Mr. HARRIS. The way I understand this matter is, that in the s ring of 1865 the emperor of France issu'e a sort of decree or proclamationinviting the differentGovernments of the world to unite in this great Exhibition. This communication was made to the different Governments, and among others to the Government of the U.S., and it is only that Government that can be represented in this Exhibition. Congress in Januarylast acce ted that invitation according to the terms of the proposition made by the emperor of France. We agreed that we would go into this Exhibition. No individual can be represented there as an individual, and no State; but the government represents its citizens, and the government of the U.S. must represent the States. In conformity with the resolution passed in January lasta commissioner cu eral was appointed residing in France. tor tunately, we have been able to secure the services of a very valuable, intelligent, and wealthy gentleman residin there, who is admirably adapted for this duty, and that, too, without compensation, who is taking care of the interests of all the States, but in the name of the General Government. So, too, the General Government has appointed an agent residing in the city of NewYork, who is engaged in receiving applications of producers, inventors, and those who desire to take)art in this Exhibition, and who has receive, to use his own eXpression, an immense number of applications to be represented there; but all this is to be done through the Government, as it is in all the countries in the world. The German States themselves are to be represented through their General Government, their Zollverein, or whatever it is; and so of all the States. This is to be an Exhibition of governments, each presenting for itself the prod ucts of the industry and invention of its citizens. Thatisthe character ofit. Noindividual can go there. It is not like former Exhibitions where everybody could'go and throw together as in a great warehouse their inventions and productions, but each Government for itself and by itself presents the productions and the inventions of its own people. That is the character of this Exhibition. In that respect it is novel, unlike anything else that has ever occurred in the world.