Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-02-12
For the Southern Standard.
New York Worlds Fair.

Mr.. EDIroR-Wel we arc to have, it seems n rec
nactmentin this country OF the London Worlds Fair
which would be truly designated, if called the
WOrLFS Farce What, would enquire of all sensible
thinking men, learned and unlearned-are we of the
South to gain, by wild rush into this last scheme for
filing the pockets of few interested persons, and
sti further aggrandizng that already overgrown and
monstrous place of iniquity, New York City Fairs,
Of every and class except those got up for chris
tan and charitable purposes have been peculiar to
semi-barbarans. They schemes invented mainly
for the double purpose of dsposing of worthless UNI
saleable articles and the pratce of all of rckery
deception and fraud industrial Exhibitions" is but
another name for the accomplishment on a grander
scale of the objects In these latter all who at
tend them arc unavodaby swinded, except those who
get them up and those who happen to reside at the
places where they are held. This one, to be opened
next May, will be the of throwing perhaps five
millions of dollars into the pockets of hotel and boar
ding house keepers in New York; and it may be safe
ly calculated, that million of that sum will be
drawn from the Southern States. And, what will we
get in return for thai vast amount of money either in
the shape Of improvement from observations among
the arts and sciences of personal and intellectual
contrasts with the rest Of mankind there | answer
not one degree Of intellectual cred-one artificial or
scientific crumb Of comfort copper coin will we
receive All! these Chrysta Palaces and Worlds
Fair wonders, are grand humbugs If any man, OF
woman, either, wishes to the arts and manufactu
of every part of the world let him or her look into
the drygoods stores, drugshops, hardware establish
mentstn, saddler and shoemaker shops, almost every
where and there they exhibited without fee fraud
fuss Andi this should fail to satisfy the cravings of
any, let them Look round in the commercial marts of
Of the country and wind up their perambulations by
visit to the Patent Office ct Washington. And if there
be anything in the world, worth seeing, which will moi
fall under their observation in such trip them all such
persons may rest assured that what they have missed
will not be exhibition at this or any other Worlds
Fair.
In order to efectuay carry out this grand New Yorl
swinde, and, if possible rope in the South, commit
tee Of very respectable gentlemen has been duly ap
pointed at New Orleans, who are not only ready K
urge, and willing to aid all those who green enough
TO be caught in this gull-net thrown out south, bu
they voluntarily 90 farther and strongly exhort us t.
"unte with fellow citizens of the north in the grea
enterprise, and thus (say they) shall oberate 10
cal feelings, prejudces and tiphates-strengtheI
the bonds of amity and concord-reaIise indeed, tina
we one people, with hope and one inheritance
ono faith and one destiny" Another Union-trap sc
to catch easy -souled ever-confdng and much abuse
Southerners Where is Governor Foote Here i
another fine chance, and most happy for saving
the Union again OF course, this strong appeal 70
unon-industrial, fair, whole-soued harmony-thi
zone inheritance, faith" and one more humbu
b9ptism, can not, will not be resisted
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