Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-08-20

es on the occasion make Il up with promises. A for the
proceedings OF the day, We eau only say, that Royal pa
g"ants are much more punctual, Convenient and crcditabls
than Republican,; and that Queen victoria understand her
business aud does IL with mu,h less fuss. aud moro TO the
satisfaction OF the public, than Mr.. Pierce" Her Majesty,
As every body knows. en- tercd our Crystal Palace pune
tnaly as the clock struck. after bosing, without iniermi.-
son TO half a million OF her loyal subjects filing the two
parks She then stood about an hour, and passed through
various ceremonies and made numerous recognitions. She
then walked In procession through all the principal gang.
ways OF tho bu~nding-beiug almost exactly a mile, and
then returned home with much the same Ceremony. Had
Her Majesty not appeared for three quarters Of an hour
aher time, her subjects would have thought something
seriously aniss. Mr. Pierce had made his own punctuality
dependant ON that Of a train from Washington. lie enter.
ed worn down with fatigue" and had ITO take n chair and
enjoy a few moments rest" though why he should be in
this state aiter a railway journey We canno, divine. After
a speech which might have taken two minutes, and tho
substance of which was far from exhaustive of the matter
or the man, Mr.. Pierce had then to encounter some real
mari work. IL was stated some months since that the wor.
thy President was literally chased from city TO CITY nv n
determined body Of ten thousand place-huntcrs who fol-
lowed him in full cry the Instant he showed in public. IL
would appear that the unsatisded portion of the pack took
tickets Tor the opening; for the instant Mr. Pierce had
closed his speech, a rush was made for the platform. all
anxious to take the opportunity TO shake him by the hand
Those near him In vain entreated the crowd to desist from
pressing upon him, and IL was for some time feared that
IN tho immense throng he might sustain bodily injury
After great eNertion, however, he was rescued from his
friends without sustaining any harm, hut excessively IA.
usueu by the jealous attentions bestowed upon him. He
was carried to Aston House, where 'he sought the repose
necessary for his health a. he was evidently lnboriny nm.
der severe physical debility; aud the journal from which
We quote these particulars hopes that he will soon recov-
er from the arduous hbors through which he had passed
IN his journey from Washington. Happuy. the Presid,n,
peNeI up suiheiently IN the course OF the evening to visit
me ladies' drawing room of the Aston House, escorted by
Mr.. GEORGE Sanders, United States Consul TO England
according TO, another account he and his Cabinet even
the "parior OF the hotel, and then sat down to
NJ chcc;ient supper ut the ladies ordinary" So brisk n
conclusion rather redeems the dragging DAVIS work. bu,
we cannot help asking, why twenty millions of the cley.
crest people in the world cannot choose A Prrsid.n, =,
cdS SOUND IN wind and Inh ahla 70 fr.val fDn. W.
ing'on to New York without knocking up. and able also
make better speech than an average Common-Coun-
'nuAn IN th's city We beg TO ask, further, why they
cannot protect the man thus chosen from being fairly 'run
INTO 10y his pursuers in the midst of a national ceremony.
anu before he has time TO take breath after finishing a
speech.
Perhaps we do not understand the matter. hut s,r a
a high spirited, and above all. a fcnsible people.
ootnins could be lamer than this ceremonial. Seven thou.
anu people were got together, and they seem TO have fiji. |
81 the building. They had to wait four hours for the COM
Of the proceeiings-a delay similar TO some
OF English Encouragement to create anv sur.
Prise; though everybody knows that seven thousand per
o"s AN hAe their places in an adequate building, in less
nan hall an hour. But the speech OF the day CMr Sedre.
Nickes eloquent address, is quite incomprehensib.e. Half
y " : o q very striking and in.tructive circumstance
d u authors OF the Affair, at the truly original sugges.
ion OF no less a person than the late Mr.. Webster hail
the grand idea Of asking Mr.. Pierce to omen the
and 50 giving a national character 70 The on.
crprise. To us il seems a matter of course tha, ,ba pro.
ident should inauguate the Exhibition; that his DOING so
hoald not be considered TO mean very much; that he
~" Pu,S'uAHy 70 M appointment, and make n
peecn' not too short or too long, not too vague, nor, on
he other hand, going too much into details, and confined
ather closely to the objects OF the Exhibition. But. alter
his positive dullness, his unnecessary fatigue, his con.
win the place hunters, and fight to the Aston House,
state Of all the arrangements and general
lling short OF performance, are surpassed by the speech
'hich appears TO represent the sentiments aud combined
OF the Executive body. To what purpose all
hat giOrhcation OF a man who, whatever his other ouali-
les, hal not a word TO say about the Elk ibition-exccpt
hat We live in a "utii atan" age-whjch We certainly 10
and OF which the sight before him afforded the most
'hpaole contrddici icnY In our Exhibiuon-and il appears
o be the same in the foreign departments at New York
oihing was more remarkable than the prominence of the
rS nmlsterlng 10 or finer tastes. over those which serve
ur necessities or pampcr our appetiles. At least half the
'.ect OF the Exhibition nc New York i to attract 10
Nu'tncu those European arts which have hitherto found
comparatively hue favor there. But we will not criticise.
'.c Americans themselves must s!uit that thar Exhibi.
on, t1eis executive management, their opening dav, and
President, cut a very sorry figure by the side Of The
British parellels.