The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-08-12

iTtiE GRAND tMOUnMRIAL ExHIDI
TlON OF 1851. a
MEETING or THE CENTRAL cossaTrEs ron THE UNI
/ TED STATES. ., .,ss
/ Pursuant to the notice given the Central Commit
ee metz al the Of the National Institute, in tn
Patent Office, on Thursday evening, the 18th instant
at o'clock
The meeting was called to order by Professor Wal
ter X. johnson, on whose motion Col. Peter Fore'
was called to the Chair, and Charles f. Stanbury
chosen Secretary OF the meeting.
| This temporary organization having been effected
the committee proceeded to organise permanently By
the appointments Of the Hon. Willard Fillmore, yics
President OF the United States, Chairman, and Prof.
Walter II. johnson Secretary.
At the the request of the Chairman, (Col. Force,)
the following papers read by Prof johnson, IN
committee:
STATE DEPARTMENT.,
WAsHrNGroN, May II, 1850.
TO the President Of the National Institute
for the Promotion Of Science.
SIRE have the honor herewith to transmit co.
pies oil correspondence which has taken place be-
tween the Minister Plenipotentiary Of her Majesty
the Queen of Great Britain and this Department rela-
tive to the proposed Industrial Exhibition to be held
in London In the year 1851. $40 a65 8 t.4s
From the circular Of the Royal Commissioners of
Great Britain, hereto annexed it WILDE observed that
all objects intended to be introduced from foreign
countries and entered for that exhibition required
to have been first submitted to and approved BY can
trail authority or commission of the country from
which they shall be brought and that other will
be recognized a central authority except such as
shall have been certified by the Government Of the
country in which it exists.
That American industry and arts may be enabled to
appear in the place allotted to them, it will be inds-
pensabe that recognized central authority should be
constituted and under the impression that the
National Institutes having been regularly incorporated
by act OF Congress- and being habitualy engaged in
matters pertaining to the arts and sciences, is the
proper body for taking the initiative in constituting
such central authority.
Therefore beg leave to submit to its consideration
the interesting and important subject which has bee
brought to the attention OF this Department by the
distinguished Envoy OF her Msjesty's Government,
and to request such action suggestions may
necessary in order that the natural productions the
ingenuity, industry, and arts OF the United States
may be fully and suitably represented the interest
ing occasion herein referred to.
have the honor % be, very respectfully, yours,
This communication was laid before the National
Institute and by it referred to select committee,
which brought forward the following report;
Report Of the Committee Of the National Institute:
The special committee, to which was referred
the communication from the Hon. John M. Clay
ton, Secretary Of State, relative to the formation
of central authority for transmitting articles 10
the Industrial Exhibition to be held in London in
| 1851, offers the following report:
Tie committee, impressed with the importance
| Of the subject commended TO the Institute, have
given to it their earnest and careful attention.
| The resources, the ingenuity, the industry, and
arts of the United States are conceived to merit
he best eddeayors to procure for them the oppor-
| unities Of being adequately represented in the
| great Industrial Exhibition at London. 81
Aggreeably to the programme adopted by the Roy
al Commission, articles are to be received from
Foreign Exhibitors except those which shall have
been approved by central authority, recognized as
such by the Government Of the country from which
they sent.
This Institute being the only Society for the Pro-
otion OF Science and the Arts directly incorporated
by the Government the Secretary Of State has deem
ed it the appropriate body to take action or make sug-
gest,ons relative the fullment Of the wishes Of the
Royal Commissioners, by the establishment OF such a
| central authority as the case seems to require.
To this voluntary proposal on the part Of the Sec
rotary of State the committee consider the National
| Institute in duty bound to respond.
In accordance with this view, tho committee re-
spectfully recommend the following resolution:
n. RcsolUed, That the Institute will take action
on the subject submitted to it by the Department OF
State. x
to constitute committee suitable to be recognised by
the Government as central body to hold correspond
ence with the British Commissioners and to secure
the reception Of American productions at the proposed
Industrial Exhibition in London.
PETER FORCE,
! JOSEPH HENRY, M
! WALTER II. JOHNSON, : Committee.
/ J.J. GREENOUGH,
| #@f CHARLES WILKES,