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rally succeeds. The work is sold in this city By
Wiley g. Putnam.


Progress of the American snslitufe.


The evidences continually disclosed of the
extending further and further every year. It's
objects are such as necessarily to enlist the
patriot to whatever State he belongs in its favor,
so long as it is conducted with good faith in car
rying out its objects as specified in the charter
which gave it cSistcRce. They are, summari!y,
the encouragement Of Agriculture aad the Art.
in the State of New York and the United States
The Legislature of this Empire State thereby
pronounced it National Institution. 1t has
been asked what right had our Leg gislature,
whose Jurisdiction is limited to State, to create
an institution extending TO other States? We
answer, that being mere beneficial institution,
il property conducted it nterferes with no mans
rights, and is calculated to benefit all IF by its
instrumentality better manure, morc pToduc-
tive grain, abor-savng machine with which
ON. man can do five times as rauch labor as
without it, and no one is obliged to use it unless
he pleascs, is net this benefit? Are the rights
of any enc thereby intcrfered with7


It's certainly desirable that every valuable i'm
provcment should be adapted as extensively as
Practicable; but knowledge of its existence is
. requisite for this, and now when invention is
every where at work in efforts to improvs, some
times accomplishing its object, and sometimes
failing, arc the great public to learn what is
coming of their adoption and what not? We
say no way has ever been DEVISED better calcu-
h,ed TO accomplish it, than those devsrd by the
conductors of this Institute. 1t is to invite an
exhibition in our emporium, crowded with citi
sens and strangers, easily reached by lard and
water, of the best specimens of industry and art
from all parts of the country, of cattle, horses,
and all kinds of live stock of grain and roots of
every description, of all kinds Of fabrics of WOOL
cotton, FAX, of all kinds of metal, of SKINS wood.
clay or whatever human ingenuity has been en-
poysd upon Of all descriptions of machines aud
machinery and actually put mea in operation by
4 steam and otherwise. And, in order to bring for
q ward and make known the best cons action Of
8 The more valuable instruments, the plough for in
q stance, ploughing exhibitions are advertised, the
best tests are applied to ascertain the exact draft
of,hose put in competition. Men deemed the
# most impartial and competent are selected to de-
eide on their respective merits


vast variety of occupations and objects come
before these iadges. Practical men are therefore
sought conversanl with each and NIL the depart
msnts Of industry, and at some of our Fairs aEsut
three hundred individuals have been selected for
als purpose alone. On the judgment OF these
Individuals the premiums are awarded. That


here have been no INTAKES, errors in ludg-
nens in fifteeu years, tho best friend of the Insti
'ute weuld hardly affirm. But this is certain,
they have been few aud far between" Gene
rally tho competitors themselves have acquiesced
IN the justice of the awards. Suppose the judges
corrupt and Inferior articles pronounced the best,
standing side by side, would thus escape detec-
uoa Hundreds of others employed in the same
4 business scruiinize the decisions. Over Eve
aaadled premiums have been awarded at single
IS exhibition, and nota whisper he's been heard from
one in party. Wby9 They knew the decisions
were judicious. They had not the face to attempt
1 10 show by comparison that the Judgment render
ed was unjust,


n Weaye pleased TO see tina. this Institute is pro-
eerly estimated abroad. Its circulars are gratui-
ously extended in the columns of hundreds OF
d papers in distant States. We have now before US


'ae fisssburg Daily Gazette, strongly racommend-
Ing the citizens of Pit,sburg to exhibit at the
coming Fair. We should be gralifed to have our


eazeas acquainted with the perfection of the arts


n those srea. inland cities beyond the mountains.


some of The premiums, confident would


ee carried back. Al all events justice would be


eoae. The editors refer their artzaus TO distin-
s0lshed gentlemen who have attended oar Fairs,


" Confirmation OF the favorable opinion given Of


sss exhibition in the Gazette. Our citizens would


Ml SMlcompettors from all the growing cities of the


ses,, and we doubt not bu, the exhibition would


sd to arrangements favorable % the trade of all


We say come ON, and let US see how things are


9ne In Western Pennsylvania, in Ohio, Virginia


as IN any and all the Western and Southern


s'ases where the Arts are cultivated, or where


esprit of improvement has spread its genial


eaEERINo NEws We understand that the ex.


nsiys cotton factories at Norristown, Pa, which


ave been idle for some time past, started WORK


yam on Monday morning.


MI. us said that 500 persons who were unem


