ing of next Spring. Not merely as cunning
devices of the chisel, not simply as evincing
the genius of the American artist would these
simulacra lend interest TO our American
Fair they would diguify it with the remetn.
brance of the lofiest patriotism and the most
enlarged craftsmanship, they weuldsignify to
the word the falsity Of the proverb that IRE
publics are always ungrateful all
they would represent that element in our ma
tionai character, which Sir William Jones ha:
told us, is better than battlement or laboret
mound for the protection of State, and which
we may add, is more truly reflective of glory
W u FCoPiS hoh uito VI oihc- u
minded men,"
For it is by producing such intellects a,
Jefferson and Clay that the United States ha
taken that stand among the Lnations of tn,
earth which she is proud this day to occupy
And in connection with this view, we canno
forbear, in dismissng the subject, to quote
glowing passage from the recent Phi Bet
Kappa Grafton Of MIR. Choate, delivered las
week, before the Alumni of the University
Vermont, at Burlington.
Behold here-not in Colts revolvers, nor
reaping machines, nor in eagle skimmers of tn
seas-one contribution to the treasures of thu
CRYSTAL Palace | am told that while tn
curious gazers wandered through that loft
pile, and admired the gewgaw limitations
other works IN the mountain green of Russia
the Bavarian or Bohemian stained or painte
glass-Berln wine coolers ia terra Gotta
heraldic chairs-statuettes of I1indoo girl
setting their lamps in the Ganges-the gaud
and ponderous architecture of Austrian booi
cases, Il wonder what books they containedl-
the frolic graceful art OF France, disportng il
Sevres porcelain, Gobelin tapestry, perfumes
and embroidery, tripping, as it were on the
light. fantastic toe-they turned away from the
American section-wilh well-bred tests, no
altogether depressed by that matchless figure
of Powers, in which the beauty, the soul, thu
genius of Greece shine forth as ever, chainless
though in chains
And yet, if there had been upon those shelves
old John Adams defence of the America al
CONSTITUTIONS stray copy of the Federaiist-
the Life of Washing ton-the last census, witt
its stupendous statistics, carefully digeste,
into easy reading for Bureaucratic comprehen
sion-they would have found in them a NOR
splendid contribution TO the Worlds indusir
IA surer guarantee If human happiness--th
assurance ofa brighter future of moral, indus
trial and civil glory, that had ever bee
dreamed of in their philosophy
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL SToRM.-We lear
from the Winchester Virginian, that on the 81
inst, a severe hail-storm swept down the vale
Of the Opequon, in Virginia, pros,ra,ng tn
growing corn and rendering, in some case
almost hopeless the fattering expectations .
the farmer. Conglomerations Of hail, weigh
ing near a pound. were found in places, an
much Of the frozen matter lay unthawed ii
next day. Messrs. R. w. Barton, GilkesO
haua -.