New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-10


o. Tho world Hot counting the tears. dsappointments
aud struggles OF genius which cannot End public
,umuc, 10 roach The pfofundlics " liz conceptions
but coming 10 works absolutely born aud placed within
ITO range Of public vision how fow groat things arc
really appfcbopdcd' 1ako The Public Pross lor exam
pie n liza but fcw ycars,--somo ten or so that 1t
hna been put upon basis wide enough for tho wants
Of Tho community, In n division of labor accuracy
of Information. carncstnoa and independence Of
thought aud mechanical resources, has mcritod tho
sbsirnct claim sot up for its grandeur.
Takc, then, any other great thing-the Electric Tel
cgrarh for example This discovery, though les value
was maih,maticaly demonstrated, went begging for
years. Congress, although the working model was in
lower chamber of the Capitol, could not be induced to
look at it, And, when it began to work, SO little was
its worth understood that the cost of transmitting
sages was placed under supposed necessity, beyond
the means of ordinary people(n Europe this cost is
still frghtfuy and it is only after so ne tenyears
working that the sentiment of the grandeur and utility
of the thing begins lower the tariff of prices by out
side pressure.
So too in the last important thing before the public
tic ignorance many quarters we see by the
the value Of such center OF art ana invention
is remarkable But the inherent of the Crys-
tai Palace grand and If sustained, Its novel re
suits are so vast that in view of the contracted est
mate of its values we we shall offer few remarks on
it.
Tie great utility OF the Crystal Palace consists in its
forming standard of Art and an exchange for testing
the values Of Industry. 1t is rated as thing for
the moment; house is built, and so many industrious
or clever people have been induced to put in their pro-
ductions as a cheap mode of advertising them But
that were a narrow view OF the enterprise. We must
accusom ourselves look upon the Crystal Palace as
permanent institution. We mast feel the necessity
Of not letting it die out We need it Woiully Weneed
bread national and cosmopolitan platform whereon
genius or ingenuity may at once place its productions
end obtain the highest sanctions; or where pretense
may meet with decisive check II is in vain TO speak
of the PatentOfice at Washington proper place
Washington is not a metropolis Without disparaging
its claims suffice to say wants the houses aud the
multitudes to make metropolis Neither is Boston,
with its Mechanics Institute; nor Philadelphia, with
its pioneer Franklin Institute; nor New-IOrk,
with its American Institute, fully equal to the
national wants of such art and industry show
house But particularly are Patent-Olhce and
State Institutes unequal to the indispensable
part of cosmopolitanism which Worlds Fair can
alone play nation Ike individual, requires many
hard rub before the eoncert can be taken out OF 1t
on the other hand, it requires equally to measure Its
strength with others before ii be made truly aware
Of its strength Doubts of the naval superiority OF the
Americans sea set at rest by the war OF lSl2
though it deemed presumptuous to cope with the
BIiion on his traditional element So too, in England
at least it was thought pert for the yacht America to
walk the waters with unblenched courage and cha
enge the swiftest of the swift Of England craft to de-
cisye contest But when The Times reported that the
tagging yachts of it's nation were far behind that they
were nowhere as to distance, the revolution OF opin
oE was complete We believe there are things-artis-
tie things, in which America may measure her powers
with Europe which now owing TO their being above
the standard of vulgar objective determination, are
not recognized by their countryInen. Let it be
Eiry and fully understood that the Crystal Palace
is permanent foundation. Let it be recognized
that every possible artistic, scientific and indus
trial production can be sent there and and adj
judged by competent persons. Whether 1t be lron
wood or ivory, gold silver, velvet, wooden or cotton
whether il appeal TO the eye or the ear or the palate
OF the economies general special, let there be
standing Court and jury to determine seek to de-
ieEine, it's relative AMI positive value its realities
its suggestions it's deficiencies, its trumphs. Then
the sickenng delays which talent genius suffer
would be greatly done away with If the public
10. he taught 10 embrace great thing az once-as they
neyerhaye beenthere may great labOrsaying
machinery in leading in part to such result
The best largest and most potent machine for such
desideratum is surely the Crystal Paace,-not simply
in it present moral and physical state, but connected
with the possible extensions which are inherent IN ia
national and cosmopolitan character.
In another point of view, the Crystal Palace, az
standard place of Exhibition, is Of the highest value
Tie original acquaintance which the American public
at large had with good sttue may be dated from the
exhibition of single one by Powers some few years
back Now, however, we have in the Palace whole
gallery of statues mot olnention paintings) and the
force OF comparison. without which works cannot be
tested is thus available The too appear for our
pursuing high art in order to produce works wherein
our nerority il evident We cannot survey the rich
collection Of articles which Europe presents without
being made acutely sensible Of shortcomings. We
must feel too the economical beauty Of achieving our
selves whatever noble art Is practced in other coun
tries.
IN connection with this subject we would remark
dat The crowd now attending the Palace Is enormous,
and whatever doubts might have once been felt IA ~
its attractive properties no longer entertained
Additional sost Ia given 10 The proceedings tho la'
,ios on r,ises have commenced their Investigations
fhaan.iej uf exhibitors under ths iu'iioa inspection
10 move, slight snd sometimes rainf.lly evident 10
,nuDh 10 % siaka with unmozp,iio, h,ro prospect.