New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-12
THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION

RECEIPT AT THE ACTION OF THE ITALIAN GOVERN
MENT IN DECLINING TO ASSIST ITALIAN EXHIBIT
ORs-ARrICLns EXPECTED FROM ITALY.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEl
PHILADELPHIA, July 9.--It is greatly to be
regretted that the Italian Government has withdrawn
acceptance OF the invitation to participate In the Cen
tennal Exhibition No nation in Europe would be more
missed, because towards have the sympathes OF
Americans of ths generation gone out so heartily as
towards the land OF GalDald and OF Victor Emanuel
Since dream OF unity realized Italy has excited
the admiration OF the world by tine progress she has made
in material prosperity and in the more difficult work or
founding free representative government on the ruins
OF medieval tyranny, ignorance and superstition she
has built railroads. encouraged commerce. pulled down
the walls OF ancient cities to give them space TO grow
improved her agriculture increased her manufactures
provided for public education extrpated brgandage
suppressed the corrupting monasteres, revived q
literature that lived only upon old memories
OF former greatness, and developed spirit
Of intense patriotism among her people-n a
word she has built great modern nation, where, few
years ago. there existed few petty States that emuated
each other only in bgOtry and oppression. All Ancri-
cans had hoped the Centennial such evidences
and fruits of these great accomplishments could be
the eye. They had expected to find In the
Italian Department models Of the great engineering
works recently constructed specimens OF school books
and newspapers, paintings and stauary, to prove the
truth OF new Italian school OF Vi
usrious ancestry, and profuson Of those beautiful
objects produced by the genius Of the artist and the
and skill Of the artisan for which the cities of the
Peninsula have long been renowned such as the mosaics
Of Florence and ROME the coras OF Naples the gold and
silver fgree work OF Genoa the silks OF Turin the deli
cate glassware Of Venice together with bronzes and mar
bes, carvings in ebony and ivory and furniture marvel
Ousy oinaInented with inlad woods. The Centennial
authorities not In possession OF any information as to
the for the withdrawal Of Italy from the Exhib
ton. She had formally accepted the invitation sent by
the State Department several months ago. and had APP
pointed Commssion TO organize her department The
rst inthnation any intention on the part OF the Minis
try at recede from this action was conveyed In
the announcement from LOpinione Rationale, tele-
graphed day before yesterday.
is believed here that the withdrawal OF the Italian
Government will deprive the Exhibition entirely Of
display OF the products Of that country and that Italian
merchants and manufacturers with the assistance OF the
Italian Consul in this city, will exhibit variety OF inter
esng articles Three European nations have declined to
take part officially IN the Exhibton-Itay, on account
OF the expense is stated Greece probably from pow
erty and lack OF commercial intercourse with the United
states and Russia owing TO the unpleasant feeling enter
by the toward President Grant since the visit
Of the Grand Duke Alexis TO this country All the other
countries will lie represented