, 1873-06-30
THE UNIVERSAL. EXHIBITION,

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Opening OF tho American Department
-"Tft0 Department n Fhtlure-.Tlc
CnlsG to Which This In to Hp Aa-
siKnod--tnsvnfssg tho Nntiolanl Hons
or to Pay Election Kills.
10 the Editor q tho Ne'0 York Tribune:
s1h: Tho American Department Of tho Exli-
completely roady or because 1t waB fnll, but bo-
cause all ond must bo put to all provisional con-
dltion: 90 day was fixed aud tho articles
1uai,!, On h9nd RIacod into aa good ordor an
aud his Assistant Commissioners, with
Mr: Jay, walkotl through tho tranHont, court.
and aveiluoa, md tho public wsa allowed to cir
oaiate oa II those 30 long barricadod quarters.
poBtod notice on the outHido Of tho 'tRural
American School 1ouNo" calling 4 mootipg at
that mihnamod edf1lco, as II public mooting
IN Austria was thing whicl, man might oai1
find no information as to who hnd issued tlo
call, or on what permission or authority it was
basod, and no ono, 80 fur as could lear, favor
etay 90 any bnnoombo M OF display undor tho oircu,l-
eaoh, perhape. unwilling to appear loss patriotic
than his noighbor assembled in tho school lolBe
with n11mbor Of curious outBidors, and s'had
. mooting.' Mr. Jay and tho Commissioners
tho originators Of tho motion from turning 1t
Int , > something like tho curly mootings Of OK
hibitors. Tho company sang, moetipg-fashion.
that absurd parody on "Gol Save tho Quoou i
troaucod Mr. Hoyt, tho school "export" who,
in very Bonsiblo Bpcooh, which did not at ali
compliment the operators Of tho sohool-houso
scheme seheme On their success, discharged tho
GGnSss9n 9r Of S o 0'oSs0 S st Aftof M TOW
pany disporscd except o Tow Of tic mu-
eeienliy-llsposod, w1io zoulnlnod singing
Amorica." hoard d Yankoo girl ro-
ai hnrK as SIG pansea OUT =. Thoros
lot Or young doaconh there, and they'll aiug oil
aay. 30 Wo !eft them singing, tho policemen ut
lne uoof Hohdorlng. anu I'LL tlie Easaers-by stop
PanE 1or m instant TO SEQ what now exhibition
u ~ 'no oaaltes OF Tue " American tolk " 1t might
VI Tho o,,,,,,,t,or ro,,,., rox,a -. ...
lug o1hloitlon} nerhapa, would not have be0n
9competo ~lthout tlib trait OF our ;" folk" Wo
uaye a!"aya supply or buncombe on hand, and
EyGn ditor 1no disgrace Of 1ueh an oilcer ns this
,t G1nItion nas brought to Light we can find self
lato ourselves tnat We arc not Us these wTotchod
nonatehical slnhors or gro. After making ourselves
speot1c,e 10 al tue World moro assembled,
ona mv e@u En- o aian asnance t 70 como together
arei perhaps some who participated felt causo
VI to1o.olnS IN ING 1aot that the exhibition was
not 1, aa dBastfons as 1t might havo been, and Of
~ tua1 lne oasnonor Mas mitlgated II
titn @ J.; was aos aVo'doa; mat the exhibi-
lion IL d falufc, or In any degree ropreapntA-
tion OF American industry, d diBgrncoful failuro
when compared with tho pretenslouB NO put for
ward and tho demonstrations wo have made is
gsts Of tho old Commission, whose powers Of
comparison aro email, still maintain that It is
a SUCCESS, aud some, from a more nat
rlotio motive, not wishing "to discourage
the American people" take gonal
Wow Of 1t, ind think 1t ia on tho whole not 10
bad. In comparison with what NO should have
done il VIC did anything it ia beyond any contest
ing 9 bad failure, and is made to appear worse
oYon than 1t is by tho exaggerated protenBionB
VIC made in oiir claims for moro Bpaco. AL wo
have would hayo been put into the portion Of
tho main building assigned to u.s. md VIC ha7o
actually entirely abandoned ono Of tile avenues
built by us, and in tho other tho vacant HpaccB
and bare walls nro moro than all tho spaoo o.
cupiod even on tho moat Ebernl allowance. Wo
have thrown away nearly $40, 600 in building what
We would now bo glad to be rid Of.
The causos Of this failure lie fur buck. and do
serve noting. They caunot DO puued OF on
Gen: van Buron, still less on Alr. Meyer, lliB
trusted instrument. II iB not oyon to be put on
til .ne tasay appropriation by Congreas but lleB in
Inc appointments OF man III Chief Of tho Com
mission IN Whon, Whatever may bo his pogition
aon 4ha 's ~ ene cortpton OF tho Commits
eondeneo Ho 81 nat te noW a
position IN any way and have the evidence OF
several einlnehs Americans now here, largely ill.,
n" II H. aho aiaaHrat o tho coun-
ra1n,rdo5 nv ~ nnaiv" o, " oe. IT, yan Duron was
nyh ;ct, Il ~
~, 4rt';n, ;o nLu m ~ 9nco every diBposi-
To s,hsanra,. ,,.ma,t 70 take part Ill 1t.
cant;nnnncn " TX o,,,nIl n ~ aee'stahts M was
usan,ant'v ~ rona1 nn no, naa uon. van nurens
" indicate in ayAnca by ha "Ts irst an
II rofcrenco tn tho afSo;ra - NJ to ass a,, atuon
r. .'i.en1 ~ 'na annts u !he eAn1oltlon.
ho III ~ n1 Ve nnra, nraS oy, 1n; fsh wlshou to
forepn anno;,not h tIrmnt;n I,r ~ gGo 1 otnor
Yenna Efhihition' p9os nnv ng, ha1;ovn % " ta tn4
II Gnn Grant hsd .nnotad oSn ns M 1no oenovo that
on s,orman Ir nr anpt 49, ~; 1ecA"ith or
.,,oa ~ ntsa y eso aon MSo!eiian TO tho
nna ~ booo on,1 @ s,,a', snaL snore would
Aorne oooA a5 rupn 1t sno 1ate OF mo
An1ofieau 1'a i DepaItmontf tne most Ut nun
1resa nna peon seloosea, Moulq not only the Con.
4ani t navG ,d poem matter Of
indnairo1 ;ntoraat y ~ H. "u.mu mos tno wholo
inaus'l.ai i ia5eross " tno country at once have
a ngGn ehnstea en- IL nohalf OF On undertaking in
wn'cm WI u. tno government haa ghown TIE highest
nnt .at naos; palao';u lntoFoss thliIK that can
nos m no mistaken III .ne concurrence m OF opinion
on tnoso points Expressed ny AmorlcanB Ii Vi
cum.
But still failure vas not Disgrace, and, as We
have always failod comparatively, we might be
L.