The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-23

bitoa. and which might have been abandoned
shcrt time after, With more or less sincerity.
French government commissioner. to the exaibi-
ton OF the United States, by the same
title a Lord Ellesmere is delegated by
the English government. But M. SalandrVwze had
accepted the functions OF French Commissioner to
the Dublin Exhibition, and we can hardly explain
how he can be present at both points at the same
time.
The Dublin Exhibition would appear indeed to
have been opened rather for the wOrkmen occupied
inside than for the visitors and the representatives
of foreign exhibitors and nothing is said yet of tue
hour Of final completion having sounded Bat. as
things CO. il the presence of the French commission
or ID not yet necessary at Dublin it may 10 similarly
delayed at New York. since the steamer Q!een Hpr-
tense. national vessel which was to have conveyed
NJ SallOLdrOwze, has received another destination in
Consequence OF the complications of policy 10 the
East. So, the opening Of the u 8. ExhbitOn-at
fist announced for the "a OF May. and finally fixed
the 18th of Julymust he, ii every thing is ready
on tie latter date, either still further postponed
or be accomplished in the absence OF the French
Commissioner, who, furnished with his double com.
mission for Dublin and for New York, would remain
in Paris awaiting suitable means of transport
The French government, though engaging by o
note inserted in the official journal the French
manufacturers, and particularly those occupied in
the fabrication OF articles OF taste for domestic uses,
to send TO the foreign exhibitions, did not inter
fere III the latter as it had done in the London ex-
hbition, by sending commi sloner charged with
IetrtsentiLg the interests Of the French exhibitors
The French government would appear to have wish
ed to remain completely stranger to the con-
necons which might be established between the ex-
hibitors and expositions Of New York and Dublin,
which are private enterprises, less officially pa
tronzed than was that of London, and which appear
to have been conceived ratht ia view OF commerce
then in view of c0ncOurse. 1t follows frOm that that
the mission of M. SallandrOwze has not even the
md ran tafiO
that might be contributed to him.
The government must not bs blamed for its
reserve. But 1t is to be feared that the French
manufacturers do not find. in such state Of
things, sufficient guarantees, and that in abstaining
from presenting their produ tions at the foreign ex
hibition, they leave to foreign rivalry advantages
which would not fail to be proited by, aud whose
effects, prompt in their development, would be o
cause OF sharp and tardy regrets
On the same subject the Patr7e Of the I'd July has
the following caustic article--Th citizens Of the
United States recollect with egitima pride that
in 1872. during their war against the English, they
were able to launch on their lakes. to sustain the
honor Of their flag, war vessels whose timber work
and masts were still standing six weeks before in
full vegetation in the virgin forest Ever siuce, the
Americans believe that nothing Is impossible t,
them; and up to . certain point they are right
bu, it is on condition that they do not leave the
sphere which nature has assigned to their prodgious
activity, which Is commercial enterprise, industrial
ihvention-in word, the employment Of the
strength and of the genius of in the creation Of
material wealth. Grand mission! tor the accom-
pislment of which Providence has placed at their
disposal an entire continent twice large Europe
with the faculty of adding to it the myriad islands
Of the Pacific ocean.
Thisfied immense as it may be would not, however.
appear to suffice American pride. Not content with
the rGe Of pioneers Of civilization which of right be-
longs to them, aud which no one challenges. they
aspire to dispute with the Old World the sceptre Of
those arts productive Of refined civilization which
only arrive at perfection after ages Of study and lei
sure.
Some years ago the idea presented itself to iatel-
hgent men, to open universal c0ncouise for all the
products of human industry. and London was ndi-
cate1 for that exhibition which will make an epoch
in history. The idea was grand and the place well
chosen. All inventors responded to the appeal, and
the Worlds Fair--to use an expression created in
England for the circumstance invited the produc-
tons Of human genius Of all countries.
The Americans had also their place marked out at
the Crystal Palace Of Hyde Park and they occu.
pied II in the only manner that young people placed
upon foreign soil could do. The participation of
the United States in the London exhibition, consisted
particularly Of raw materials, samples of minerals,
woods for working, and the most simple machines.
destined to facilitate and abridge the toughest agri
cultural ard industrial labor.
But if oil the world was content with the Amcri-
can exhibition in London, in this sense, that what
ever they could produce was found in it, it would
appear that the Americans themselves did not par
tale that opinion, and they felt Inundated on seeing
the products Of European industry so perfectly
peaIed to Indicate civilization at It's debut. With the
energy which characterzes them, the Americans
promised to take revenge, and from that time the
Exposition OF New York was resolved on. Soon
after the undertakerS Of the projected exposition
for the government Of the Union has not taken any
direct part in itbeieved themselves authorized to
announce the opening for the I'd Of May, 1853 o: an
Exhibition Of the products of industry Of all nations,
It is necessary to state as fact that at rst tho
European inventors hardly relished this project
they had little anxiety to send over the Atlantic the
works Of their genius at the risk Of all the damages
OF the route OF all the troubles of installation aud
OF all the chances OF robbery and piracy tho part
of tie industrial hornets who abound there Us much
and more than elsewhere On their side the Ame-
fcan inventors, more anxious in general to gain
money by their inventions than to strive for medals
Of the Exposition, are not very anxious to enter
their productions. In fine the undertakers them
selves, joining In tile general nochatance have not
only not been prepared to deliver at the I'd of May,
1858, the Crystal Palace to the organizing com nit
tee OF the Exhibition as they had engaged to do,
but they were not even able to fix at that time the
precise epoch when this delivery would be made.
they have since announced it Is true that the open
ing would take place the 18th July 1858, without
postpoLement. 1t is still doubted that this delay is
the last.
However this may be- the general opinion in the
United States, and even at New York, is that the
London, but will be inferior even to that of Dublin
now open. They expect in America what they Call
failure. For having wished to pretend to univer
salty, the Americans will receive lesson at New
York and the Old World, which they so much dis
dam, will show them that it is still, ia respect to
item, what Greece was to Rome, even at the epoch
Of her greatest spleDdoriirst the nursery, and az
teiward- the school OF her artists her philosophers,
her orators-a rare and glorious privilege, which
forced the great Roman poet to say to his country
men, not without some dlssembled envy
Excude1t ali sprsn,ia m lin GA
Vivos ducunt de- msrmors vultus.
[0thers cat out with sMt expression the breathing
mouths, and drax the life Like sountenancos from tho
marble
1t will be very necessary, however, that the
Americans should take their position they will be-
condemned probably for several centuries yet,
to new their Yankee Doodle, before being able TO