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Great Industrial Exhibition at
London.
Rooms OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE,
Washington 9Th Judy. 1850.
TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR
OF VERMONT.
"SrR: We have the honor to submit to you
the accompanying papers. from which il will be
seen that the undersigned have been appointed
q Central Authority, through which alone. &C y
cording to the regulations, adop'ed by the Royal
Commissioners, the productions of American art
and industry can be recogn zed as entitled to
admission at the Industrial Exhibition, to be held
at London in May 1851.
Our object IN addressing you, is to request
that you will confer with Societies and individu-
ais in the State of Vermont, and appoint local
committee, or committees, to correspond with US,
and to select, from such articles as msy be sub
m:tted oy the citizens of your stale, those most
suitable for the exhibition. By this means we
shall better accomplish the objects Tor which we
are appointed, and your citizens be enabled TO
avail themselves of the advantages promised by
the Exhibition. Al ea.ly reply is solicited.
Very respectfully
Your obedient servants
Mllard Fillmore, Peter Force, James A.
Pierce, Levi Woodbury., Lewis Warrington,
Joseph Henry, Waller K. Johnson, Alexander
D. Bache. Charles Wilkes, William w. Seatun.
Jefferson DAVIS. Mathew F. Maury, J. jams
Greenough, Charles F. SALISBURY, ]. J. Aber,,
Joseph G. rouen, Thomas Ewbank, William
Easily, l. Guard d. Gale, Joseph c. G. Kennedy,
Ezra Z. Seaman"
L. h.x. tail ,
His Exceency Gov. Coolidge, local Commit
tee for the state of Vermont, to correspond with
the Central Authority at Washington, on the
subject of such articles as shall be presented for
exhibition at London, at the Industrial Exhibit
ton of all nations, 10 be holden on ,be lst of
Nav 1851, have had the subject under their una
ture confederation. They are greatly impressed
with the Importance of the prnprsed exhibition,
to the citizens OF Vermont, afiordinI them
rare opportunity of exhibiting proofs of their in
peuuay aud industry in C mparisun with those
of the whole civilized world. We mont should
BE-, as she may Le, prominent competitor for
the honors, and the rewards of that great exh-
bltIoB.
The articles TO be exhibited will be divided
into four sectiuns.
SIC. l. Raw Materials and Produce illustra-
tive OF natural productions OH which human in
dustry is employed.
Under raw materials in this sect on are to be
included al The products OF the Mineral, Vegeia-
BILE, and animal kingdoms, either IN are eniieiy
Raw ale, or in any stage of Preparation, oreVl-
Gus to arriving at tue state OF Flushed Manu-
faciure. las in s. Ction Ill
SEC Ill. Machinery for Agricultural, Manufac-
turing, Engineering and other purposes, and Me
cha zeal lnven, ions illustrative of the agents,
which human ingenuity brings to bear upon The
products Of nature; such prime movers, sc
parate parts Of mechanism and geering. ina
chimes for raising aud moving bodies, machines
for weighing, measuring and registration, naIhe-
uactical and philosophical instruments, drawing
instruments, aud apparatus used by artists and
eugravers, musical and aconsical iutrumenis,
guns. pistols &c. agricultural implements and
machinery, manufacturing machines, models OF
Engineering structures, such as bridges, via
ducts &c.
SIC. I'LL Manuf ictures illustrative of the
result produced by the operations OF human IN
dusiry upon natural produce. such as Manufac-
tured fabrics, spun or wove telted or laid, of me-
tails. of glass, porcelain and earthen ware OF all
kinds, manufactures from vegetable substances,
as WOOD, straw, henri, grass &c. Manufactures
from animal substances, as ivory, bone, horn
parchment, leather, shell, hair feathers and
brrstles :-Manufactures Of small ware and chem
ical compounds. as umbrellas, artificial flowers
frlnges. rimps, beads and toys, confectionery
soap, candles, seaingwax, waters &c
SEC. ", Sculpture Models, and the Plastic
Art generally, illustrative OF The taste and
skill. displayed in such applications OF human
industry, such as, Sculpture as fac art, dye
sinking, intaglios, and med,ls, architectural de-
coratlons, mosaic inlaid work, enanneis, mater
ials aud processes, applicable TO the me ar's
generally, and modes IN architecture, toPogia'
phy and anatomy.
SvS.. to Nv ud
exa.nne articles intended for exhibition by any
citizen of Vermont, at Montpelier on the Slt
day % January next.
Articles intended for exhibition should be
presented to the committee seasonabiy 10 be for.
wardeJ and received in London before the frs
day of March next 0e.
The Committee subioin the circular addressed
by the Central Committee of the United Slatei
TO all persons interested IN the subject.
Il is hoped and expected that the various ar
ticles, intended for exhibition, will be transport
ed in a government vessel, and that an appio
priation will be made by the Legislature of thi
state to defray the other incidental expenses %
Transportation of such articles as shall be for
warded from this stae.
GEORGE B. SHAW,
ORAMEL H. SMITH,
FREDERICK HOLBROOK,
ANASA WOOLSON. e.
Montpeief, OcI iS, low ~
The following Circular to persons in the Uni
ted States interested in the Industrial Exhibition
was submitted by the Secretary, and, with TN
other papers communicated. referred to the Tx
ecutive Committee for pubicat,on:
WAsHINGroN, September l6 1850.
The Central Commitlee of the United State
on the Industrial Exhibition to be held in Lon
don in May, 1851, beg leave 10 invite the aiten
tim OF the Governors of the several States OF III
local committees by them appointed, and Of thei
fellow citizens generally, to The interesting sub
jects involved in thus great concnurse OF the in
dnstry Of nations, and TO the peculiar aspect
under which II addresses itself to The skl:ul an
industrious of all classes in the United States.
This Committee cannot but view this grea
exp sitinn of human industry and productive,
skill as one in which every nation on the glob
has a direct and positive concern. Its result
and its history, will go down to future genera
tons, marking the actual state Of arts and civil
zaton in the middle of the nueteenih century