New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-14
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4be occasional orators, but there are O1noi @'Po "
more important perhaps, but not 50 likely 70 arrest d.
tepfion. These We propose to notice
Let rs premise however, that We would not by any
means overlook the practical bearings Of aG'pay
~ this kind AS an epit0me OF the experiences oi
t,aveler who should pass his time IN examining the
sbos Of the world as collection Of the hne'ts Pe-
cmen Of industrial art a. record o. tne progress oi
tn,o.n derelopnent in some of its most significant
oIe,eIt. rs tdelnaIk Of the hight of perfection to
which nechalcai processes na'e'o'" '' " ~
fail 70 be instructive.
l. must 70 particularly instructive 70 Americans, be-
o.,,.e n will furnish them with evid Of skill in
many branches OF creation beyond their Own, and OF
,o,d,s Of workmanship which superior, precisely
IN ,bose points in which their 0Vn are most debcen'
Nome We pre.une viii push b, national predictions
SO Gra. TO deny that in the uer characteristics oma
pccre and art we have yet vast deal 70 earn Sou
,,ed ~ a. our advances have been in railroads steam
beats, canals. prnUngpr sses hotels aud agncu.'arh
iuple,oe1is-rapidy as we are growing in exce-ncen
a fhoutard departments OF design aud ban1cra,t
-astonisiing as may be our achievements, unier
ali tie d,f.-utes Of an adverse national policy
-sdro.t. ingenious end energetic as we have
sb WI ourselves in those labors which have been
demard. 4 BY the existing conditions Of onr society,
we have vet lev fabrics equal 70 tuose Of il'noster'
few wares equal TO those Of Birmingham aud
SLeNed. no sks Ike hose Of LyonP, no jeTelry
lie hat Of Ger eva. no shlEs like those OF the
East. 10 mo.acs like hose OF Italy But in our
rid byscal mi rOvements - growing as we a e
in p Osperpy popuaiiOn IN wealth, Ia luxures OF al
knds -ttese are rhe articles That We ought to maze
and mus; have 10 give Diversity to our industry To re
.ye u from depc ndence upon other neons to rehne
our ta,e ard 20 enable the ornamental aad eegsn; eP'
plsrcts Of our lite to keep pace with external de-
yelmm.pt. Mere xcsitb, vitbou5 the reGn,mants of
wenh-bsrbaric os eutauou prodga display, eXtraSa-
cant eel,.rdueeuce-can ony corrupt morals aud de-
crade eli aracter But the cultivation Of the finer arts
1edeeus society from is grossness, spreads an uncon-
scous Moderation and charm around It, sotens the as
pere. Of Lunsu intercourse, ele'a'cs our ideals, and
ipusr,e sense Of serene enjo TO all socia rea
uous Our common people, imneasur5bly superior TO
tie conmoo people Of other DaiOns in easy means OF
sub,i. nee IN Intelligence, as the sterling virtues,
are yrt almost as inm,asu ably behind tneL III poi
st,d and eeIle II aDuers and the love OF music, pant
g stauary, and all the more refining social pleasures
! these Exhibitions. then which make us acquainted
with tie sup.ra'ye arts OF other nations cannot but be
blby useful TO us But they have also another use-a
!
ofuliy lie dependence Of nations upon each other
their mutual eaons and the absolute necessity OF each
10 the comfortable existence Of all the rest There is
hardly an article in the Crystal Palace to which the Labor
Of ali The word has Not ia sort contrbuted-hardly
a machine vhch is not au embodied re- cord OF the in
dusrial progress Of The world hardly fabric which
abazed does not carry 10 the ens Of the earth or
which does mot connect mt.nat y with the people OIL
every climc-with the miners who tortured its
te,isl from the dark cave or the diver who brought it
from H. bottom Of the sea-wi'h the solitary mariner
WHO shielded IL from the tempests-ydh the poor toll
worn mechanic Who gave ioru or color, or with the
artist Who impaired to its fin al finish Thus, man
ye.h 10 himself alone in his most ordinary occu
Iaous; he is part and parcel Of as We are Of him
wonderful aud touching unity pergades the relations
of tie race, an useful TO ali men; and we VINO
frc, that in SOME Important respects, stand on the
summit level Of Humanity. have a deep interest in the
lsborers Of the yalcsn the CELEBRITY the excellence
and the success of what they dO-aud in the comfort
and happiness OF their general condition. A Emerson
has wisely sung in tbat sweet poem OF his
All are need q BY sea one.
Nothing good alone
There is also another thOugl suggested BY opci
which contains a world OF meaning, We are apt to
sneak in our discussions of the progress Of lastry
but do We always ask ourselves wherein that progress
consissl Is it IN the greater perfection to which in
modern tines We have carried the works OF hands
Loos Al he elegant tissues of Persia and India or 81
tie flexible blades Of Toledo and Damascus, and
SAY p how Ear We have surpassed these works Of semi
barharous ages and people, with all our boosted me-
cAspical improvements Can ge imagine anything
more splendid more rich and more delicate than the
clothes in which the Oriental princes still array them
selves as their foeiathcrs used to array themseiTe:
cen,mes saol Have We yet dye more brilliant
than The t. ran sculpture equal 20 tina, OF Greece ar
architecture better than tLat Of the ~ Dark Ages,
p.ittires on glars 70 compare with those IN the ole
cahedgsls workers in brcnz- rival Cein' Is il Dol
the highest comp lmen thai we pay TO product OF ski
or genus 10 say OF it that it is classical that II Is Sor
thy Of The models that have been preserved for
our galleries sDd museums What then do we meal
ub,nVesreak oursee Is is more adv nced than ioEme
nations wat is Ihs. difference between US which au
thorzcs us TO use the word progress AMI oob oici
wi Goa p cent half :! ne eye upon the attainment
Of the generations that have passed away
sthis that in our discoveries in s;euce by our ap
l,a,i,Ds of those discoveries to practical az b! '1
enormous increase of mechanical power eonsel lea
pen mechanical invention, We have HHlrerSah'sa q
he beautiful and glorious results OF INDUSTRY ana san
We have made them common possession OF the people
snd given 10 Society at large to almost The meanes
member of it, the epjOyments the luxury the eeganc
Which in former times were the exclusive privilege
e Kings and Mobiles. Formerly the labor of the wori
10 fed and clothed and Ornsmented the Prince and b