New-York daily tribune., 1854-09-02

too ya too magnificent for the present state OF pub
lie opinion. Tsenty years hence they would have
made money. The next fifty wears will not witness
here exhibition grand lasting In its niaences,
a. this has been. Ihis exhibition has been marked
ty signal results TO Industry and TO Genus. There
are men who have sold inventions a; large prices,
been placed IN positions ct oomfr aad ease, wko
mil II hnvr been struggling in peuury until this hour
but for the opportunities which the Crystal Palace
aforde. them. Applause. One man in particular,
know, had Oh exhibition an invention Tor the patent
II which he has received si5), ,G)O Applause. !
Let no one then say that this Exhibition h1s proved
4 failure. Far otherwise; Il has In no respect proved
failure but has OF the n0blesi, one of the
most instructive exhibitions ever witnessed IN this
country. Applause.
Mr.. ERAsTUs BROOKS was next introduced 20 the
assomblage and proceeded to speak at some length.
lie remarked that the speaker who preceded him had
suggested the idea of failure OF the Crystal Palace
Exhibition. lie has alluded TO the stock and the
thoseht struck my mind that if the Crystal Palace
stock is At low mark there other stocks 10 the
market about this time which also quite as low
and if there are those who have invested their
means in this enterprise and have failed to resp the
karvest which their due, there are others tlso
Who have failed 70 realize their expectations. Bit
Mr.. President, am greatly gratted at thus epoch IA
the history ot the American Crystal Palace. rejoice
to hold it, honorable position a. the present time anu
think we are under great obligations Ia those VINO
have conceived and prosecuted ITS affairs 10 the pres
ent time l. il true that it is necessary tor lords ana
commons and queens and princes 10 give vitality 70
an exhibition of the productions of American art aud
genius Yet such were the means which elevated the
English Exhibition into being and insured its success
Ii needed the strong arm of government there but
with US it is different; here the people conceived aud
supported this exhibition In government like ours
nothing can be failure which relates to industry and
ART, and may well use the words of Richelisa;
ain the lexieon Of youth
Ghsh tate reserves for glorious manhood
There's such word as fail"
The nation which gave birth TO Frankliu Fulton,
and John Fitch cannot be said TO have failed in any
undertaking. Mr.. Brooks continued TO speak at
length in the course of which he compared our peace
noIsrchicai Europe, ana concluded with Sir William
Hamilton well known lines
What constitutes Stater
Mr. THEODORE Z. ToNLIysoS was next introduced
TO the aude nee and made short address, which
much applauded He said never before had be been
so honored as stand in palace, and right glad he
was that the first palace he had ever seen was the
palace OF Labor He casually referred to the fact that
in other countries, throughout all time before, the
palace had been open only To the mouarch, the SOL
der the priest-heTe, in Republican America, where
a Titsnic manhood had hew ed towns and cities out of
the desert and forest; had founded nation that
towertd high over the dynases Of thousand years,
and had nodded q Constitution more enduring than
rock upon which II might rest-here II was but III
character that sell governing people should have
palace of their own. He then referred to the prac
cal triumpLs Of Steers and Mccormick, at the great
Exhibition in London, aud said that Genius always
found il as difficult to obtain recognition Of iis
caims rs 10 evelve and perfect its ideas. Therefore
be would suggest that the City, State, or National
Government make the present Palace apermanent in-
stitutiOn wherein the splendid rivalry Of Industry
aud Art might ever find a way to that recognition Of
their merits 10 which they Justly entitled
After dwelling upon the beneficial results to be
peced from such Institution he took his sea, amid
much cheering.
The band played lively air, and the meeting ad-
iourned the audience srollng around the vas. build
ing in search of the curious and unique.