The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-08-03
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LETTER ". IS
DESCRIPTION OF THE PARIS EXPOSITION.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
If we go into the building by way of the grand, porte
royal entrance and being soveregn why should not
we shall find ourselves in the broad lofty and elegantly deco
rated avenue which divides France and England Turning
the right through Great Britain follow around the
circle in search of Ireland Ireland? What should she do
here? This is display of nations and Ireland is
bright brave little isle of the mother of heroes and
patriots without number; pure little gem, shedding luster
on the constellation of which she part land fair and
fertile the best of EARTH and destined some day, against all
obstacles, climb to glory and to independence even
through blood and fire. and take her proper place amidst the
proudest powers of Europe but STILL not yet nation Many
of her children at home wearing their lives away in
prison. because they loved her well her degraded
without blow for rescue and Others not yet in English
dungeons chatting their proud spirits into madness
against imprisonment of soul hardly olerabe than
the rst and exiled in foreign lands tong night
and day in her behaf-tolng manfully in the face of
frownng world and giving of their hard earned MEANS until
poverty them in the face and all this tells too truly
that Ireland is yet a nation And you will not find
share Of space allotted her in the Universal Exposition
The name you need not in vain 1t is there course
tackled on tail of the British on and England would
not be perfect without it; though she may awake fine
day. find herself permanently imperfect in this particular
God speed the tme Some few extremely fine articles of
manufacture which need not specify in detail cketed
with the familiar of Ieands famous cities and tell
the Emerald Ise-the yet-to-be Republics capable but
all these contributions hudded under the red flag of the
oppressor and England claims the credit Let her have it,
for little while Turn to America Keeping still
around the right and passing through Great Britain and
Dependencies" the signs have it. presently come in
view Of starspanged fragment of bunting which looks
doubly dear to our loving eyes in this far-o land but
which be dropping sadly and in disgust, the
little triangular slice of Exposition space that has been
"stingiy" allotted the United States just under this
melancholy edition of usually exutant fag is huge
spout gushing continuous stream of sort OF
known very dirty liquid which is painfully suggestive of the
hand of giant Fate pouring cold water upon the American
nenpand dirty water at that it is the hand of
Fate 1t is very respectable and industrious pump of Yam
kee invention destined for great and useful deeds elsewhere
and hereafter doubt but engaged here and now IN eeva
ing specimens of the river Seine (amazngy like Chicago
river complexion to considerable height and then
emptyng back again. with wonderful but apparently IN
profitable This is the conspicuous feature OF
the American department Against the outer wall, along
limited quarters placed fine specimens grain
contributed by the Illinois Central Railroad as products OF
their rich ands and with little attention paid to
classification and arrangement they would form very
attractive collection 1t simply deporable that where
articles on exhibition really good and where SO much
has evidently been done towards excellence there should
have been wanting the little of attention which would
have insured perfection But there is throughout
the American quarters this unfortunate want of
Mngof master hand, artist hand or sufficiently
interested hand and though we not among those who in
burst disappointment and indignation are ready to declare
Americas effort complete and scandaous failure vet our
national pride less touched when see with humilia
ton and SORROW how much everything than has
any need to be- with the quantity of at hand to
work with Turning in now, towards the extreme of
the triangle and towards the central garden of the temple
we pass by machinery etc. and just glance at the mineral
division This is complete and very full if not parti-