Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-07-23
TpE CRYSTAL PALACE.
OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION.
Address Of the President of the United states.

tdits OF Tue sayings, dOlngs, lncluents anu
ceremonies attendant upou the opening Of
the Worlds Fair in The Crystal Palace. We
condense the following account of The cere-
moniest
The CRYSTAL PALACE is opened The
great event on which so many hopes and
expectations aud anxie,ies were clustered is
at last completed. The grea, Temple of
National Industry has Enclosed its portal.
and displayed its treasures to the multitude
No event, for long time, has created so
general and so profound an interest in the
public mind. as yesterdays ceremonial.
A, an early hour, the Palace was beseiged
by applicants for admission Stern officials
guarded the entrance, end informed all who
came, that until 10 O'Clock none bu, exhibi-
tors would be admitted. A, 10, however,
the jealous gates unclosed, and red, and
yellow. and while, and blue invitations pour.
ed IN AT the different entrances. The lhrong,
even then, was excessive. The omnibusses
the cars, the hackney coaches, all poured
forth their live freight a, Foriy-second street,
and ladies and gentlemen, a, every degree
OF temperature, ascended the stairs that led
TO the interior.
The Interior OF the Palace was even more
imposing than we could have anticipated -
The change wrough, in it since the nigh, be.
tore seemed miracle. Everything was
neat and orderly. The floors we're thorough.
ly swept, much of the contributions were
displayed, among which Thorwaldsen's no.
BILE series OF Christ and his APOSTLES, in The
Danish section, attracted much attention.
Bright banners faun,ed from the galleries.
suits of Old Armor, from the Tower of Lon.
don, irowned grimly on the scene, as if the
spirl! OF antiquity was wroth within them al
the contrast between our days, bright with
intellectual progress, and those good old be-
nlshted times in which they saw service.
And over all, the grea, Dome stretched its
painted canopy, joining together the dverg-
ing naves, as the building itself drew toge,h.
er widely differing nations.
The OPENING CEREMONIES The President
entered the building at little after Q o'clock,
proceeded by the Chief of Police, and walk
ing between Captains Du Pont and Davis.
The Band Immediately struck up Hail Co.
fumbia, and followed it with Yankee Doodle
and other popular airs. The Presiden, was
escorted TO The platform, and seated in a
large chair, at the right of the President of
the Association, who greeted him upon his
entrance. After the audience had become
quiet, and the music had ceased, Right Rev.
Bishop Wainright read ferven, and appro.
prilte prayer.
Choral, composed for the occasion, was
then sung TO the tune of cold Hundredn by
the New York Sacred Harmonic Society,
accompanied by the National Band, and
members Of other Societies and the Organ.
AT the conclusion of this Anthem, Theo
dofe Sedgwick, Esq, the President of the
Association, addressed the President of the
United States.
lhe President rose TO reply, and was re.
ceived with loud applause. After this had
somewhat subsidized, he spoke as follows:
"Sir, return you, on behalf of those of
my constitutional advisers who are with me
anu on my own account, my warm and cor.
dial thanks for the reception YOU have been
pleased to extend 10 US. have come, Sir
TO testify the interest feel in, and The re-.
spsct entertain for, this great industrial ex.
hibiiion-designed and calculated TO promote
all that belongs TO the interest of our country
fou, Sir, aud The gentlemen who have been
and are associated with you, have imposed
upon all OF US deep debt of gratitude TO-
your energy and perseverance in this grea,
enterprise. Whatever the shortcomings of
which you have spoken may be, can only
remark that they do not appear here and
80 far as have been able TO perceive, they
are lost in your complete and ,Tanscendant
success. Loud and continued applausel
Everything around us reminds MS that we
live in an uiliiarian age, where science, iu-
stead of being locked up for the admiration
OF the world, has become tributary 10 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 hich YOU
have bringing together in this metropolis,
citizens from all parts OF the Union, you
would have fulfilled, perhaps, one of the
mos, important OF missions-lhai Of strength.
ening and perpe,uating that blessed Union.
lGreat applause. But you have dcae more,
and you have nobly alluded it. Your Exhi.
bilion has been the means of bringing here
from all theTciyilized countries on the face
oil the globe, men most eminent in all the
walks OF lie; and thus you have done more
than could be done in almost any other man.
ner 10 promote that great object dear 10 YOU,
dear 10 the, and dear 10 my venerable friend
near me, bishop Wainright,l peace and good
will among men. [Applause.l have not
the voice al this Time to address you at any
greater length, and conclude by again return
ing 10 you my thanks for your generous re-
cePIion, and rendering my hearts best wish
es for the success Of your praisewouhy en-.
terprise. Applause.
The President during his remarks, was
once or twice interrupted by applause and
on resuming his seat was greeted with six
tremendous chners. Three cheers were also
given for Theodore SedgWick