The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-08-09


thus, too, were men Of culture and
learning, who could have said much
that would have been of interest and
value, insulted with the remark that
''their cut and dried speeches" could be
bottled up till the Fourth.
There were men who said with bit
terness afterward that the interest
which the Hon. John Jay manifested
Is the Exposition was only awakened
by his animosity to General Van
Buren,, and the desire to effect his ruin
by having him removed and publicly
disgraced. And l have heard Of one
man saying, that II Van Buren, had not
been removed, he would have been
American Minister at Vienna before
the year was out; and Jay knew that
for his own safety II was necessary to
get him out of the way, That, OF
course Is but surmise, but there Is a
growing opinion that personal enmity
more than fidelity to country has been
the cause Of this unfortunate affair.
After leaving the schoolhouse, the
American Minister, Commissioners
and others went TO formally open the
American Department, but number
who did not feel the spirit move them
to follow remained in the schoolroom,
and awakened the echoes with ''rhe
Star Spangled Banner" "Tramp,
Tramp, Tramp" and rally Round
the Flag, Boys" which last was also II
call to rally around the table which
was spread in the American Restau-
rant, where select few spent jovial
hour together, The German papers OF
the next day spoke very pleasantly OF
the opening Of the schoolhouse and OF
the "solemnitiesn of the occasion, rs
they termed them but to many Of the
Americans present it had the solcm-
nifty Of farce, in which our much
loved country was the laughing stock.
No true American can feel pleased at
the position in which our country is
placed before the world in this Wei
A,sstellua9. The disgrace Of sus-
pended Commission and the lack of eff
ficiency and judgment of those who
took the place, the backwardness of
our Department in getting ready, and
its poor display after all, awakens II
feeling of sadness, and almost the feel
ing that we had made no attempt at
representing American industries and
improvements at the exposition. In
the! flrst place, the new commissioners
took their places, if we may judge
from actions, with n personal feeling
of bitterness toward the suspended
commission, and an unwillingness to
receive from them any assistance.
General Cannon, who was appointed
temporarily in General Van Buren's
place, demanded the books and papers,
and was told they had not yet arrived;
but General Meyer said he had private
papers, giving much information,
which he would put into General Can
mons hand, providing he should re-
ceive a receipt FOR the same to be re-
turned. General Cannon's reply was,
~ have nothing to do with you; am
TO deal with General Van Buren,. l
don't want your private property.
Why does not General Van Buren, de-
liver to me the books and papers of his
department, the property Of the gov
ment? That il all / WANT "But,''
said General Meyer, 'you can give me
receipt, and after you have taken q
copy, you can return the papers to
me-" 'I'll give you receipt as hav-
ing received them from General Van
Buren,, that you brought them from
him." mo, you will not. They are
my private property, and General Van
Buren, has nothing to do with them,"
and they parted.
So, through obstinacy, for ii seems ia
me nothing else, valuable information
was lost to the new commission, and
they were obliged to work in the dark,
AT one of the meetings General Var
Buren, came forward and offered all as.
sistance in his power, but beyond re-
ceiving from him lists of exhibitors
and such other papers as he had to
give, the pride of the new commission
ers would not allow them to go. In
stead of saying, General Van BureI
has all the information that we need
his giving it to us will be no detriment
to America; our asking 1t of him viii
be no treason;n and then going to hin
in friendly way, and asking for hi
opinions and plans, they have treated
him as though he was alreadya proven
criminal, instead Of an accused maj
who may be proven innocent. Ant
had he been proven guilty, would !
have been wrong to. have asked ant
obtained from him the knowledge
which months Of patient labor ant
persevering industry had made hi!
own? WELT AuSSTELLUNG.
In his "Tar Cathayn Mr.. Mediums
states that one morning he received
| oarl from, a x.ana,lr Indy In formiu hiI