The Portland daily press., 1867-10-11
Letter from Pari..


preface their conversation with when was
at the Great Exposition" and this most suc-
cessful of all Worlds Fairs will shortly be-
come a part of history. a. -f
What idea can the "folks at home" Obtain
OF this wonderful Exhibition? Doubtless
the correspondence from here 10 different
journals has been as consistent as the blind
mems description of the elephant and for the
same reason Probably no one person has
seen the whole OF this mammoth aifii ifthough
he may have studied it during the whole con-
tinuance. ' -i' .H'".'" "r'''' 'f
may write of another part; the two deserp-
lions will be quite unlike aud yet both NAV
be true. The studious reporter, having be-
come familiar with the interior mechanism,
the integral fact, the. management and mo
tives which make this stupendous whole, hay
ing viewed the Exposition from no distant
| point, may pronounce il hunbug au ex-
cuse to make money; the casual 81 'oeeasionaI'
who sees it as a whole in few DAYS will de-
clare it marvel of all that is good. Both will
be right in a measure, but dear reader, in me-
| dio tutissimus IBIS. 1t Is quite likely that
selfshness prompted this Exposition, and
those of us who have been behind the curtain
have witnessed good deal OF chicanery, but
| spite OF all the many aggraRating contngeD-
cies the Exposition Uniyerselle is exceedingly
| rich in objects OF use and beauty and he who
will may obtain much profit AMI pleasure in
its study. i,a. a t i-nf Ht- .a
The distribution of medals caused wide
spread dissatisfaction, and it is very likely
that many prizes were bought, yet, notwith-
standing many invidious distinctions,y your
correspondent does not hesitate to say that
every award was well deserved How much
surprise must the long advertisements of
Steinway and Chickering awaken. How ir
reconcllable do they appear! Yet both are in
substance true. The medal awarded toStem-
way aods termed the first medal; the grand
cross OF the Legion OF Honor cas bestowed
upon Mr. Chickerng. The solution OF this
f'odie Is that the jury We're unable TO agree
as 10 wn'eh shouiu nave the highest award
anu MT upon TINS ingenious method 10 phl
i
Elias move received ms award on account oi
oeihs tne inventor; "heeier anu wilson ie-
ceFed H theif medai ior the dinerent KINDS of
WORK done Dy single machine; yet there
are machines here which VIII work as well or
better which received lesser prizes.
The United States has lost none OF its Iep-
utation tor inventive genius, and il we could
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only have been more fully represented, our de-
partment would have stood second to none
For instance, the corliss Engine is one of the
hnest, most accurate pieces OF machinery ev-
put together and does great honor to AM
erica. Our locomotive, not Superior to many
which run daily on home railroads, is far
ahead OF any at the Exposition, though for
elgners console themselves by saying 'we
don't need any such ours are good enough
for us.a And the loom OF Mr.. Crompton of
worcester is admitted by men WHO are ac-
quainted with such machinery to be the most
perfect thing OF the kind extant. The cloth
which was woven by the loom in the building
was admired byssall who saw its texture, and
| numerous looms of the kind have been pun
chased for European manufactures. ...,
A call just at this moment from a French
gentleman has turned your correspopdept's
mind from the Exposition TO the condition Of
affairs in France. and Paris especiaIlv. and a
| few thoughts on this subject NAV he Of inter
est Some excitement has been created of
late by the appearanee of nostars about the
| city reading "Bread or BIood.n For some
reason not altogether explained. the prices Of
| the common necessaries of life have been
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high-common laborers arc ob,;ood - h;,.,
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reach; we have no way of earnino ,;v;na
| After the Exposition it win be taken. WA,
| a witness of the Revolution of 4s Civil
war is terrible thing. | dread it, but II will
Gomez So saws every one who thinks ON the
times. ..4.v
In addition to this, foreign war is imminent.
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