The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-13

The London exhibitions. of 1851 and 1867
are quored ~ the erowniHs ats of tue great
ana useful life Of Prince albert.3 The treat
exhibition at Paris in 1861. Is regarded as
tue chief, benefit conferred by the late Nh!
Tohon upon thet country whose mataris;
wealth. and resources. he developed to an,
extent sufficient to pay. without bank.
niptcy and In advance OF the stipulated
Time. an indemnity. greater than any nation,
ln modern times at least, ever had to nav.
The Empire of Austria Is ongratulated upon
the great exhibition now being successfully
Detd at vienna. State or county fairs, in.
dustrlal g expositions, international ex..
nlnltlons, are everywhere hailed by
tue press as incontestibie evidence
mat the community, State. or country.
IN which it is held has vitality, energy. aud
y cvlnclng progress in The cultivation o, tue
arts and Industries which benpfit its popula.
ten. But when the United StateS-a Gov
ernment not yet century old: profes sing,
ana justly protesting. to have more vim and
energy, broader and better civilization, freer
institutions, and more 10 erhtba than any
other nation under the SUM- proposes TO
nave an exhibition not only commemorative
OF her wonderful birth and growth, but far
echpSing any exhibition ever held before,
, the press OF. Virginia g whistle it. down The
wind" and prevent participation in it by
calling il q Philadelphia /" humbug." =.
trespass further Ilpon your courtesy, to
correct an erroneous impression existing
among uainfurnieuland ,n1Sinlofmed people,
that all the time, money, and labor expend-
ed and to be expended about the CentenuiaI
, Exhibition is for. the idle purpose of
making an American holidays mere
celebration of the 4th.of July. Were such
. IT'S ann and scope would wash my hands of
II now. That would Indeed be a hum
! bug" worthy Of your. dehllnciation. But
SO far from that being the case, the Exhibit
| ton will be opened for the reception Of yisi.
| tors on the 18th uf rApriI, the anniyer-
sary OF the battle Of Lexington, and will re-
main open until the 10th. Of October, the
anniversary OF the surrender Of CORVALLIS,
thl's remaining open a period of six months
W course the commission will properly cele.
brate any event OF the Revolution occurring
" within the period of the exhibition, But
such celebrations will be merely incidental
| to the grand design, which is to show TO al
il; who may come to see, how abtndantly Goo
has blessed the land we inhabit, and what
wonderful results have becu accomplished
by the people of the United States in The
brief period0f one century's existence us
nation. ... ...... s,., .,.t
The plan of the Exhibition buildings /.
not yet finally determined on, save that il,srt
shall be IN adequate space assigned to eacl
State aud Territory for the display Of its OWL
"arts. manufactures, and products of tn,
soil and mine. under the general control o
the Commission, but looked TO particular,
by the commissioner from such State o
Territority respectively. Of course. tn
choice rests with any state or Territory Il
occupy the space or not, as it pleases. w
estimate that we shall have 10000 900 yisi
tors at least, but small proportion Of WHOM
will come from Virginia. The space us
signed to Virginia, have sufficient pride i
the renown of my State TO. belipyc, will b
visited by all. Shall it be empty or full
vac,ut Or crowded with articles showing til
immense. mineral "a id ayric,llsuIal wca't
and resources Of the State, which her pres
$50 Justly boast need development t
make her the equal in wealth of the srea
State of Pennsylvania?
In conclusion, | state. that Two Legisls
lures OF Virginia (the hast by a vote approx
mating unanimity) have commended tbi
Proposed Centennial Exhibition to the pee
pie Of the whole country as Il means of RI
storing. harmony. concord, peace, and goo(
will. and TO her own people as q most tittiu
opportunity to bring-into her borders til
rich capitalist, as well L; the poorer in,lli
tgraDt, for whom we haye-been waiting 5
long. The exhibition Is TO lie held anyway
No human. power can arrest it now.
Virglnia'S presence or absence can NAB
but little, difference in the number of do
lars aud strangers that win be "taken in
by the Philadelphia shops of every KIM
Phlladelphia's Radical club mot Republ
Ircan) > may continue to preach social eaualit
and TO pass resolutions denuncatory of th
Centennial Commission, and classifying th
exhibition as 4 " humbuy and fraud ," bu
nevertheless, expectitO see the negro thef
earning, OH the outside. an honest dime t
pay las Uny inside to see 81 show " an
receive benefit which not one of this Ger
Grafton. whether white or black, will, in 4
human probability, live long enough to Sc
or share again. laos ...:
The moral have bssn trsiHss press Of If
| SOUTH. and especially of Virginia, to ceas
"pet,y filings orat the Centennial Celebration
and Exhibition because of either the act.a
or supposed meanness and degradation q
some or all of the people of Philadelphia.
Respectfully, w. w. WOOD,
United States Centennial COMMISSIONS from
Virginia. ....-. .......-.
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