The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-03-18

| nud the lnVi nti1n 10 other hullnhs was SIM
harder cones ssiun TO secure. The commits sion
had not anticipated the hunucial earthquake ol
1879 IN IN. expected accident met them ana
they atpearcdtO che great body OF the Amru
can people There had been no hostility ~ the
project but he people uid not give, ana rem.
sylynnla stcDpcu forward mo assumed lhG lc
slow peopIe anu we arc possibly SOW OUT
Peunsylvauinus arc not what me Rnown as last
men, hut when spurred b the feeling oi duiy
they are capable OF gearing va iucOinpataple
weight of iespO' sibilltv. lInylng l0ught the
good fight they Were the hyaL TO forget all an
nOsitirs. . he people ut this hthte hcteu on the
mnxim of JnrKsou "they took the responsible
iCv." IT would be pleasant duty to g. the
names nf those who were prominent IN tins
centennial muyement but he Iid not desire to
give any personal praise; 1t was n sausIactOh
that there was about to be q conlplets fnill9n
the general iunilpe Failure abroad would nave
heoi failure NJ home IL could not he expected
that the nations ct EulOuc would JON IN the
exhibition wnen his old friend Ch!res sumner
was Withholding ms almost imperial influence
The net cr,a Ing the centehmal cOmmssWn
WINS dated March 1871 the one ere 'tlnE the
CentpnWnt board of finance June !, lsi2, nnu the
proclamation of the President was dnted July
8 ls7I They we're bu, deupd with the sdpula'
ton that no means should be given by the poy.
ernment. His first duy IN lIngllnu Mns 10
ascertain the temper Of the BRUSH govern.
ment; there were two difficulties to 10 met ~
was stated That they could not be expected 10
Join m the one ,hunuTedth anniversary OF M
ton that had separated IRON @ bntinhu il i,, Hmn
menace to their nation; but there ls pggullar.
ity Of the British people thnt they nre %lllng 10
listen TO arguments. Sr Edward lhulhoh'
the British minister steadily advised ms gov
ernment of the necessity OF a fuii eXilDltlon,
not only to esta0 ish new IHfkets, ouv 70 a.u @ III
| English speaking nations IN repx 10 lhe
| cnin that the high protective tarh was
| menace | said that we were merely following
| Bntisp example The public men OF great
Britain began to understand the lmpOrlaNee ~
ENGLAND lnkipg the lead she had advaucGu
much in twenty years IN lihe al lCeaH' an III
| some respects She Is quite as much ot arCpuU.
| lie ns our own A character Appeared aDuuI
| this time v ho had lubOrcd earhesl " IN ben@.t
| Of the exhibition; he referred to Nj tuhLle
| owen, who should never be forgotten ny tne
| American people, the successors nl MI p"'H,
| Mr.. Sanford aud Professor Archer, VINO, ne
| wns hap ~ 10 say, were present upon the plat.
| Torn, AMI through thelr thOlts hhShihu Iuu
taken lead Ill the centlnilii tia,h NtvnI o,,5
| Britain was constantly seen III AheIicll' anu
| America IN there the London llmes kert De-
fore the people of England the principal points
| of the American nation and sptnAs uallY OF lhe
| wonderful growth Of her peoples the retire
ment of nearly two mllliun soldiers 10 private
| life after long war, the great IuiiMHf ,,f s&Is &
| tens uf the natOn crossing continent anu
other evidences OF progress, ana u was no
| wonder That the English were willing To JOIN
| IN the Jubilee of her sister mutton.
There was a widespread feeling ot cunositV ~
| Iegal d to the exhibition among lhe Gu tuItu
cas,es IN Englned; where could she looN lor
more sympathy than amongst the American
| people Tne United States wnsa widc helh tOr
| VISIT and interest to the other sidej 1t wasthc
course OF tourists forty years ago to speak DIS.
| uaInninrly Of inc American people, but new
departure has been made III Opinions anu looi'
| ings.
| est 20 The American people, especially llnpul'
| slve France. He had had the pleasll' OF lne
acquaintance OF the grandsoh, oI t1t Ma1s n tn he
| same port which his grandson hau Ie't ~ lo-1,
| when he visited this country. IL was tfhnte
| that had gwen us Louisiana. and II was q
| Frenchmnn Mons. dc 1Ocquevllle, who II 4
| written the most thoughtful WORK on Amerlcn ;
1t was tribute from republican France 10 re.
.1xI,., a.
| of n monument in New York harOOr, on Bed
| lOc's island The speaker mad talked 70 the
most prominent men OF the nations ot ip,
| would have upon jhe peace OF nations. lhelc
| were 10 blcNerinps to be rememDeteui the
| French national assembly had voted un M
| mouslv for the appropriation, and II the cUntrl.
| buttons were added together from foreign ma
tons they would he tudnu to SUI pass lhc am,
| cunt given, under safe conditions, by our own
| nation. Had 10 not been given III Wohu ha'e
been striking comparison between European
| generosity and American parsimony. lhc
| speaker then referred to the visits TO various
| European cities, and he found them puhctuatcu
| vii memorials and souvenirs OF the american
| nation In Rome, with its double goVe nneht
| Victor Emanuel ut the Qullna ana the rope ~
| the Vatican, there was nothing Dut leelliE Ol
| CuCollTagempnt There WAS no influence more
| active than that OF the Roman Catholics in Eu'
rope, and they had steadily been m favor OF INC
| Centennial exhibition, following the example
| OF their brethren here. In Berlin ana In Brus
sells there had been nothing nut encourage
| mPnt The Emperor william ana truce Won
| Blsmark Were deeply interested IN the CNhiUl
tiun. and in Belgium. the WORKSHOP ~ Europe
there could not bs praise enough gwen there
| was a CrCic OF European rCCOpniton ana secs
| and parties had subsidized and Je3Onc interest
| ed ; 1t Cuuld not be the self Sh hope Of trade
what was the Influenced 1t was not more 0u
rios ty, but lt was tribute to the gnorts OF thus
! country to Improve the condition Ut the human
race they were trying 10 improve by our young
history. II pattern from which they can copy
We should lave our house IN order SO a. nor q
excite disappointment or make VS. ashamed Ol
| ourselves. When he had lett PhlIadelphl9 lt
left PLAIN Mt the ccntennia! grounds when h(
came back he found IA brilliant city lie had
seen the great exhibition OF PARIS and London
the cities OF Europe; seen san francisco grow
from hamlet to n great cltY nut wnen tht
Dul ding on his return burst upon his view ht
was astUnishGd at the scene OF beauty ana uQli
ty lie confessed utter inahlnty TO dcscriD, ne
feelings or the thoughts which mad crowded hl'
mind at the energy and skill Whlch hau compile
tCu the buildings llelD was series OF master
pieces. solid and substantial the work OF scarce
| ly eighteen months, Then came the thought
This is the WORK, not OF n great prince. but Of q
great free people, and rs the beauties We're un
folded by the friend who accompanied nm, !
was doubtful whether the work was to DO prals
ca most or the level heads tnat had encounter et
opposition and conquered; What could bt
done for these men WHO had given money ant
time ami had "Juilded better than they knew
| They had gwen not only TO ~, QUO 70 our pos
teItty. and contributed TO peace and unity pc
tween the North and South, aud proved tina
| the youn Irst of nations was destined to bo
great empire, the homo of civilization ana art
| 'rhe lecture closed with n paraphrase from
Henry "" In praise Of the gentlemen wnO ha,
been the saviors of the centennial ana the cen
tennial time.
Pne lecturer continued hi' remarks for somt
time keeping the close attention OF his auditory
| and exciting their keen interest ~ the Centen
ulal undertaking to which he has given stCi
| EARNEST labor and attention, We reslet LA
we cannot PRINT the lecture in moro eAtvL",t
| form.
MIR. Forney spoke about one hour, He wa
| followed by Col A. X, NJ Clure. who exp Cssct
ms qualification as being the author OF tho bll
for the establishment OF tine Memorial Hail Ol
| the centennial grounds etc
| IL h. stanford, Esq, British centennial com
missioner followed Col. Mcclure. The ntelli
gent Engishman said that the exhibition start
cd with brighter hopes OF success than any tina
hId ever been attempted heretofore, that tn,
| Duildings etc, are far more extensive thai
those OF England at the last exhibition hel,
there that England alone would senO over Oi
paintings (among other articlesl valued ut 5000,
0O0.
Morton M'Michael, Sr. Esq, of PHILADELPHIA
| President of the state Centenna commission
next 10 lowed. He thanked the Hou q for tn
prompt passage OF the DL appr0pnating $40,
| 0JU for the erection OF Il bui Z for the eXclu
| siye accommodation OF PennSylvanians duiml
the centennial exhibition. The speaker wa
confident tne Senate would act promptly III thu
mater. He had such great confidence IN ihel
act on that he would now thank them in al
| vance.
Tne several speakers who followed Col. For
ney spoke about halt an hour each.
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