National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-02-21
QUAKER CITY a. sew ORLEANS.
A Distinguished Body OF Commercial
Mcn-rhcy Speak enthusiastically
OF tho E1position, and Forward DIs-


Among tho most distinguished visitors
whon, 'ne irresistipio magnetism oil inc
Worlds Industrial and Cotton Centen-
NAL Exposition has attracted to New
Orleans during this week of brilliant fes.
tivitv arc n largo number of morcbants
and ,,on,,c,o,,,re.. So, A. Co... .i,,,
or br",bsrIv inye ,rb Vt , 'hV '" ,ho;n ivy
TezvoYs and ccn,r,i hnadaoo s noa.
~ yI 81 so,.oisi He"uYuo'Vol9 nval
tho fonLcnaItralh dopot, on specially
chartered Pullman car. Tho party Camo
here under the auspices of committee
composed of the following gentlemen;
Mcssrs. Thomas NJ. Thompson, chairman;
John Lucas, NJ. Richards Mucklo, George
d. McCreary, Jos. S. Ditman, and Samuel
Lees.
Tho whole of tho members of this dis
tinyuished marty have visited the Exposi.
ton, and have been fayorably impressed
Herewith. Tho views are embodied In
tho following communication, received
last evening, and which was telegraphed
to tho gentlemen named therein:
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. H. issj.-To Mcssrs. ].
Donald Cameron, Or John J. Mitchell, senators,
ana samuel \. Kandall' Henry II. blngham,
hIres Ne, Msil1n w. Nciley; UNIV A'iTS S
rnllowing l. N minute Of tbo procoedinp, of n
meeting hcld this morning, to which wowonld
earnestly call your attention, In hope that you
ln9y see Your way clear 10 Vo'o LOT inc New
''i'""' "PP'oPI, n,,,, nrc,s chairman
Iosgpu n, Rr0Aps, secretary.
,,oo,i,r Of ,ho manufacturers aud
narch,nts ~ phiin5cirbia Ivis;ting NJ
Noy orlosnsI hold M no beodoua riers'
NJ rnrnnioio, stroot tTucsday Morn,
In" Isoh ~ Iss5 n wos
-, MI, .a,,,,'I,,.,, ~ a,., s,,,,,
men be anpoimiod 10 draft n memorial 10 our
rcprcsentatiycs in congress, urging upon them
the importance Of passing the appropriation
asked for the aid Of the New orleans Expo
s",on' ana 'c'csroPn shc s".hu 10 washington,
Inc chairman, Jonn Lucas, appointed
rs the committee Messrs NJ klchards
muckie, John BARD lhomaS VI hoou'
VIM Potter, VIM. Coates joseph IL
khoads' secretary,
reporter OF the ItMeS- Democrdt Wis.
lted the party az their heaaquarters last
evening, and had u briei conversation
| with several oil the gentlemen. Mr. John
Lucas, IN expressing himself IN regard TO
the Exposition, SAID
beiore coming mere owing 10 tho
newspaper reports that had Deen seat
tered BROADCAST over tho country, De-
iicved the Exposition 10 DC virtually
failure, ana on my arrival mere was
very pleasantly disappointed
thlnk TINS Exposition Is capable OF
great thlhgs' Inc Lentonnlal dlu great
deal OF good Tor Philadelphia and Penn
sSylvahia, anu the Now orleans Worlds
fair VIII 40 inc same ior the southern
states II u only receives proper support,
hnanciaiiy ana OTHERWISE, ana l think ~
/ VIII receive proper support nave little
doubt put thap the extra appropriation
that is now pelng asked LOT from con-
]
the Exposltloh on lts leet' nave sent
OIL to'day dispatchesto congressman nan
daii ana hoaT' with Whom ! am ae'
quaihteu, anu nave hopes that inc up
preparation VIII DC oDtaiheu,
oolne peopie say, pir' Lucas, that the
Visitors IRON the horth TO the Exposition
VIII DC very rev at the ohu OF march on
account OF the spring TRADE
40 NOT tnihk So Inc heaus oil tho
business houses ~ Is true, VIII very
nkeiy DO unable 10 come doWn mere out
tnat does not say that there VIII not DO
q big attendance tnlnk there VIII be-
As an Expositon' TINS IS an immense
SUCCESS ahu the people OF inc horth Will
not be SLOW TO perceive A.
what 10 you thihk OF the influence
OF the Exposition on the trade OF tho
south.
think IL WIZ DC productive Oh very
good results but II We had different
GLASS OF men ior Gonsuis IL woulh produce
sun greater results az present. W per
cent, Oh the traue Oh the Countries OF
oouthi america goes 10 uerhany ana
Ereaa,biltaIn' inc re,haihuet comes 70
us. ms Is not az an as IL shouid De-
Being next door heighooTs, as IL were 10
THESE countries, We snouiu get tue lion
snare OF their traue'
DeileVe III reciprocity 40 not
make any reference TO free trade mean
simply TINS, that we should ascertain Just
what .hcso countries stalu most IN heSu
oI anu s 1nuea !. u, W supP;y tneii Nun the
same. Ihat ID inc prlhclple that England
WORKS on, and IL appears, successfully
inc manuiacturors Oh tnat country study
inc wants Oh otner countries anu are aole
III .nis naneL iaeIu thy w Liu mem
S S VI 'ho "hY,o VI 'noii surplus LUCE
hhGy uo no' Away .na ~ prom On
.holt ouI p'ueo .o.n' 'uV 'nSS oah "ioi .
eAPoLv W. Nv ~ IGss va poi oehS'
i launot ona. heTp 'nSt e.ooA on manu-
ING sooher the ohl'eu otates auop!s tnls
system Oh tLauing tne pctter ~ VIII DC.
We must posi'IteiS hnu ouV eAsoVly Wha'
are Vne wants VI so e oeiole we Nv,
.empv " nn"ho snohL .aNu our soous, anu
eneh NO hnow :, w "h"' We snouiu uo'o'o
H. Di,hor5 Nt,,ol,,o AT. W., po..
nr hlohaIu niuokio, MT WIN. fotIer
anu sexeia. oIhoI sohtieheh coihc,deu
scncralIS WIN INC views eHpfesseu py
MI; Lucas; M: loIter' VINO Is Oh tns
Ihilauelphla Lco1e'' saiu NC hau Deeh ieo
10 expece sIhiI1hinR athereht from tne
reah'y; hnu haa h'et WIN very Pieusur'
nolo u'snppoinntniGh'. 20 thougne lne
foreign eAhloits III tne .ohtohnial were
superior, IN some instances, 10 tnose o.
.no New Clieans LSposi'ion, hotaoiy IL
tho Iaso vi ureaO pf E nut DioHic,
anu lhc Souhtrios oi oou.n hiherlca hnu
maghihcent aIspiay, ahu ~ ougns 10 u'
huch toWaru ptoho.,hg the tlauo po
tween .hoso couhsries anu ourselves
Dr. muckie anu osher gontlemoh ais'
spoke hope'uliy OF the PtospeGts OF th n