New-York tribune., 1867-08-28
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The Card of the Messrs. ChicllcriDg, uuder
date Of August Path as might be expected again ignores
the question at issue, viz the o6cai CLASSIFICATION % ne
jl0ies
We have proven by the Official certificate Of The Pfcs-
dent and members Vf the International Jury, also sy
the Official Catalogue Of GN the "recOmpcnses" % c1-
hbors that by the unanimous verdict OF the Glass jury
Endorsed by the Group Jury, and affirmed ythe Imperial
Commission, the First Gropd GOh lTedqi for American
Pianos was awarded to stenway & sons, this Medal
being distinctly classified rrs, and over that Of the
Messrs. Chickering.
For thv third time repeat uucston-stil unan-
swered-"iWu Messrs. Chckeriug either admit or deny
that In tie Official order of distribution the OF stein
way sons is placed before that Of ChlekeringP
While carefully avoiding the question at issue, the
Messrs Chckerns again lay all their stre,, UPON The de
coIaton, and endeayoy to show by extract from the
Mqns'r which in reality has reference 20 entirely differ
eut matcl that the Legion OF Honor has been granted
to the most distinguished Champions Of the pacific -trug
gle at Paris"
In our last card we have already shown the ludcrous
fact thata large number OF Exhibitors obtained the dec
Grafton who were awarded only second Mira and ourh
prizes, and many not even deemed vorhy of
tim by the iuros In their respective classes This, to-
gether with the fact that neither the International
juiios nor the Imperial Commission, recommended, or
even knew about the decoration obtained p0'2naBb by
&. r.
proves conclusyey that it has no connection whatever
with the awards az the IMPOSITION.
In saying Notwithstanding the sur the so-cailed
obscure musical paper, Le NCneSc'" Ncssr5. Clhcker-
ing indulge IN O deliberate msstatemeut. we have ap-
pliod tho term obscure paper" solely % .hc Gasepe
HHSic0t the journal which published fgsfed order OF
distribution, I'm which the OF ChlCkertug sub
sttued for stenway, and the latter placed f0E3h On
the list, and which fnisfr9 list Ncssr5 Cckerlng admit
to have reproduced in all the papers We neither
desire nor fepT newspaper controversy but simply
the true facts 20 DO known and defy essrs Cbicker
ing TO point out q single instance IN which we have
deyated from the truth, whilst they have INDUCED IN
numerous absurd exaggeratOns" Of which the follow
ing advertisement published by them Tor Che past SIX
weeks Is q specimen:
"Cmckcring & Sons American pianos triumphant at
the Exposition % all Nations In addition 10 the Grand
Gold Medal Uf Honor, the Emperor Napoleon. IN person
accompanied the presentation with the decoration Of the
Cross Of the Legion Of Honor thereby comforting 70 the
other med IS awarded for plano fortes all Of which
exactly alike and Of equal value. and thereby confirm
ing the unanimous award Of the three turtles and Imperial
Commission placing the Chckering piano at tho head or
all others"
How eloQuently grand and Lofty this reads and how
highly 1atterng IL must be 10 the feelings Of the Messrs
Chckerng and their agents but unfortunately for them
there is important drawback the alleged
presentation by the Emperor u, pcrsD pure fabri
cation. originating In the fertile Imagination Of tho Messrs
Chckcring
Aside from the contradiction Of claiming "Ths Grand
Gold Medal Of Honor" whC the Same time stating that
the Medals all exactly alike the Emperor Napoleon
b peron neither presented NE cold lednI he CrOSs
Of The Legor o. Honor 10 Dr. Cbickgug fer the simple
that the rst day OF July lac distributed per-
sCHaiy Only the co Grand Prizes and q small number OF
Grand Crosses icreating the recipients thereof OcerS
OF the Legion OF Honor while the Chevnliers I ccving
the decoration Nhe lowest grade Of the Legion Of Honor
such secured by Mr.. O. T. Chckering obtained their
breyets several days nfterward. The Gold Medals
not manufactured and viii not be ready for dstr
button for several months 10 come.
The award OF the three lurics and the Impc
rial Commission did not place the Chickerug pianos
the head OF all others" but placed them only Grd viz
after BroadwoOd and stenway.
The internal Revenue returns may not be relevant az
20 who took tho highest award at the Paris Exposition
neither l. the question OF nationality the Exhib
ton of 1862 by ncOnte5tbc proofs the fact estaDshed
that tho First Gold Medal for American pianos at Paris
a been awarded TO our house and the Grand Testimo
NAL Medal voluntarily and unanimously awarded to US
by the Great French National Society OF Pine Arts for
the bes and perfect pianos AT the Exposition the
stron ges proof OF the uneXamped artistic OF our
instruments IN Paris.
The Internal Revenue returns are the most unanswer
able land possibly unpaatahlo argument, 70 whose
pianos are preferred by the musical public. Thanks to
tho unprcudiced and keen appreciation by the Amer
can public OF the best pianos mo matter where the
manufacturers were born) we have In fifteen years
barely one-thrd the time Mc5srs Chiccring have been
IN busness-and through the excellence Of our pianos
alone atoiued the FIRST position, while Mcssrs Chick
erlng have FALLEN TO the Second shown by the follow
ing sworn Internal Revenue returns for the year 1866
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Eew.York. August 25 1867.