The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-11-14
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w ASaIN9TON1 NOV. 13.-AlEhouGh the
suggestion contained In the following
dispatches, have beento a certain extent
anticipated by the Department of State,
these papers are published for Renerai
information: ~ : =. 80
Mr.. BigeIoiD to Mr.. Etcdrd, No. 1o1, Le-
CATION of the U1tited States.
Paris, Oct. Sir: have the honor
to acknowledge the receipt of your dis
patch No. 5S4, with an enclosure by
which / am advised of disappointment
of j. G. Derby, Esq, of New York. as
agent for the French Universal Exhi-
6ition OF 1867, to serve in the United
states. also have the honor to enclose
copy OF letter, this day received from
MIR: Beckwtth, Commissioner of the
Exhibition for the United States, reside
ing at Paris, from the tenor of which it
would appear desirable that Americans
wishing to. exhibit, should be notified
as soon as possible, to send in their ap-
Pncatons with specifications to Mr..
Derby, instead of sending them to Mr..
Beckwith. The reasons for giving this
direction arc sufficiently disclosed in
Mr.. Beckwith,s note. i would suggest
also that exhibitors be notified al the
Same time to make their. applications
as soon as possible that the New York
Commissioner may have time enough
to make his selections and allotment
Va SHEASeR CGGsY anu transmit E4eIn 10 tho
Commissioner at Paris before the 8lst
of January. 1t may be also desirable
that the public be prepared insome way,
either on this notice or otherwise, to
expect that it will be the endenvor OF
the Commissioner to have as complete
representation OF the art and industry
OF the United States as possible, and for
that purpose 1t will be necessary for
them 70 make selections Ofrepresenta-
ttyes articles in every class or grouIj,
rather than accept many specimens IN
the same class, whatever may be their
merit; as the space is limited. It is with
this principle OF having com plete ex-
position If we are to have any, that we
should be guided both to : aid
in bringing about such a desirable re-
suit and to prevent needless appoint
ments. afH9 ~
1t is to be presumed the Army and
Navy Departments have some novelties
tor the exhibition. If so, 1t is needless
for me to say that anything coming
nom this quarter would command spe-
CHI atIentlon. 49, y-5s-.,.y.s,
With great resIIect. your ob't. sery't.,
J. BIGELow,
Hon! n. SEWARD; Sec. of State.
Mr.. BecklVitt to 1fr. BigeEot1. Is
Paris, Oct. :28th, 1s85-Dear Sir; In.
conformity with the instructions OF the
Secretary OF State, which YOU Commune
nicated to me, have to-day placed nv
self In correspon with ]. O. DERBY,
agent at New York, and have prepared
for him, 1sts general letter placing be-
fore him the state or that part OF the
business of the exhibition of 1857.
which he viii have first to take up
End, The loss of time CONSEQUENT upon
the necessity of waiting for the action OF
Congress renders it necessary to trans
fer to New York the work OF dividing
the ground among exhibitors, as sug-
gested to You in my published letter Of
the SOth OF July, when preparation can
be made pending the needfnI legisla-
Jon to complete the work of distribu-
Il ton In q brief space of time afterwards.
L have, therefore, transmitted to Mr..
Derby 1S letters Comprising all oEthe
applications for space in the exhibition,
which have received to this date. d
have desired him to place the letters re.
ceived as q part of the application to be
considered in making the distribution
| Of ground, and have, in conformity I'D.
i vised the writer that hey were reSSeiy-
ed from Mr.. Derby in due time. : = =.
/ shall now prepare as early
as possible the plans and drawings, 81
which Mr.. Derby WIN Be goyerneti Is
making the allotment; and shall poinl
out to him the manner and extent 4
| which he can alter these plans to sui
circumstances, without departing from
the general order to which an must cou.
form. s-s ~ u 4 y IL
Their accounts win be accompanied
by explanation and information which
VIII, hope, render the work easy.
i would now suggest the eXpedfency OF
notice, authorized by the Government
requesting all who wish to exhibit anS
have not made application to send ID
their applications 70 Mr.. Derby, With'l
limit Of time in the notice, beyonC
which no applieati ion, can be received.
The work will be s0faE advanced b.
this method, trust, that by the TIM
the needful legislation Is furnished tn,
allotment can 1t once be had, and IN
plans, catalogues and reports sent for
Ward SO as to he returned 70 the tmpe
rial commander within the exteldej
time they will be able 70 allow Ms. *
Il Ibeg 70 call your particular attention
to the sfmporta1c8 OF the allotment o
i ground. This IN reality is the formation
IN embryo Of the exhibit on. This se
lection Of products, win be limited Il
i quantity TO the area they are to occnpy
bEft in character thew 5fnttJd S,oVl,v,,.iSSss,