Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-07-29

Vienna, in Berlin, Bremen, Milan,
Rome, Oonstantinople, Madrid, Lis
ban. Paris, London. Liverpool, Man
chester. Birmingham, Edinburgh,
Glasgow, Dublin. Cork, Stockholm.
st. Petersburg and many others, and
bring them with all their real value
and with their trappings Of tinsel sill
yer and gold. the art and genius of all
nations and our own, aud group them
all together in perfect order in one
place, and then place yourself in the
midst of these, arranged as they are,
in the great Exhibition building, and
you can form some idea of the riches
and splendor Of of this Exposition. It
is stated on the authority of those
foreigners who have attended both
the Expositions at Paris and Vienna
that this surpasses each of them in va
riety, riches and grandeur. Then for
the entire time during which we hold
connected account of the earth
and its inhabitants, no such array Of
genius, art and manufactures has been
displayed to the admiring gaze of the
nations.
The character of the exhibition is
sufficient indication of its general val
ne as an exhibition. Only a few of
these are known to me. The display
of breech loading small arms by Scott
& Sons, and by Pundy, Green and
other noted makers. is very fine. They
and many others, of perhaps equal
fame, have show cases of large size
full of the finest products of their
shops. The French, the Belgians and
the United States also have each a
magnificent display of breech loading
sporting and not only these, they are
mentioned because they are we'll known
among us. 1t can be said with literal
truth that the very finest mechanical
skill and genius of the world ia on ex-
| hibition here, and you there see ar
ranged in competition the pride of
every model and the perfection of ev-
cry master.
The works in brass. iron, silver and
gold greet you and overwhelm you
with establishment At every turn. Here
is indeed the glory of the nations
spread out to our view in a moment
of time. Let US hope that we may
not be induced to turn aside from the
worship of righteousness and truth by
this grand display, and bow down to
worship it.
The other nations not mentioned by
me, have each brought their gifts
Egypt, among other curious things,
sends. a stuffed CROCODILE, and this
ferociOus reptile is guarded by a thin,
attenuated Egyptian. IF he is the
representative man of the nation, GER
tainly this Is foot CROCODILE proves
that the climate, ETC., is more produc-
tive of fine crocodyles than men.
The Turks are here, and their pro-
dncts as compared with those on ex-
hibition, must be examined in the
dark reeesses of the bazaar. Their
carpets are not to be compared to
those made ON the 1000 carpet looms
now at work In Philadelphia, much
less to those matchless fabrics of
Great Britain. The Turks are a
a stony faced people and deserve some
attention because they have fixed the
boundaries beyond which civilization
could not pass for the last 5000 years.
/ Their language comes forth in deep,
gutteral sounds, aud the resonance is
like the envenomed buzz of the hor-
net, and to hear them you would con-
elude they still have the character
they had thousands of years ago, when
the prophets threatened the rebellious
Jews with invasion and bondage in
that bitter and hasty nation. They
overran portion of Europe. and hold
it yet by military power. They have
never recognized conscience or private
judgment in man, and Immediately re-
fer all theological questions to the
cruel arbitrament of the sword.
They have for centuries held mil
lions of poor, foolish christians in the
cruelest bondage. Their sons are con-
seripted for war father is afraid to
look upon the beauty of his daughter,
lestshe should be seized for the Harem;
and afraid to be rich lest he should
pay the penalty with his life. fit is
better that milestone was put about
ones neck, and be cast into the sea,
than to cause one of these little ones
to offend, itappears to me that venge-
ance for the Turk sleepeth not, and as
he has remembered not to show mercy,
in the day of his power, the nations
will laugh at his calamity and mock
when his fear cometh."
AS ever your friend,
r. w. HUMPHREYS.
July 3. 1876.