The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-07-27
Opening of the Crystal Palace.

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| ace, at New York, took place on Thurs.
day, 14th inst. The opening ceremonies
| were on grand and interesting scale
President PIERCE, and number OF the dip
lomatic Corps from Washington, the Gov
ernors Of many of the States and other Of
fetal functionaries, domestic and foreign,
were present, contributing 10 the dignity
and imposing splendor Of the Inauguration
/ of the Exhibition Of the Worlds industry
A cotemporary remarks that, although
not upon so'extensive asscale as the Lon
don Crystal Palace, the building in New
York is very large, airy and beautiful, it.
self worth long pilgrimage to see, and
with the numerous articles Of American
and Foreign ingenuity and industry which
will there be open to the inspection Of vis-
itors, it will prove one of the greatest at.
fractions that this country has ever known.
At the commencement Of the opening
ceremonies, on the 18th, Theodore ,Sed-
wick. Esq, the President OF the Crystal
Palace Association, addressed the Presi-
dent Of the United States in neat and ap-
propriate speech.
President Pierce arose to reply, and was
received with loud applause. After this
had somewhat subsidized, he spoke as fol.
lows:
"Sir, I return you, on behalf Of those of
my constitutional advisers who are with
me. and on my own account, my warm
and cordial thanks for the reception you
have been pleased to extend to us. have
come, Sir, 10 testify the interest feel in,
and respect entertain for. this great in
dustrial xhibition-designed and calcula.
ted to promote all that belongs to the in
terest Of our country. You. Sir, and the
gentlemen who have been and are asso.
ciated with you, have imposed upon all Of
US a deep debt of gratitude for ySur ener-
fgy and perseverance in this great enter
prise. Whatever the shortcomings ofwhich
you have spoken may be, can only re.
mark that they do not appear here; and so
far as / have been able 10 perceive, they
are lost in your complete and transcend
ant success. Loud and continued ap-
plause.]
Everything around US reminds US that
we live in an utlHarian age, where science,
instead of being locked up for the admira-
ton Of the world, has become tributary to
the arts, manufactures, agriculture, and
all that goes to promote our domestic
comforts and our universal prosperity
! Sir, if you had achieved no other good but
that which you have in bringing together
| in this metropolis, citizens from all parts of
the Union, you would have fulfilled, per.
haps, one of the most important OF miss.
liops-that Of strengthening and perpetu.
ating that blessed Union. [Great. ap-
plause.] But you have done more, and
you have nobly alluded to it. Your Exhi.
Ibition has been the means of bringing
here, from all the civilized countries on the
face of the globe, men most eminent in all
the walks of life; and thus you have done
more than could be done in almost any 9th
ermanner to promotethat great object dear
| to you, dear to me, and dear to my vener-
able friend near me, (Bishop Wainright,)
peace and good will among men. APP
Iplause. | have not the voice at this time
to address you at any great length, aud
conclude by again returning to you my
thanks fer your generous reception, and
rendering my hearts best wishes for the
success of your praiseworthy enterprise Y
[Applause.
The President, on resuming his seat,
was greeted with six tremendous cheers
OF We have laughed heartily at the ir-