The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-09-01
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE

attention 10 IL.
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
The Palace of Endustry--How 10 Inspect its
C0nients-C0i0red PiSitorS and Exhibitors
The Coming Temperance Contamination
posed Degradation of Woman- McGrawuile
Coiiege-The Harmonial InStituie-A Cor
rectt0n, &c.
New YORK, august 26h, 1853.
To the Editor of The National Era
The Palace of Industry may be said to be, at
length, pretty nearly if not quite ready for sat
isiactory inspection. The directors of the ex-
hlbition have formally announced that the ad-
ditlonal wing designed for machinery, is now
ready for occupation, and the taps and cinks
of hammers, and the discordam sounds sent
forth from boxes in the processes of reception
and opening, have nearly died away while the
obstacles to locomoton caused by the arrang-
ing of packages have mostly disappeared, 80
that the visitor can pursue hisrounds of iuspec-
ton of the wonders of genius and art, with
both eyes available, instead of keeping one up.
on his feet and dress, in fearing of tumbling or
tearing his breeches, rs was formerly the case
Having promised to notify my readers when
the Palace would be ready | am prepared to
fulfil my promise by saying come along now,
as soon as you please, and crafty your love of
the useful and the beautiful The only condi.
ton which | would suggest is, that you come
prepared to spend one entire day. three would
not be too many) with nothing 10 divert your
attention. The secret of 40 MANY persons 90
ing away unsatisfied, perhaps disappointed,
with the exhibition, is that they have attempt-
ed physical impOssibility Seventeen miles
pI lneanlotJnp . 10. Al
hours, or twice that length OF tiae unless you
mean to merely run through the form of an in
spechon, to be able to say that you have Wis
tied the Crystal Palace" aud seventeen miles
is the lowest estimate that | have seen Of the
aggregate of distances which it is necessary to
go, in order to get even tolerable glimpse of
the deposltes. One word more "a to the rules
for visitors. They should first take hurried
glance at the various national departments, as
such using their organs Of locality and indi.
viduality as they hurry along; and then take
second round for the inspection of particu-
lars. lf they suffer themselves to make partic.
ular inspections, without the preparation sug-
gested, they will probably find that they have
been so absorbed with frst-seen, but unimport-
ant objects, as to have no time for more wor-
thy ones, which they encounter when there is
either no time for satisfactory inspection left
or they are too much fatigued to enjoy the rar-
est curiosities Of the collection. Dssatisfac-
ton, then, must follow, to greater or less ex-
tent have given these hint, rs one natural
ly desiring to have all my readers share with
me- as fully ~ convenient, the enjoyments of
the scene.
While on the subject of the Palace, will
throw rome light ON question Of more than
40 A.
Whether the exhibition was destined to belle
its name of Worlds Exhibition" by exclud-
ing any portion Of the worlds peoples! | am
glad to be able to answer this question in the
most pointed manner, by stating that saw,
but yesterday, colored people Of both sexes
drinking in the glories of the scene on terms
Of entire equality, and that nobody seemed to
feel that their dignity was compromised by the
fact. Even the subordinate oflieials, who are
generally the first to put on ill-itting airs at
the sight of "niggers' on such occasions, were
respectful towards them. And here it gives
me pleasure to state, that the same absence of
distinctions has been manifested
in the allotments Of space for exhibitors. The |
word "colorcd being, of course, needless and
out Of place ON the labels of such deposits AZ
may have come from colored competitors |
have no means Of announcing how much of the
industrial enterprise OF this class il represent
ed, but ! recognise at least one such instance,
by the name Of John A. Jones' Of Baltimore, on
a very neatly arranged ease OF hair dyes, per-
fumerics, &c. in the appropriate department
Mr.. Jones il a very enterprising and much re-
spected man. He has store, in connection
with barber shop on Baltimore street. which
is the principal thoroughiare, in property of
which he is the o&ner--all made by his own
unaided exerticns He H. therefore, and in
view of the intrinsic merits of his goods---of sew
eral Of which, including bis quite celebrated
hair dyes, he is the inventor and manuiactur-
era fitting representative OF his race in the
premises. And it is fact worthy Of notice,
that really the most creditable representation
Of Maryland in the whole Palace, might
safely say of the whole South, whose wares are
very few and comparatively insignificant, as
was to be expected Of u slavery -paralysed re-
sion,) is from this same colored man, whom
The laws Of the State do not recognize AZ a cit
zen, to say nothing Of the alleged incapacity of
his people 10 take care Of themselves. Thank
God that there is, occasionally, Worlds Ex-
hbition, which IL necessarily more liberal and
widespread than State or even National fairs
and where tests OF capacity are uDtrammelled
by petty prejudices OF color or race
From the Worlds Fair the transition is very
natural to the Worlds Convention, which is
appointed to meet here on the first day Of Sep
Iembcr--thc Whole Worlds temperance Con-
vcntion,n ~ it has been called, in contradis-
tinction to the so-callcd Half Worlds Conyen-
tion," which il 10 meet on the sixth OF the same
month, and to be composed Of men alone, no
ar AZ practical participation is concerned, as
= pretty generally understood to have been de-
ermined among the prime movers, contrary
% the hope | expressed some time ago. Bat
are the friends Of Temperance really prepared
% SEQ such unnecessary distinctions carried
,ut Are the women TO be again allowed TO
DO enrolled ~ delegates, and thsn TO be OK.
,luded from ell committees, where they would
have opportunities 10 do something, as the
agents Of tho societies which sent them 10 do
heir work. Are these societies 10 lie dishon-
'red through their accredited agents And,
inaily, IL all this ~ Do done with the aid OF ]