The International Feature

From the New York World. In the Sánate debate ot' last Fniday Senator Stevenson brought to light one uf tho hiddeu things of tho centeunial. - It appears that the President in his proclamationof July 5, 1873, having said that he indulged the hopo that foreign govornments " will be pleased to notioo tho subject, and ïaay doem it proper to bring the exhibition and its objeots to the attention of the people of that country, and thus encourage their co-operation in the proposed celebration," certain persons, ofïicially or oüiciously, interproted this as an invitation to those governments to be present. On November 3, 1873, Mr. Fish addressed a circular noto to our diplomatic officers saying that he regretted to find such misrepresentation, and cautioning them that the President " has extended no invitation to foreign powers." The friends of the international feature of the exposition havo urged new action by Congress on the pleit that this Government is coininitted to foreign governments, and Senator Stevenson asked Senator Scott what ueed there was of the proposed bill it' that be so. The latter answered that it was uecessary to remove tho misapprehension of foreign powers that they were not invited. But thero is now no misapprehension. They were not invited, and never have boen, and have been told as much - at least so the President says. An invitation then is a new proposition, and what will it imply 'i - That representatives of foreign sovereigns are to be treated here as they are in European capitols. Ara we prepared for and do we intend that ? If not, let us define what an invitation to the son of a Europoau sovereign, or the heir of a European crown, ortho ambassador of a European government, or the legato of the Pope does mean in an American sense. If we propose only to ask European artists, manufacturera, producers, ïnerchants, and shopkeepers, let us say so. But if we invite a governmont the invitation has in Europo a definito implication. - Who will próvido for and dispense such hospitality 'i Whero will this obligation of hospitality bo fulfilled? This international business is absurd, and the quickcr we are well rid of it the botter. Prof. Moses Coit Tyler delivored an interosting address tho other evening beforo tho New York Historical Saciety on tho early colleges and college builders o! America. In tho course of his reniarks he said shortly after the Revolution, John Adama, writing from Paris to a friend said that it was to American seminaries ot learning that America was indebtec for her prosperity and glory ; they hac educated the peoplo for independence Lord Cornwallis said to a citizen of Mas.saehdsetts that the early foundation o colleges in America hastened the Revolution 50 years. The politicians of Europe expected to find the state papers of the Continental Congross crude ideas of the rights of men ; but they were mistaken for this Cougress was composed of the boys of Harvard, Yale, William & Mary and other Colleges. At tho conclusión of the address a vote of tbanks was ten clered to Prof. Tyler.