The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-14
national INSTITUTE,

| WASHINGTON, May n. 1850.
| SIR: have the honor to make known to the De
partmcnt Of State the action which this Institute has
taken the subject OF your communication of TIE
18th instant. That action is comprised in the follow
ing resolutions, unanimously adopted after full dis
cuss'on at the meeting held this evening
sReS0ired, That the in tituIe will take action on
the subject submitted to it by the Department oil
State.
HResoyred That the Institute do now proceed to
constitute comratec suitable to be recognised by
the Government to hold correspondence with the
British Commissioners, and to the reception of
Americsn productions at the proposed Industrial Ex-
hbIton in London.
s.Res0iced, That committee Of not less than nine
teen be appointed to constitutes Central Committee
the Industrial Exhibition and to correspond with
societies and local committees throughout the United
States
eRcso,rcd That the President OF this Institute he
member OF the Central Committee.
s'Iesolrcd, That the Corresponding Secretary
municatc to the Secretary OF State copy OF the fore
going resolutions, together with the names of the
Central Comm ttee."
The following the of the members OF
the Central Committee appointed in accordance with
the foregoing resolutions
Hon. Nliilard Fillmore, Vice President of the United
States, and obicio Chancellor of the Regents Of
the Smithsonian institution.
COL Peter Force, President of the National Irsti-
tue.
Hon James Pearce, u s. Senate, member Of the
Board pi Regents OF the Smithsonian INSTITUTION.
Hon Levi ,suuobnry, M. N L., Associate Justice OF
the Supro me Court OF the United States.
Commodore Lewis Warrington, U S. ~, NJ N. L.,
Chief of the Bureau OF Ordnance and Fl biography
Prof Joseph Henry, Vice President of the n L., Sec
rotary OF he Smithsonian Institute.
Prot. Walter K Johnson Corresponding Secretary Of
tie National Institute.
Prof Alex ndcr ID. Bache, NJ N. L., member OF the
Board of Regents of the Sm hsonan Institute, and
Superintendent oftle Coast Survey.
Commander Charles Wilkes, u. S. ~, M. N. H. late
Commander S. S Exploring Expedition.
Hon. William w, Seaton, M. N L., Mayor of WASH
inaton.
Hon Jefferson Davis, u S Senate, member of the
Board of Regents Of the Smithsonian destitute.
Lieut.. Matthew F. Maury, U. $ N, Vice President
of the National Institutes and Superintendent Of the
National Observatory.
]. James Grecnough, Esq, M. y. l.
Charles F Sansbury, Esq, Recording Secretary of
the National Institute.
Col j. Albert, NJ Nj, Chief of tho Typographical
Gen Joseph G. Toticn, Vice President N /, Chief
Engineer S. Army.
Thomas Ewsank, Esq Commissioner of Patents
Leonard y. Gale, NJ. D., NJ N. L., Examiner of
Patents.
Joseph C, G. Kennedy, Esq, NJ MI, Superinten-
dent Of Census.
IRA G.. Seaman Esq, NJ. Nj.
have the honor to be
Very respectfully, your ob't serv',
WALTER r. JOHNSON
Cor. Secretary of the National Institute
Hon. JoHN M. CLAYTON, Secretary Of State.
DEPARTMENT or STATE,
Washington, J,e,e s. 1850.
Sin ! have duly received your letter of the eth
rltimo communicating to this Department the pro-
ccedngs of the National Institute %. the subject of NV
note OF the 18th of the same month. Those proceed
ings appear to to 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 yonr inf rmation.
am, sir, respectfully, your ob't -erv't,
JOHN NJ. CLAYTON.
WALTER n. JOHNSON, Esq, Corresponding
Secretary of The Naiinn. Institute