The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-14
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This day is one to be well remembered by
Americans. 1t may be-indeed. it is more than
probable-that worlds fairs will hereafter be-
come so commonplace that their occurrence
will excite little attention and attract but few
foreign visiters A time may come when the
almanacs will announce trials of strength be-
tween the manufacturers and craftsmen of the
world for each month in the year. Each coun-
try will have its regular season. Paris Vienna,
New York, London ST. Petersburg Madrid,
Berlin, Stockholm Lisbon, will all have their
aanuul fair; and the event will create as small
a stir as country fair or an agricultural show
Of the present day.
But, however general the practice may be-
come, its introduction into America will never
cease to be regarded as an era in our history.
1t win be spoken Of with pride when 1.-The star
of empire shall have fairly reached the
West and New York shall be styled. by uni
versal consent, the capital of the civilized
world. Chroniclers of that day, exhausting
their descriptive powers on worlds fair OF
unusual magnifcence, will compile from our
records historical sketch of the ceremonies we
shall witness few hours hence, and it may be
that the most interesting portion of their
performance will be that which relates
to the first worlds fair that was ever
held in America They will not fail to notice
that the United States. at the early age
Of seventy-seven years were the first to imi-
tate the example of Great Britain. in in
viting the whole world to exhibit products of
industry and art. They will lay peculiar stress
on the fact that while the prototype OF our ex-
hibition was originally and entirely State
concern the first worlds fair of New York was
planned and wholly executed by private as
ISOLATION Of enterprising men. They may pos
sibly allude to the difficulties of the design-to
the obstacles which the orignators had to en-
counter-to the disappointment and delays
which threw Encouragement on the work-to
the jealous cavls to which unavoidable acct
dents gave birth-and while they explain that
the refusal of the State to become the first exhi-
bitor of the country was due, not to any scru-
Piles with respect to the propriety of the worlds
fair, but to the stringent rules imposed by the
constitution, they will probably add that the
highest officers of State Wed with each other in
testfying, SO far as the laws allowed, to the
deep interest they took in the project, and that
their personal sympathy, not less than the emf
nently national character Of the undertaking,
removed it far out of the pale of private enter
prises
Whether we regard the future or the past
the occasion is equally memorable. Since
history began the various members of the hu-
man family have never been gathered together
Tor SO laudable purpose as that which
summons them to New York to-day.
We read of vast concourses in ancient
times to witness chariot races and
feats of barbarous strength. We hear
of knightly tournaments, where thou
sands upon thousands assembled to
witness men run against each other with
long poles and knock each other about the
he ad with wooden swords We have authentic
accounts of the meeting of illustrous princes,
where m oney was thrown in handfuls to the OBJ
sequous crowd, and myriads OF ignorant pie
beians thronged the presence OF the hero-king.
We know too well what was the character of
those mighty hosts whose blood has stained the
worlds annals from time to time. and whose en-
counter was the signal for letting loose the
worst passions of mankind. The thousands
who will assemble to-day expect no such spec
tacle. They neither anticipate rude contests Of
brute force, nor skilled encounters of brute
cunning, nor fawning homage to titled poten-
tates. nor the savage din and turmoil of war.
They 20 to witness peaceful triumphs intellec-
tual conflicts and brilliant victories of man
over matter Ancient assemblies were con-
voked to do honor to mobiles and hereditary
heroes. The crowd of to-day gathers to pay
tribute to the plebeian-to the man of skill, of
talent. of enterprise-to the selfmade hero
Birth nor fame weigh feather in the scale
Godlike intelect-more often found among the
poor than the rich. the lowly than the proud
alone bears off the palm. To-day's ceremony is
essentially celebration of the peoples glory.
All honor to those who planned it!
Latest on the Turkish Question Warlilxe
Aspecs OF Affairs.
There can be no doubt now that the Turkish
question has come to a crisis-the crisis of
peace or war Count Nesselrode. in his dicta-
torial letter to Reschid Pacha, says that the
decisive moment has arrived, and that the
Turk must sign the Cars ultimatum, which is
his original demand or abide the consequences.
The Turk had refused and the Gar, on being in
formed of it is reported as having acted in the
true spirit of man accustomed to absolute
power and regarding himself as the arbiter Of
Europe.
The Paris PresSe says that the Emperor had
made personal declaration to the English
and French ambassadors, to the effect that
the destruction OF his fleets should not prevent
him from invading Turkey and obtaining the
PREPARATION which he believed to be his due"
This reparaton simply amounts to this
that Nicholas is resolved to be the So
vereign of the communicates of the
Creok Church in tho Turkish Empire at