New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-07
THE WORLD ON ITS FEET.

There Is now beng lnltlate0 pro-
digious Worlds Fair enthusiasm which,
in another year, will eliminate and
leave century behind. by ordinary
measurement, the marvellous exhibitions
of 1851 and 1854, from which science and
art received quickening of intense vital
energy, and the nations severally were in
spired by spirit of competition as I'M
failing in it's glorious consequences, as
| the intervening wars have been in those
that were evil and inglorious. There is no
way of unfolding the mental forces of
man so surely or effectually as by this
grand intercommunion, through which
sensitive and impressional minds receive
from each other strength, impetus, emula-
ton, ideas. London has projected and
programmed grand international exhibit
ton for 1871, to which that of twenty
years ago will compare as junk shop to
the palace of a Stewart. 1t is to be
the first of a series Of ANNALS, each ap-
piled to specific classes of products, owing
to the impossibility of comprehending
all within an area to be obtained, and into
results appreciate as to details New
York, too, is awakened into notable am
bition of making Crystal Palaces. per-
manency, like her grand Central Park.
Her Industrial Exhibition Company are
planning suitable building designed to
render institutional a Home Palace of
Science and Art Irrational and international
without limit as to universally, and with.
out stint as to cost. The freest energies
of the American people, their best traits
of mind and character are about to con-
centrate upon this noble enterprise, and
London, with all her promises and her
wealth of industry and intellect, will have
to look we'll to the laurels she has worn
during two decades of changes on the
worlds political surface and viscissitudes
among its nations. France and Germany,
Belgium and Bavaria, kingdoms and en-
pires little and great: are being stirred by
the new commotion, and are putting forth
preparations that mean patriotism, pur-
pose, independence and wealth. In short,
the world is on its feet.
What are the South, and New Orleans,
its metropolis, to say and do amidst these
measures, that are calculated to leave
tardy, in the race Of glorious competition,
the very people who, in invention at least,
have excelled all others since the night
mare Of slavery was lifted from her con-
science, and she started for name among
her great rivals? 1t is true the South
wants some of the constituents of true
national life to harmonic and make per-
feet her brain force and industrial Sc
quences; but is she to wait for these to
flow upon her, or make them by her crea-
tive will? Shall her palace Of glass, rising
from the centre of her City Park, receive
the sunrise and make golden the perspec-
tive everywhere at once, SO as to work
peace where there is passion, discord into
harmony, centralizing the elements of
power, and outworking these into per-
petual panaceas for ills that only a
universal purpose and o common
energy will cure, or supinely await
for the indolent providences of life
for rescue? Shall her Crystal Palace wait
for her Pacific Railroad, with its terminus
1T the mouth of the Gulf of California, or
call to it from its broad avenues and halls,
'ull of the worlds wonders, to hasten and |
pour those of the unexplored East into its
shining lap? How shall one million
dollars be got, and the right man to spend |
t in developing our City Park, festooning |
is grounds with art-gems, rivuletiug then
With clear, white waters from the Chapape-
a or other spring creek in our vicinity
citing its emerald bosom with lakes of |
ike delicious transparency, and with hills
modelled from Natures daintiest instances;
nd another million to pile the crystal
tructure, that by means of the great in
[uences it shall combine, will make for
Is peace, fraternity, prosperity and power?
'halIihe South get on its feet?