Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-19
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Congress to furnish means whereby a full
exhibit of the products Of American in
dus,ry and art and Of American progress
should be securedfor the great Exposition
in Paris, in 1867. His speech was full Of
ideas and Of information. It was gath
cred, however, around q few central
which we will present to u read
ers. At the outset he called attention to
the fact that this Paris Exposition, unlike
any Of its predecessors, was under the d.
rect patronage Of the Government. The
Emperor has procured for it an appropri-
alton Of 20, 900, 900 of francs. Nearly
every Government in Europe has taken
official steps to be represented at the ES-
position. Following this, General Banks
said i, was incumbent upon the Govern
men. of the United States also to move In
the matter as a Government, so as to in
sure q full representation Of our country,
and thgt unless this was done we would
have an exhibit Of the character Of which
we would regret, and which would here
after be a source Of humiliation and loss.
Passing from this, he said that this coun-
try had just passed through a war, the de-
velopuents Of which were without a par
allel in history, and that fact had concen-
trated upon the United States the atten-
ton of all the world. They are intensely
anxious to know Of what material such a
nation is composed, and TO understand the
elements Of its marvellous power; and we
owe it as q duty to ourselves and to hu-
mainly everywhere to satisfy that longing
to see US and to know US as we are.
Thus far the people Of the Old World have
had but little chance to learn anything
about US excepting through the medium Of
publications under government influence,
but here is q chance to bring the democ-
racy Of Europe face to face with the de-
mocracy Of the United States. The pro-
ducts Of industry are the language Of
labor, easily understood everywhere
throughout the world. Every man can
comprehend what we have to say in that
form.
He would have every element Of OF
progress and Of our vast resources amply
represented = agriculture, minerals, me-
chanics, manufactures, means Of educa-
ton, political institutions, our army and
navy, our guns and u iron ships, u
war equipment, the comforts Of the masses
of the people-everything that has made
US the wonder Of the world-laid fully
before the people Of the world. Such an
exhibit, he eloquently urged, would give
US the command Of the capital Of Europe.
II we chose, after that, to issue scrip in
small amounts that could be taken up BY
the masses Of the people, we could draw
away the deposits and break every savings
bank on the Continent. It would set in
active motion q current Of emigration to
our shores beyond anything in the past.
He wanted the people to see what homes
our country affords to the humble popu-
lations as well as to the wealthiest. He
wanted the Governments to know that we
have the means to prosper in peace and
that we desire peace, but also wanted
them to see that it will be a dangerous
experiment to force US into war, by spread
ing before them such evidences of the
power of the United States as will con-
vince them that the war we can make will
carry havoc and destruction to our enc
mics abroad, as it did to the disturbers Of
our peace at home. Such an exhibit he
regarded as an assurance Of peace that
would carry its influence through whole
generations.
These were the great ideas of the speech,
not so much in the glowing language of
Gen. Banks as in u own, for we are
obliged to avoid details. With reference
to the probabilities of successful COMPETE
ton, he referred to the fact that Of the
American exhibitors at the
London Fair Of 1862, eighty-three were
awarded prizes Of merit. At the EXPOSE
ton of 1867, the products Of art and in
are to be classed in ten principal
groups, and he had no doubt American
industry would triumph in six or seven oil
the ten. Already there were applications
for space from every State that has any
thing to show, and all that is now wanted
is Government sanction and aid to place
US on a footing with others.
The address absorbed the undivided at
,ention Of the House, and General Banks
was paid the rare compliment of an unani-
nous call to go on after the hour allotted
to him had expired. The result Of his
eloquent appeal was that the appropria-
tons he asked for, and the use Of the
naval vessels provided for in his bill, were
granted by a large vote. A work so ad-
mirably and auspiciously begun should
now receive the active, energetic, hearty
supper, Of the whole people, for the great
objects to be gained. and their influence
on the future of our country, are beyond
all calculation.
TRIED 1T IN LYON CouSrr.-A promi.
nent Union man from Silver City, last
night. came up to remind US that six
months ago, the County Central Commit