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

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particularly the democrats-wil be too busy in
10 king after the Presidency, and toe plumber Of
fifty millions year, to attend to any legitimate
basiness of legislation. AL sort, of tickets. al
bargains. and intrigues will be tried by the various
little knots Of plotting and scheming demagogues,
to get their particular man ahead; and We shall
"see that it is knavish piece of work. FRI m
beginning to end.
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE VERSUS RippLEs
PALACE.-We publish to-day iul, epors Of the
very nterestir proceedings of the American Insti.
tutc, in reference to the proposed otion called
the WORLDS Fair, which is to be held up to wn, in
the Palace Of Mr.. Riddle It's true that ., REGARDS
resolutions, nothing was actually done, but tie
speeches which show up this transparent humbug
are ten times more significant than res solutions as
indications of feeling, and they demonstrate that
the war is begun between the American Institute
and the Riddle Palace. Where or how it will end,
or who will cine IF the victors, remains to be
seem
The grant given by the Corporation, for Eve years.
at OF q dollar year, to Mr.. Riddle, for.
merly Commissioner to the Worlds Fair q. Lon
don from the United States, is now beginning to
take formal shape, calculated to attract attention
and to suggest inquiries in the public mind as to
its prospects, its progress and its position hereafter
It seems that number Of gentlemen in this city
have been appointed managers to take into conside.
ration this subject and to mature form Of pro-
ceeding which will command public attention to it.
1t is proposed to expcnd two hundred thousand dol
lars in the construction Of Crystal Palace of GER
tain dimensions, in Reservoir square, away out of
town a considerable distance. AS an indu:emeat
to draw the favor Of the public to this probe ot it Is
stated that many of the foreign exhibitors at the
Worlds Fair in London have agreed to send vari-
GUS articles Of manufactures and art to this country
70, exhibition in the palace proposed to be erected
at Reservoir square.
All these projects and plans are parts of very
curious and very novel speculation, calculated to
do no particular good to the traders, the manu-
facturers, or the dealers in Broadway and other
Streets who have to pay high rents far beyond
the dollar year which the Corporation charges for
the proposed Crystal Palace II is we'll known too,
that many Of the exhibitors at the Worlds Fair in
London have property to the amount Of several
Millions which could not DO cold on that occasion,
and which they would now very willingly send to
New York, under the hope Of finding market for it
here in some way; and We also believe that, ia due
gross to allow all such articles, to vast amour.
to be entered at New York duty Free on tho ground
that they intended for exhibition at the Worlds
Fair in this city 1t ssoms therefore, that tho whole
affair is speculation, originating among the ex.
hibitors in London, and concurred in for tho purpose
Of disposipg Of those articles and wares which could
not be disposed Of IN thu. city during the Las. year
The advantages o. ssnd,ng over these unsalo.
able works for exhibition here, ore very doubtful,
and very questionable, in every point of view, to
the artists, and manufacturers, AMI Dealers in tnis
country. We have in this city an American Insti
tute, which has had annual fairs for many years
past. We have ALTO similar Institutes in every
large city, and in the capital Of every State the
aggregate Of whose exhibitions would comprise
matters Of moro abidin, interest, and even
of more value, than all that can BIO collected
from the unsaleabe articles which may be sent
from the recent London exhibition. Besides thus
interfering with our own local exhibitions, such
project, comprohor ding the importation Of grea.
variety Of articles duty free, would be unfair to
tho dealers and traders in this city, who pay high
rents and full duties on all mpertationr from
abroad.
Yet, in the face Of oil these disadvantages and 90
jectons to the project Of erecting ,aoc at Reser
yoir square, We suppose ii will 60 on, and may be
made somewhat beneficial to tho individuals con-
corned, as private speculation; although it DO
Of very little service to American art American
manufactures in any point Of view In this country,
and even in this city, we have private establish
ments in some branches Of human industry, which
could put to blush everything of the kind in
Londen, Paris, or any other place in Europe
Il turns out that the very Ian Of the Crystal Pal
acc in London was borrowed from manufacturer
in this city. In TIE elegance, beauty, and adap.
ts.ion Of machinery, We believe there are ostab.
lishments at New York, in ovoTy limo, which can
beat the world The rev Crystal Palace, thore-
fore, which is now proposed to be built, can
only BIO sort Of u dry goods speculation,
entering into competition with the merchants
in Broadway and elsewhere, and furnishing an Oh.
poiiunity to some Of the unfortunate exhibitors in
London TO get oil their goods hero. That's all.
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