New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-24

SION and variety peculiar 10 such "hlcs, anu w. e
equal to similar articles seen elsewhere. 6ome
eases of ftncy millinery are very beoutii H. though
probably not to be purchased Mt secession prices;
these are mude IN Macon. Tnere are few,
very few, specimens of cheap CLOTHS, ginghams,
AID prints, from Savannah, | believe. Ambro-
types, and the whole family of t1s branch of art,
are contributed By local operator. A variety
of "Oi Paintings" some of them by young
ladies and some by men, are to be- seen; it would
be cruel to say much f.b0ut these; it is perhaps
well that the hope of the South is not bound NJ
IN her artists, amateur or professional. IL was
net Sntl looked upon these works that ceuid
understand, wbnt | had before wonderingy No
ti<ed, the appearance of deep detection amount
iug almost to pain, which the people wore as
they passed out of TINT building. They had seen
tie "Ol Paintings"
We find also small invoice of fancy glassware
directly imported, as the card somewhat e1uit-
anti, declares You have east an occasional
eluuce upon the basket In which the wandering
Israelile of New-York bears the cheap crockery
he hopes TO barter for trowsers and waistcoats;
if you will recall to your memory that basket
ard IFS contents, you Will have q toleraby faith
full picture OF the goods in tue Macon Fair.
Some very elegant baiT-work by SIcillan Lady,
lat least her name implies the country alluded
tol, few shawls and toys of direct importation,
n perpetual festoon overhead of wOmens work,
some coats and other made garments from
Baltimore tailor, number Of military hats and
! cals. and q safe assortment of Southern Books,
! bring us TO the door again. These "SOuthern
Books" deserve word the Bible is there, as
are also some carefully expurgated hymp-bOoks;
but when we have lett these Volumes, striking
into the realms Of proiane literature what
desert stretches before us! Southern novels, by
popular authoresses.' Poems of the Soath,
| BY 4" talented pOctesses." All sorts OF droary
rubbish in black muslin, but all very sound on
the Slavery question. Heaven help tae poor
little Southern boy or girl who desires an enter
tanning book to read, and into whose hand Is
put one Of the painfully slow works exposed in
the Macon Fair
| Several carriages and carts are outside, made
| by q Macon chariot builder. large number OF
agricultural implements, intended principally for
| use on cotton plantations, attract many sPecta-
tors. Specimens of cotton, corn peas and beans,
half dozen oranges, many apples, some jars
Of fneooking butter, stationary steatneng'ne
or two, occupy second building Passing again
outside, We lind more agricultural implements,
including pumps and various machines for The
application Of horse-powe to farm work. Around
tie grounds are built stalls for stock. Some OF
these are occupied, more are vacant though 1t II
supposed that all Will be full before the Fair Is
concluded. The cows and bulls are OF good
breeds, but rather poor looking; their owner
accounts for this by stating that the distance
from which they were brought was too great to
allow them all the beauty to which their pedigrees
entitled them. The horses, only few, are fine
looking animals, remarkable for elegance. They
could not be called Southern productions how
ever their sres being from the North.
third building contains more machinery, cot
tOn-gins and the like, several cOOk-stOves, mod
els Of different kinds, and quite large assort
ment Of furniture; this last Of the cheapest quail
ty and most common styles In q fourth build
ing are cutlery and glassware in great variety
the latter being imported by Belgium company;
these wares are all excellent, precisely similar to
what would be found in o secondrate shop in
New-York.
Such, very rapidly and imperfectly sketched,
are the principal features of the Fair of the Cot
ton Planters Convention. Many articles of course
have not mentioned but the chief ones are al
luded to. The specimens Of elegant work,
wrought by women, were not TO be easily sur
passed. The implements for IN the prepara-
ton of cotton Tor the market were probably all
that could be desired. All the other manufac-
tured articles were most palpaby inferior to very
poor work in the same line done at the North.
The imported wares were lacking IN the variety
of frst-class establishment, and it n probable
| the prices would not iavorably compare with
those of the North. However, az one or two of
the planters rather lugubrously remarked, ii is
very well for a beginning.
The Fair brings largo crowd of strangers
into the town, though not nearly 80 many was
expected. Whereat the hotel-keepers and they
who anticipated heavy gains from the rent of
narrow beds mourn. Of the talk heard touching
the great topic of secession | VIII write on
another day. But must not forget TO mention
that, very appropriately, among the Southern
productions on exhibition and SALE few likely
negroes are catalogued. At least We infer this
from the fact that in the auction sales advertised
for the end Of the Fair various lots of slaves
to be put up along with Kentucky kline, horses,
and other cattle
A KEETUCKIAE ON CALEB CUSHING.
Cauesponsence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
WIsutraTos Mason Co XIV Dec ~ ISfO