The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-09
THE CRESCENT CITY.
TuEanEAr WORLDS EXPOSITION
Tic People to be Met tThsre-Ths Romance
OF a Cisy-The Arm Of Spa!a In Our
1ndcpendenco-E Early tlIlstoryi OF
ls Louls!aaa--SoAae Fresh Points,

OF a CAy-The Arm OF Spain In Our
1ndcpendenco--l:aslyG History OF
Lo,i!slana-Sonae Fresh Points.
Special correpo"deaes Of lhe Iass!llesaa7.
NEw ORLEANS, Dec. 5.-The Worlds +,
position at Now Orleans, which will y
opened by President Arthur on tho lG,
Of December, may be considered u full m
circumstantial reply to demand but pal
tinlly and rudilmcntarily expressed ut Al
lanta and Louisville-a demand on til
part Of tho South for recognition as pos
tive great factor in this country's con,
mercial future. But those partial exposi
| tions and this present comprehensive on,
may also be regarded us results, or ~
| COLOSSAL CnysTALlzATIoSs.
Of widespread desire in this section TO-
light-"more light--on the subject OF i'm
proved methods In mechanism and thu
arts which eater TO the comforts of oul
modern lie. J,5 T;S, "
The extension Of the original scope O
the Worlds Exposition from IN exhibito Of
cotton to an exhibition OF all industries
was u natural and easy step; since cotton
from boil to hale, from bale to fabric, from
fabric TO fashion, Is SO woven up with the
wealth Of the civilized world that It would
be indeed difficult to set bounds to It's dis.
play t-s.-.., .'1T y
Tint all expositions have a general
beneficial effect OH tho plnces wherein
they areI held is u fact that needs no
proving; but the particular effect which,
the Worlds Exposition at New Orleans Is
calculated 10 have is one OF special i'm
port--one of import and export-an,l
needs only 10 be started in order to gain
Its proper status in the minds OF practical
men. The export tra.le Of Latin America
Aggregates SG7G, 600, OF which at pres.
ent We get barely fifth, England, rs
usual, taking =
THE LIONS SHARE.
Between these Mexican and South Amer
lean countries, with their treasures of
raw material, and tho Western anu North
ern States with their wealth Of manufac.
lures, there should exist q ricl. recjnroeity.
Illis being universally felt In the South
md especially in New Orleans, which.
from its geographical position, would be.
come naturally II grand toll.taker in case
q reciprocity were matured, It became a
leading idea Of the Worlds Exposition TO
establish itself rs n medium and 10 give
It's an impetus to the introduction of our
manufactured goods, our machinery and
our, improved methods among these nd.
jacent nations. - -
And to this end, early in the progress OF
this enterprise, commissioners were sent
to stir up the enthusiasm Of the Latin
American people and secure the Cooper
alton of" their governments. The re-.
suit lns been greater than expected,
and, III Wit'iess thereof, the world will see
this winter such an asscmblage OF Mexi.
cans and South Americans as might he nj.
most accounted -s- ! 5,.3t T. ,i2ttf-s' +
El4S tALATlS INVASION. ..=,i5t G 81. ji.
There are two other points in which the
Worlds Exposition may but forward
claims OF special interest and value. THO
prominence given to horticulture by Tho
building OF tho largest conservatory in
tho world, and the thorough canvass Of
Europe made by special commissioners to
give this feature, which has seneraiiy
been ono Of mere local Importance, an in.
ternational eQuivalence-this, and thc
still greater attention paid to the acricul.
t'lral department, emphasized by tho offer
oi over one hundred and thirty thousand
dollars in cash prizes, are two POINTS Tint
mark this Worlds Exposition rs m enter.
prise on more novel and more noble
seal than any before. l5I71a'lG
\ grand business moral In tho ruisc Of
d magnificent pageant, this is the sum and
substance OF the operation Of the Exposi.
ton on the world in general; while 10 tho
individual, in addition to the
..' -f FASCINATION OF NEW FACTS y2
felicitously presented, the city Of New
Orleans, and its cnvirons within few
days travel, offer such variety. Of attrac-
tons as must eclipse the claitiis Of other
cities, modern and historic. -
But what city Of its ape has made and
suffered more history than New Orleans?
History, did l say? Her history is a
roseate romance, though, alas! too often
have its roses been cruelty crimson-thc
color and the odor Of blood. Let us take
a brief glance at the past. Two hundred
years ago LII Sale added this territory.
then reaching the great lakes and tie
Pacliic, to France--to shine for n brief
space rs the richest jewel in the crown Of
the Louis. But in l7G9 the great soldier
and statesman, Bienyille, whose name
alone survives, attached 10 an obscure
street i'll New Orleans, suffered the
supreme agony OF seelng the colony he
had founded and governed so tonr and
well, tossed like a paltry bonbon by the
stupid king Of France into -
}44 THE CREEPY NAV -
Of Spain. Tho great Denylle left tho
court, retired to his cldiea,t, and died Of n
broken heart. Five years OF lawlessncss
ensued in the Colony--and then O'Reilv.
an Irlshmnn from SPUN, by colorinp his
flag with the best Creole blood, made t mn
object Of respect. He was another great
man OF the La Sale and RALEIGH fvno
wrecks OF whose deeds still float above tho
laughing rlpples OF the river Of oblivion.
He was the first great author in n land
now teem!ng with that genius, and .his law
coS"S vs. NoAS v AsSAt1 lIAG JlIBL yOllllMn
ever printed south Of the Ohio. But ono
copy Of this legal curiosity remains, which
will be exhibited among the mrest %
treasures Of tho Worlds Exnosition
whose morethan hundred gates, like those
OF ancient Thebes, are now beginning to
swing upon their hinges. :
Z Brief but brilliant was tho rcipn of
Spain. In ITO, Galves, appointed Gov.
ernor while yet a minor, got orders from
His Catholic Majesty, who had gotten
orders from His Holiness the Pope. 10 a;d :.
our thirteen original colonies ia their
protest against Protestant England. II
is probably not very widely known how
much we owe TO the Catholic Church for
ITS SECRET covSrESAScE
Of our great rehelliona hundred and odd
years ago. Spain was thon our friend
first and best, and Young Governor Gal
yez, Of Spanish Louisiana, with a mere
soupcon Of an army, drove the red coats
out o tho Valley of tho NIiasiss|nn; out