Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-01-13
8utIaaa Daily Nerala
THE RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY JANUARY 6, 1870.
The International Fair.

The interest i@favor of holding an in
ternational exposition at Washington, in
1871, seems to be growing throughout the
country. St Louis and Chic ago seem to
contest the point in referen SO to holding
IL at Washington, both presenting their
special claims that it shs II be located in
one or the other of thos' cities 1t would
seem that the capital 'of the nation is the
proper point for the location of the exhi-
bition, and the arp, ,ument,. in our judg-
ment, is all in that direction. A question
OF meeting the large expense naturally
involved in sustaining the enterprise, has
arisen, and hill has been presented by
Senator HamGn OF Maine, in aid of the
exposition. Among ther provisions, the
time is changed from 1871 to 1872, and
enables the corporations Of Washington
and Georgetown to subscribe three-ffths
OF one per cent. of their assessable taxa
BILE property, thereb becoming sIockhold-
ers in the vnterpr' lse. This proposition
urarts with some opposition. Among
rhose who oppose it ara Senator Stewart
az Nevada and Senator Morrill, of our
own State. 1t ia to be regretted that
these gentleraeu should oppose so impor.
tant an enterprise. one which viii tell sc
vastly in placing American ingenuity and
Industry side by side with that of foreign
oountries We have honored ourselves in
exhibitions of like character abroad, and
our citizens, and mechanics and husband
men should be afforded the opportunity on
our own soil, of milking display of their
y ~A<sll, Nua Nne u. 3. need heve no fear oi
amy honorable annnpatit tion that will taks
place between US and the rest of the world
and call mankind" We trust the measure
will be pushed forward and an exhibition
held at Washington at date no further
distunt than 1872 While the Senator'S
oppose some provisions of the bill it is not
apparent that they set themselves in op-
position to the holding of an international
Exhibition. It is to be hoped the friends
of the bill in the Senate will advocate it
more vigorously than has as yet been
done,
The position of Senator Stewart seems
on the whole to be antagonistic to the bill
as general measure, Judging from. hia
elaborate attack, and amendment pro-
posed, and among others alaok of railroad
facilities and of Accommodations in the city
of Washington is urged. Senator Morrill,
has given notice of several amendments
he will propose when it comes up again for
action. He would make the corporators
individually liable for the expenses
While there were a number of eminent
names in the list of corporators he did
mot believe one out of ten had been con-
suited as to such use of their names, and
Thought they would refuse to act if they
were held individually liable for the re-
sult. He said that the project could not
snnSssa unless the expenses were thrown
almost entirely upon the government He
moved also that tho people of Washing
ton and Georgetown bs allowed to vote
fupon the question of being taxed for such
80 purpose, az he did not believe the mass
sof the people would be benefited by such
1 en- exhibition, and thought the Southern
States, which ought to have an especial
{ interest in the measure, had not suff.
ciently recuperated from the effects Of the
4 war to make creditable show.
Cannot the American government af-
ford to make an exhibition for its
ssstimulating effect upon the industry
0of the country, both North and South ?
IThe encouraging effect upon the labor
tand inventive genius of the country,
wwould, it appears 20 us, make three-fold
y seturn to the people Sor the expense in
i CURED. >iWe, know not chat Washington
snld Georgetown are able to bear all the
- 'cdeR il not the aid of the government is
>roper, to make up the deficiency be-
vora t,o, Willingness or ability to pay.
The sontb will in two years have
narod frou 8. Incidence, aud enter
prise will mark her p, "Pi'' VINO are ias'
learning the fact that la " @.-u aas'iy
have become fxed neces. 'tty of their
condition and self-protection, al 'c po
stion of the country will be more
'ftted under the stimulation such an
position will give, than the South. IL
would be great school of industry to
them, inwhich they could learn the prac.
ltical arts of life from the exhibition o.
skill that will be brought out. 1t is
hoped that Congress may early perfect
y measures for the exhibition.