The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-18
NATIONAL INSTITUTE,

| WASHINGTON, May p. 1850.
| SIR: have the honor to make known to the DE
partmcn OF State the action hich this institute ba
taken on the subject oil Your communication of thu
18th instant. That action is comprised in the follow
ing resolutions, unanm' usly adopted after full dis
c,sson at he meeting held this evening
EReS0ieed, hat The In titu,c will take alton OF
the subject submitted to it BY the Department o
| State.
"RcSolped That the Institute do now proceed t,
constitute committee suitable t., be recognised b,
the Government, To hnld correspondence with I'll,
British Commissioners, nd To the RECEIPT ion o
Americsn prmu:tions al the proposed Industrial Tx
| hibIit"n IN London.
"ReSGiued, That a committee Of not less than nine
teen be apis"nied Ia itute Central Committee
the Industrial Exhbiiion, and to Correspond nth
s"reties and local committees tlroug hout the United
States
sResolred That the President Of This Institute be
a member al the Central Committee.
''Resolvcd, Thai The Corresponding Secretary com
muncatr H. the Secretary ul State copy OF the fore
going resolut ons, 'o2ether with the names Of tn
+ Central Comm ,tec."
The following are the names Of the members o.
the Cenral Committee appointed in accordance with
the foregoing ouious:
Hon Willard Fillmore, Vice President Of the United
States, and CT Q6gcia Chancellor Of the Regents OF
the Smithsonian Institution.
Col. Peter Force, Pr sdcnt Of the National nsti-
tute.
Hon James Pearce, S. Senate, mcmher of tn,
Board OF Regents OF the Smt hsnnian institution
Hon. Levi Woodbury., M. N L., Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court of the United States.
Commodore Lewis Warrington, s. ", NJ. N. L.,
Chief of the Bureau Of Ordnance and H. typography
Prof Joseph Henry, Vice President of the N. l. Sec
rotary of the Smil hsonian Institute.
Erot. Walter H. johnson, Corresponding Secretary Of
the National Institute,
Prof Alex ntler D. Bachc M n. l., member Of the
Board of Regents of the Smi, hsonian Institute and
Superin'e nde mt ofihe Coast Survey.
Commander Charles Wilkes, U S. ~, nj. n. l., late
Commander s S Exploring Expedition.
Hon. William w. Seatou, M. N l., Mayor OF Wash
ngton.
Hon. Jefferson Davis. u S Senate member of the
Board of Regents or the Smithsonian Institute
Lieut. Matthew +. Maury, I. N Vice President
of the National institute, and Superintendent of the
National Observatory.
J. James Grt enough, Esq M. v. !.
Charles #. Stansbnry, Esq. Recording Secretary of
the National Institute.
Col j.. Albert, NJ. y. l., Chief of the Typographical
Bureau.
Gen Joseph G. Totten, Vice President N. /. Chief
Engineer s. Army.
Thomas Ewhank, Esq Commissioner of Patents
William Easily, Esq, Treasurer National Institute
Lronart ID. Gale, M. D., NJ. n. l., Examiner Of
Patents.
Joseph c. G. Kennedy, Esq, M. MI, superinten-
IRA &. Scaran. Esq, NJ. NJ.
/ have the honor 70 be
Very respectfully, your obj servr,
WALTER X. JOHNSON,
Cor. Secretary of the National Institute
Hon. john NJ. CLAYTON, Secretary of State.
DEPARTMENT or STATE,
Washington, June s. 1850.
Sir have daily received your letter of the 9th
ultimo, communicating TO this Department the pro-
cePdngs OF the National Institute n the subject of my
note OF the 18th OF the month. Those proceed
ings appear to 10 be perfectly satisfactory and
have accordingly transmitted them to the British Min
lister in this city, with the communication copy OF
which is enclosed for your inf rmaton, .., -.
am, sir, respectfully, your ob't serv't,
JOHN NJ. CLAYTON.
WALTER N JOHNSON, Esq, Corresponding