New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-07-23

National Guard Band, and members of other
societies:
Here where all chimes their offerings send,
Here. where all arts their tribute lay,
Before thy presence, Lord, we bend,
And for thy smile and blessing pray,
For thou dost sway the tides of thought,
And hold tbs issues in thy hand
OF all that human toll has wrought,
And all that human skill has plann'd.
Thou leadst the restless Power of Mind
Der Destiuys untrodden field
And gu;d'st him, wandering bold but blind,
To mighty ends not yet revealed
Theodore Sedgwick, Esq, President of the
Association, then arose and remarked in sub
stance as follows:
| He first returned thanks to the President for
| attending the Inauguration. lie was glad that
the exhibition had secured the support and APP
probation of our own Government though main
| ly relying upon its own energies He paid
| compliment to Daniel Webster, pointing to his
statue near him) who, among the first, had
| lent his influence and name to this enterprise
| [Cheers He then dwelt upon the Importance
| Of bringing before the American people the
genius aud industry of the Old World, inasmuch
us the exhibition of them would ditfuse like
tastes among our own people.
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
The President, who looked very pale and in
disposed, replied in terms as follows:
| M President and GeRtlemeH-l return
you my most warm and cordial thanks for the
honor YOU have done me. | come to be present
at the inau guraton of this building, and to ex-
press the respect entertain for this great In
dustrial Exhibition designed and calculated to
promote all that belongs to the interests Of our
country. You, sir, and the gentlemen associ-
ated with you, have laid claim in all you have
done to thanks that will be enduring.
Whatever short -comings you have spoken of
there may be, / can only say that they appear
not here, and, so far IS | have learned, they
appear not at ALL Everything around reminds
us that this is a utilitaran age, and that science,
| instead of being locked up, appears before the
| admiration of the world, and has become tribu-
| tary to the arts, manufactures, agriculture,
and all that promotes social comfort. [Ap-
plausel Sir, if you had achieved no other OBJ
ject but what you have done in bringing together
citizens from all parts Of this Union, you would
have fulfilled, perhaps, one of the most important
missions that can be imposed upon any of us in
the way of strengthening that Union.
But you have done more: you have nobly
alluded 10 it. Your Exhibition has brought
here men most eminent in almost every walk OF
life, from every civilized country on the face Of
the globe. And thus you have done more, per-
haps, than any of us in promoting that great
object, dear TO you, dear to me, dear to my
venerable friend near me (alluding to Bishop
Wanright) to promote peace among men. [Great
applausel. Sir, have not the voice to address
you, and return you my thanks again for the
honor you have done me. must conclude.
After the conclusion of the above brief adj
dress the President was cLeered most vehement
ly and enthusiastically, rs also was Mr. Sedg-
wick and the architects Of the building.
The Hallelujah Chorus, from llandels Mes
slab, was sung by the Harmonic Society, with
the same accompaniment as before, with great
effect.
procession was then formed and moved
around the building for the purpose Of examin-
ing the Exhibition, the various bands playing
at the time.
INCIDENTS 0F the DAY.
| President Pierce soon after leaving tho build
ing, was overtaken by General Scott, and the
CSo had an interesting interview, the crowd, in
the meantime, cheering them alternately,
The building, although not over ten thousand
persons were present at the inauguration il
pabe Of holding nearly thirty thousand,
Thirteen nations are represented in the exhi-
bition, beside British Guiana and the British
North American colonies.
A note worthy incident Of the day was the
appearance Of Archbishop Hughes and BishoT
Wainwright on the platform They shook hands
with each other with seeming cordiality that
challenged many r0marks on the part Of the
lookers-on. They were also introduced to Pre-
| S4lcAt icIScs - VERY IihchlSS IOAu LllcsIucIe
aud number Of other distinguished strangers.
The President, Immediately after the ceremo-
MES, returned y his quarters at the Aztoi
House
On Thursday, lust before President Pierce
reached the CRYSTAL Palace II large piece OF
broken glass fell from a window in the dome,
struck upon the platform on the northern nave,
very near the spot whore Gen. Scott was sit
ting. The glass went directly through the ex-
tended flag Of the Union, making another star
on its red ground.
MOVEMENTS or THE PRESIDENT.
ON the morning IF the 18th. annarontIv 1nncb
fltigucd Atten o'clock the distinguished guest
was visited by the Chamber of Commerce Com
mit{ee, whose lnvitatloh 70 take san ar9uud
T a , 10 "a t tb Pro.iJaS6t nrs
Guthrie and Gen Wool and staff, accompanied by
the committee entered carriages and were driven
down to the pier east Of the Battery, by the
| United States Barge Officer when the party
! aliphfed and norrHnl ON boord tho atao1, bost
| fot;, .,l.;1i - 1T M,
'gsspIihe' hhiCH was III hdll4hS' Inc tfrlVaI
Ut tine President at the wharf was aQAAAnced by
the firing Of d salute from the Batteft, where
an immense crowd had collected Every place
where man could get and see seemed to be oe-
G y! ne Josephi9e lelt the wharf lnne-
9oara, anu, as me boat moved away from the
ioc loudly nbeoraJ Nv VIZ osd,ad - ny
Tn, steamer Josephine. which Ieft the civ nj