The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-06

agents, who wanted me to become q CO umissioner,
on honor which declined II Mr. Lock viii
permit me- will amend his resolution, SO that it
n y run as follows
Rerolved, Tbst . committee he appointed to enter
into ,pondence With simat societies OF other oil
Of tie UDicD on the subject OF holding great nsonsl
fair every Eve ten the first to be- held In the
city OF New York and that TINS COMMITTEES xamine the
whole subject end take sill steps necessary make the
succen OF the national fair certain should the com
ntec find the similar secetieS In othsr cities ready TO
operate Nth this sccety
Mr.. LOCKWOOD Il soceps the amendment with
great deal of pleasure, and am only sorry that
the gentleman has not expained his views more
fully, for he knows moro than the rest Of us. |
believe entirely with him, tina. they thought this
refuse to be good enough for the Yankees, and
made up their minds 20 foist it upon US in the
share Of a gr8ud exhibition of q Worlds Fair
What interest England takes in American manu-
fsotures commerce is illustrated by very little
fact that hiss recently TRANSFERRED aud which throws
light upon the real objects sf the agents of foreign
governments in This matter. A straw thrown up
shows which wsy the wind blows The fact i al
Jude to is this:-Cbevalier Wikof, an American
citizen arrested, at Genoa, upon serious charge,
in reference to lady ASSERTS mis- right TO be exempt
from the ordinary process of the Law, on the ground
that he was an agent OF England, employed by
Lord Palm erston to effect certain objects Of aoin
ternational character between this country and
Great Britain This little fact, say, shows which
way the wind blows, ana we see the same thing all
through.
Mr.. NAsH.-There appears TO be too many things
mixed up together hare What does it all III u al!
My friend Lockwood accepts the anne ndment OF Mr..
Hoe What are they goipg to do! Are the Crys
tai Palace people going to hold grand fair and
is tie American Institute TO hold fair also, and
If so what is going to be done with the grand
bazaar up town!-are we to have fair of our wn
ard the foreign people to hold another At Reservoir
Square What is to be the effect Of two such fairs
10 one such small place? (Shoa Of laugbtsr)
want TO know from Mr. Lo kwood aud dem and
. catee orical answer (laughter); want to know
bow the Institute expect TO raise Sl5 000 to pay of
the debt hanging over them, besides the expenses
Of the fair? Then, again. want to kue v if he be-
lieves that the AmerIAn people wish for or will
tolerate bazaar fair? Will they tolerate q & sng
OF men who want to hold q perpetual fair for i've
yearsl Can this Institute hold fair for those We
years? My learned friend tells that the Common
Council have no power TO lease Reservoir So uare
for Eve years. Have they not leased Castle Car
denf
Mr. LOCKWOOD That is not a public souare.
say they have no power to lease public square.
Mr.. NASH They do as they please in every
thing, ard ask my friend, as lawyer, how long
viii be before possession could be recoveredfr from
them9
Mr. LOCKWOOD depends on the fee
Uaughter)
Mr. NASH Il understand they have got SIS, 900
from the Aston House. Will Mr.. Lockwood col.
lect the same sun there, and will the dollars GO
to the Institute from all the other hotels!
Mr. LocKwooD.-Yes.
Mr.. NASH Who is it that has hitherto brought
people to the hotels from all parts of the Union!
10 1t not the American Institute, which, for the last
twenty-four years have brought strangers to the
hotels, from whom they have reaped golden har-
vest! And are they now going to encourage foreign
ers and foreign institutions, and kossuth and in
Prevention, and such hunbugs (roars of lau2 hter),
instead Of helping ua now 10 the days of our adver
city Now, Mr.. Chairman, au equally opposed
to the committee of Mr.. Lock wood, and to the
com nittee OF my friend Mr.. Hoe am not OPP
posed to these omnittees if it is right to hold fair
D.~A -.
possession Of the citadel while We are making Or.
rargements about another matter, and We are not
moving one irch with regard to the prof sot thrust
upon us. My friend, Mr. Lock wood, will I'm that
the bazaar will be got up, and that be will sing the
requiem to the American Institute for the next Eve
years at least. (Much laughter Who has got
up all the fairs during tho past but the American
Institute! Have they not done it With great sa,.
rifces to themselves! The foreigners never had .
project but what they patterned after Us. Laugh
teri The Worlds Fair was but the same thing We
did, only on q larger scale and with more money.
MIR. DYcKMAN.-Thi: city is q great piace-nota
small oneit is the great entrepot OF the world, and
we care net how many projects are sent here. II
is all the better. When Cunard sent his agents
here, it did not alarm 1t only had the effect Of
producing better steamships than his. In the same
way Stewart built a marble palase. Did We oppose
him? No, but others built stores equal, if not
perior, to bis There is room for all, and like
competition. III we want to give notoriety to, and
aid IN, tie establishment of the project let US
oppose 1t, for our opposition will be card What
we ought to do 10 to let the 10 alone, and get
up far superior to theirs, ard &c ipse them. as we
c an do if we please. That honorable competition.
/ am not apprehensive that they can produce fair
that will excel us. Our mechanics can contribute
specimens of art and sk equal to any IN the world;
and this competition will be ali for the good of art
and tend to promote the interests Of the country at
large. should therefore wish to get up fair su.
perlor to oil other fairs, but not counter
mept. Our path is to 60 on with the great cur
nft no doyr nd pptn h,1t
for instance. they send q printing press to New
York, let our friend Mr. Hoe beat the n as he has
done before, and just as the exhibition Of British
steamships here had the effect Of brp gng out Col
Inns line to eclipse them say therefore, like
petition; and if these wan. to get charter at
Albany, let them do So and let us not oppose them
All these projects will assist the city, and give i.
pre- eminepce in the world. Let US go on like eur
friend Mr.. Stevens, who built yacht to beat all
England. hope my friend, Mr. Nash, will 60 on
with US.
Mr.. NAsH-l ask If my friend s1pposes that a
foreign and native fair csn exis; together, and
both prosper; and | want to knew if Collins
steamers could 20 on without the aid Of Congress!
Mr.. MAYNARD then esid-rhe old adsge, "com-
petition is the lite of trade is verified in this ia
stance; and if this hunhug Of q crystal palace,
this bugbear that so frightens us, ia to appear
SON ewhere up town. know rot whe cit is easy
for the American Institute, by taking hints from
the present and the past, to make the next fair the
bsst ever held; and Ee SHALL therefore, walk over
tie couTse. l have 10 notion that a foreign eair
held at Reservoir square can drive US out of the
field Let them tell the American people that it
ia 20 be exclusively foreign, and they will not b,
able to take dollars enepgh to pay their expenses
believe we can make q fair of our own that will
teach all others who come here for that purpose
that they are meddlers. 1t will be well for the
mittee to consider this thing, and look into il;
snd we, meantime, can do tao same thing, 50
that by next month We may DO ole either 10 adopt
what they propose, or have something better of
our own. II sn application il mRde for 3 charter,
We cannot orpose il, for it would como with bad
grace from us to do SO; and ii they can do
better titan we can they deserve to be sup
ported. AID We ought TO give way to them.
Mr. LocKwooD-i call the gentleman to order.
No perst i eats Of opposing the rev project.
Mr. kAsH-H Is in order. | ayow haviag op-
pos d it
Mi MAYNARD Let the thing 90 on quietly, and
VIC shall produce tbs greatest fair that was ever
held; ard it will result in what the American me-
chancs DID in Londor--they nest other nations,
mGdG money, and brought it home ia their pockets,
and Rero perfectly satisfied
Col Hor-l hope no gentleman supposes that