New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-05

brigades of less distinguished though probably not
less worthy victors have received, as lesser rec
ompense the med,ls of gold and silver which are
to tell to their childrens children the proud story
of succs 81 achieved in the lsborer's workshop or
the soldiers trench. Let Heaven be thanked that
we Americans feel persona al Interestingly in the
bestowal of the laurels of peace, the h1nors
of the Exhibition More than fifty Of our
cnuptrymen-farmers snd mec hanics, inventors
and produeers-chosen from a band of less than
hundred Who appeared as competitors, have Jnsst
borne away in Paris the palm Of industrial vic cory
Their compstriots at home who are still haunted
with the vision of that awful void which marked
for 20 many weeks the American Department in
the Palace Of Industry, have had DO opportunity o.
STUDY ing the catalogue of seventy pages in which are
set Tor the merits of the articles that finally ap-
peared beneath the stars and stripes Of our coun-
try, and cannot but be surprised at the number OF
premiums awarded TO the United States exhibitors.
Two Americans, Charles Goodyear of Connecti-
cut and Mccormick of Illinois have received the
prize most spsriDgly bestowed. aud that by the
Fmperor's own band-the grand medal of honor '
If any of the exhibitors deserved such recompense,
these surely are they. McCormicks reaper, on
repeated trials at Grignon and at Trappes, was
ahead of all competitors and is also designated BY
the international Jurors Z" the type after which
call the other Teapers have been made" An in.
ventio, of such importance 10 this world of so ".
ING ana respiBg is certainly well worthy of he high
est reward which peaceful rivalry can gain
Mr.. Goodyear's inventions are not unknown aud
vet are not well known in this his naive country,
for since he went abroad some two or three years
ago he has so far expanded the powers Of his elastic
material that there is not one class of the twenty
seven into which the Exhibition was divided where
.india.rubber did not enter When it appeared
some months ago that the Benjamin portion of
space assigned to our country in the Palace of In
dustry would not be half filled, Mr. Goodyear lib
erally offered TO cover up the nakeduen OF our
show. and at an expense Of some fifty thousand
dollars filled up half the American section in one
building of the Exhibition with costly and elegant
u ,trations of the capabilities Of caoutchouc. He
receives his grand medal of honor for having
given to the world new material for manufacture,
which is neither wood metal, bone, shell, nor yet
cotton or wool, but which nevertheless clothes
men. carpets rooms, sheathes vessels, shoes men
and horses, carries water and gas, makes furni-
ture. amuses children, supplants whalebone, and
become, in short, to tho world Of matter what q
Jack. of alltrades is to the brotherhood of labor
Tn the second rank of rewards the "medals of
honor" which indicate, according to the words of
Prince Napoleon high merit though not of necessity
IA, do the grand medals "greatinventive talent or
great service rendered to the cause of Industrial
Art" appears the name Of one American-Mr.
Pitts of Buffalo. In the official trial of his ma.
chine at Trappes, it would be hard to say whether
a company of uncouth Arab princes who were
present on the occasion, or such men as Prince
NAPOLEON, President Fillmore and other prominent
members of enlightened nations, wese most aston
isbed at the wonderful powers Of the great Ameri-
can thiasher His laurels were fairly won. Our
correspondent has also sent US the names of eleven
exhibitors from this country who have received
the "firstclass medal" twelve who have the
! second class medal" and more than twenty who
have the cheap but not ungrateful recompense-
an honorable MENTION" beside three artiIts who
all received medals But as this differs from other
announcements which will come by the next Ed
ropean mail.
The Commissioners from the United States have
been less fortunate than the Exhibitors, or else
they were deemed already paid in dignites and din
ners. Only three-Mr. Valentine, tho Chairman
Of the Committee, who was the medium Of CON-
municaton with the Imperial Commission, in the
industrial department. Mr.. Woods, who held q
similar position in reference to tho department Of
fine arts, and Mr.. Vattemare Frenchman, who
has done little and talked great deal about the
American Exhibition-are the favored men, if f.
vor it is to be allowed to wear q red ribbon ct the
button hole, either in Paris. where every tenth man
has similar privilege, or in New-York, whore not
one man in ten thousand would know the meaning
Of 60 rare and 20 trivial badge