The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-20

The Ansracan Baby Convention.
,Trom the London Times, Oct. %. bt
To b besn y M silver spoon in ones D
has been hithexto considered In this old We
ours ss Q kind q mark belonging to Q few sls
individusis. vhoee claims to distinctioa aros
from their nsriss. but from their position. "
America has made the "silver spoon "-as b
great Republics prize open to tho compoca
the whole people. The Republic clai ms the riS
infe ting into Ire mouth Of the most worthy y
ant the silver spoon" which & 70 apify his
destiny. England gives, under the aaspif'
the Frotectionists and Dhrasii. prizes ID
crepid hborers Who have worn out their
situations by labor without appealing To
public purse to hslp than In Bringing up
progeny. The late Chancellor Of the Exco
and bis Buckinghs mshire friends evid
thing pregnant with ali kinds Of diflsuIties
considered the man who kept his ohildrea
praying npon the rates as prize animal Who
20 be cherished. Young America looks upoi
family Of the lsb0rer 40 the blood and bones
country, and wishes to cherish Il accordingly.
farmers, with Disraeli at their head, lsok rus
upon large infant family In laboIer's cots
certain TO Increase the rates. America looks
well developed babies ~ the proper means ofnI
the most Of those resources out Of which rat
America suffered under the inaiction Of any
be paid. Thus it Ia that We give money 70 lat
In BuckiDghamshiro, a. . reward for prese
Us from tie mischief which { deluss Of
" Baby Convention" IL held to recompenss NC
for bringing citizens Of first rate promise inn
world. In America the finest looking baby
hepceforth be born, not only with "eilver sp
but whole service Of silver plate, u his mo1ta
This b no joke, but sober reality. A MAJ
Baby Cenvention-as our reports nom America
already made known-was lately held q Spring
in Ohio. Tho projectors may have entered Int
plan either In fun or in earnest The !
bowed that the people took the matter seriou
heart. There was no want OF candidates ~
prizes Of silver plata which were advertised q
towards Of successful competitors. The judges
sstonished at the concoulse. As they were abr
proceed to their task Of settling the adjudicatts
be prizes, telegraph reque sted them to pos
the election, AZ austner gu pply Of babies was q
road. When all materials were before then
Judges found that they bad to decide upon the
fiicting claims Of 100 babies. Such concouI
sssdidase. tor the silver spoon tyPirL o. the
however, did not daunt the worthy judges.
set to work manfully to decide which OF the II
bies was fitted to represent the vigorous 0hilC
Of young America. Their choice fell upoa the
Of Mrs. RomAe, Of Vienna, Ohio. This prom
baby WAS thereupon invested with the gigantic
In the shape Ct q silver tea service, with largf
yer Of the same metal. Other prizes were avs
which need not be alluded to here. One Lad
deavored to found claim upon tho fact Of her
being the seventeenth which she had brought
the world, but this was not recognised. 7
America refused to consider claim foundet
upon quality but quantity.
There is something remarkably striking i
difference between the Old World and the Ne
exhibited In this National Baby Convention, y
although bearing ct frat sight the appearance
good joke, may hereafter assume some very &
features. We at our cattle shows give prizes
man who produces the best food for the PEI
eating. The Americans give prizes for the N
best adapted to eat the food which ID 50 b0unt
prepared fos them on their vast continent. Tn
nations typify their differences in this manner.
great desire Is to find ample foodifor our popul
The Americans are only desirOus Of . largo popn
to consume their food. And really the wish
United States for large and energetic popul
seems to be founded upon very good grounds.
are spreading out their arms 80 widely the.
appropriating 90 extensively-tney are anne
so constantly, that cltizens, to all all the n
acquired territory, will scarcely be found. II
buy the Cars possessions In the north these Y
useless without citizens to cultivate them; II
join the Sandwich Islands to the Federation
Louisiana, Florida, Texas are for ever celliE
fresh instruments Of Yankee blood. Young Yao
therefore, are at q premium, and the endeas
encourage supply of tho best specimens 0
article ia founded on reason. America cannt
propriate one half Of the world without hsvi
proper number Of citizens 70 make good tho Z
pIiatiOn. The institution, then, OF c0nventiC
"plize Yankees" has its serious as well - its .
Dg side. -
Il 10 quite clear that some Of the most a
guished persons in the United States % some'
| Use in the Convention than Q mere matter Of
The talented Fanny Fern sent delightful Lett
hs committee, and the celebrated Horace CIR
also cent communication" The latter gave I
| snce TO remark which Ia suggestive enough.
thought, he said that too much at ention coul,
be bestowed upon the development Of the nu
| constitution In q country where able bodied
were sod for fifteen hundred d ,Ilars piece. !
IS of Carlyle viii be reminded by this Of an .
nation Of that author. expressing his DO vi
ment at the fact that while . horse
sure Of fetching its proper price in
Land, man was very frequently looked
as an lncumbr ance which she parish 4
very gladly be rid Of. Things have altered b,
little since Carlyle made the remark allu IL
Nevertheless they may alter again for the worse
one OF the most Instructive subjects upon "
Eoglisbmen can occupy their thoughts 10, that ,
is country where "prize babies" are aiver
for. It is refreshing to know that the descend
Of Engiishmen are occupying land where the
want is men. II America is delighted at tho
of welLpown babies, there is no donbs that she
be still more charmed with strong men. The da
ter tneTe ID n0lu1ng out It's arms to the mother.
youngest child of the great AngloSaxon ia
offers help when its brethren are in dificu
II has been said formerly taat England was
crowded. IL such remark is ever again apr
Die to this country, we know the remedy for the
complained of. Within fortnigtts journey
lies land which is net only willing to absos
tie manhood which is contributed to It, but "
holds convention for the purpose Of encoura
the growth Of "prize babies"
From New Brunswick.
Destructive FREsHRT.-We have st.
papers Of the 10th inst. The Freeman Of that