The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1870-01-10
International Exposition
Enthusiastic Meeting at LincoIn Hall.
sPcoohesofDr g. p. stHnsbury, col.
NV. Forney, Gen. ,. a. Garfield,
Hon. Thomas n. bryan. den.
o. o. Howard aud Col.
WIN IL PhIIIP.

Lincoln Hall. The spacious hall was filled
with the representative men Of our commu-
nifty, and Il would be impossible to enumc-
rate them all, but among those present were
Chief Justice Casey, VI. W. Gait, DR.. John
B. Blake, j. A. Kennedy, II. b. Mohun,
Henry Willard, Hon. Thos. B. Bryan, Gene
raj J. A. Garfield, DR.. c. II. Nichols, Hon.
Thomas l.. Tullock, W. 8. Huntington,
Matthew @. Emery, Senator Morrill,, Colonel
John W. Forney, G. s. Gideon, o. d. Bar
rett, A. 8. solomons, Simon Wolf, Alexan.
der r. Shepherd, P. NJ. Dubaut, Thomas +.
Lloyd, A. NJ. Clapp, N. G. starkweather, T.
B. Florence, Judge J. NJ: Mason, William b.
Todd, John II. semmcs, d. c. Forney, Colo
mel VIM. II. Philip, Hallett Knbourn, Gene
raj o. o. Howard, b. W. Reed, VIM. Wise,
John II. johnson, NJ T. Parker, C. H.
stanbury, Reuben Clark, s. NJ. Pearson, W.
II. Baldwin, z. d. Gilman, and many
others.
At s O'Clock General 0. q. Howard stated
that he had Just returned from the South,
and had been requested to call the meeting
70 order. lie nominated Justice Casey for
president, who was unanimously elected,
took the chair.
He returned his thanks for the honor con.
ferred In being called upon to preside over
such large and highly intelligent audience
Of his fellow-citlzens. The object for which
the meeting was held was we'll known, but
he would not consume the tlmc In attempt
ing 10 elucldato the purpose for which they
had assembled. lie would, therefore, call
on Dr.. c. s. stansbury, who would state the
purposes at length.
At this luncture, Colonel John W. For
ney, general j. A. Garfield aud Hon. Thos.
b. Bryan, Of Chicago, took seats on the
platform, and were received with outbursts
Of applause.
DR.. StAnsbury was then introduced, and
read the following elaborate paper on the
proposed International Industrial Rxhlbl-
ton;
REMARKS OF IN. {. ssTANsBuRY
II 10 proposed to hold in this city 10 the
year ISL, or as soon thereafter as may be
practicable, an exhibition Of the works Of art
has been called 10 order that the EFounda OF
which this proposition rests may be fully laid
before the public, and their support enlisted
In favor OF the measure. II seems to be most
logical TO commence this Inquiry by 4 consid
eration Of the nature and extent Of the under
taking, and it, general bearings on national
AdyAncement aud the improvement Of the Zoe
and Industrial arts throughout the woTiI
tot no aims short Of these are worthy Of th-
ehal aetef OF an exhibition which shall have
any Just title 20 be called = world'a Fair
Tbs word "FaiI'' is perhNp, a little unfor.
tunAte As applied to these exposition, as Il
suggests TO our minds something in the char
aoter OF transient show or display, designed
lot temporary amusement TStiheatiOn, and
for local proht or advantage. 1t IL evident
from the comments that are made on our pro
posed enterprise that many persons so regard
real grandeur and In portanoo.
That the presence OF an exhibition. realized
o9A cosmopolitan scale, must bring great local
advantages aud prOnta to Auy place where 1t l.
possible TO hold It iu perfectly obvious, and
such results are the proper objects Of consider
as motives unworthy Of the great ocoasion
and no exhibition originated and conducted
ever achieve a true and noble success
What, then, 10 an International exhibition I
ha great Industrial contest or trial Of ski /.
In which all the world 10 Invited to PARTED
pate, and where every product of nature, All.
and Industry OF each country OF the globe will
Be subjected to rigid competitive sxanina.
ton Alongside Of aimilar products from ali
other countries, and judgment awarded by
jurors chosen from the representatives. Of al
Judgments may be, and correct as they NAV
generally be presumed to be In the main, the
value Of the eNhlbition az competitive StruE.
gle does not depend on the correctness, or even
on the existence Of the awards The iuroTs
may be deceived but the producers, m anu fac.
tufers and artistic Of a country never fail 10
discover their true relative positions, in their
own secret judg ment, as well as In the General
verdict OF public opinion. Aud II is to this
Assignment Of TdHk In the various braue hes Of
Industry aud art, BY oosmo politAn tribunal
whose award Y EssPssted 0y the general Judg
ment OF mankind that we are to look for thr
greatest possible stimulus 10 eHertion in The
Improvement OF the doe and industrial arts
Ihe opportunity 70 examine and compare
the earth 10 the most effels0t educator Of The
public taste. The rApidity with which the
improvement Of public taste results from susb
M Al at Of
beauty In art would scarcely he credited Ly
those who are unAequAinted With the well 81.
tAbl1hed facts which illustrate 1t,
Its great fact, susceptible Of the clearest
proof that the international exhibitions
Win the World. Fair S az I6 ns %
endlng with the French Exposition OF 1867.
have done more TO promote the advancement
o. the Industrial arts thsn all previous agen.
an aware that this Is a startling state.
neal, but think / can show that It Is true,
How long did II take England to achieve her
manufacturing supremacy In those arts In
which cheap iron and coal entered as the chief
work Of eSnIuries, and yet, by her own con
fssilon, the intsTnatidnal exhfbitions Of the
last twenty years have sufieed to shake Il to
its very foundations And she Is now engaged
In the most earnest, vigorous and united Ell.
toTts 70 establish . national system Of teohnl-
cal education for her working classes, not as
meanB merely OF advancing the arts in which
she feels that she holds the front rank, but as
matter Of Ayowed necessity to keep her from
falling hopelessly In the rear OF the cont.
mental nations, whose rivalry, prior 10 The
eNhioition ofls5l, she never thought she had
the least occasion to fear.
In making these statements ! rely upon
Enshbh authority alone. J. Scott Russell,
one OF her most distinguished engineers
whose reputation Is Worldwide, has feoentIy
published work entitled "SystemAtie Tech.
nieal Edueatiou for the English People" Ia
which he traces, with a master hand the
course aud causes OF EnglAndis m manufacturing
decline, and incidentally illustrates the IN.
nuenoe OF the great intern AtIonAI eThibitlogs
nj he
The ain Of his book, he says, "a ITO enlist In
one army Of cooperation English statesmen,
patriots, men OF education, men OF refinement,
men fwork, for a crusade against Ignorance
dibotRAniEAtion and neglect, which disgrace
and commerce, and hinder our progress aud
well being
His only hope Is in the future THE time"
he says, "When we could have educated the
present gensrAtion Of Eug shmen 10 gone by
We are too late, We Of this generation must
suffer from want Of work, want Of wealth and
want OF rank as = nation, until we can. bS
pains and labor, reAr a new generation. nj 10
hold ths place among nahons from which zoe
Here il the candid confession Of one Of her
most truly eminent mon that England has LOAF
her former proud position NJ n manufacturing
But let Us listen to the account given Of the
cause OF this decline. The following extracts
will set them IN a clear light before you, and
IVcnture TO ptesen them because the work il
not published In this country, aud am not
the one In ny possession
Ne says "Ot late years a serlcs Of great
pubic events has been taking place, whleh
have beeh Of great national value In serving
to awaken the British people from that leth-
arEy Of supreme Satisfaction with which they
nays so long continued to regard themselves
t the most skilled, accomplished aud success
'u' ~suu'Asturing people 10 the world"
Eighteen years ago un Isju there began A
aeues OF eoulpeNllEe trlAls Ut Intelligence and
skill between the citizens Of the different civ
llIed nations Of the world The S"SnS Of tbe
urst trial was 10 London IN 1851 twas tho
famous universal exhibition OF the Inlusfrir.
school tho civilized nations Of ElToue bsd
their nTst lesson Ia technical education
Thofo they were able to see IN how many
things England retained her hereditary exec.
lonooi aud England was there able 70 see In
how many branches Of taste and skin other