The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-13

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~xx saissA TO she CHAIR, AID Charles " Stanbary
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tbs sfYssss,~sss a sAs tsoa- Mkssd Fiiim~s, Vice
Fss~sras ~ shx t~sssd nt~tSA ChsAssnss, and Prot
w Sis*s Is l~hu*os Secretary.
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ss ssais~s"F gspsss we're read ny Pr"s yoh''soa 10
sx,sn2ssa "a iAe arY~sansnscass aud dalies Of this
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wx*nsS~aok, May ~, 1850.
10 fA< f'rsssasnf If sts .Nss*oaaJ Institute
foe fAs i'vw~s4ssH " Ses~an.
ksai ! have sAw konsa hxxewith I" transmit CO.
pass ~ correspondence which haas taken place be-
t~os~ sh~ htak.tss PisaySssastAsy II hrf Majesty
ths Aus%n ~ Gxs~t hsxt~&m and ths Departments sls
usx to the pgs94ssra iadasaxsA EAih'on 10 be- held
sn f<u*dsA a. this Ys~s th5l.
Fsoss tbs c&s<uxl~x I'd ihs Royal Commissioners Of
Grcai bsA~Auv hcsess aa~xe Il Mil bc obs<ss cd thai
All expects sptxn14d ~ be- tssscd~cxd fsosa iosssxn
catfise and aaissed LIS that txhibiAa required
70 have hssn Gsss suAunsss1 ~ AMI approved ny cSs
tfsi authority az communications If the c.unasy from
r. recognized eenfval authority except such 40
sixf ~se iesn certified ny the GoyexnAnent u the
country in whseh II sxlsts.
Thar Amcsssan industry and arts may be enabled 70
appear IN the place allotted sn ths, IL viii he nds
rsassb@ that vcsus axed Central ausosity shoald h.
constituted and ussies the impression that thu
National institute, assaR b~v0 rvRuisrly enspss ted
by srt NJ Coagscss. and being h4hssusIy cngsEcd IN
aitess pertaining to tbs ssss and setsuoss, the
proper hnay ia tsksaE the saAtixtvu constituting
u central authority.
therefore eE lea to snhanit ~ it, consideration
the Interesting and impustAns subject eh has be1
brought 60 the attention ri this Department by the
distinguished Eavoy Of her Mstesty's Cove fnsncnt
and to REQUEST such aetin snesesa.w may seem
necessary In order that the natural productions, ti
ingenuity, industry, and arts III the United States
may b. fully and suitably represented r interest
ing occasion hercn referred to.
have The hunos to BE-, vesy respectfully, yours,
JoHN Nj CLAYTON.
This commpnicat,o1 wss laid before the National
Institute, aud by 10 rcfsrssi To select committee
which brought forward The following reports
report If ihf Comp,iass " the National imssifass.
The special COMMITTEES, to which was referred
the commune alton from the Hon. John N. Clay,
ton, SECRETARY 0f State, relative 10 The formation
Of central authority for transmitting articles to
the industrial Exhibition 70 be held in London ia
1851, offers the following report
The committee, impressed with the importance
o! the subject commended to the Institute, have
given to il their earnest and careful attention.
The resources, tho ingenuity, the industry, and
arts of the United States are conceived to merit
he best eddesvors to procure A.. "~'" the opPor-
unilses sf Lcog adequately represented in ne s-
great industrial Exhibition a. I.eaaon.
Aggreeably 10 the programme adopted by the HOY
al Commission, articles To be resolved lfom
fore,gn Exhibitors except those which shall have
been approved by cetral authority, recognized a.
puch BY the Government Of the country from which
they are sent.
This Institute being the only socioiy lot the Pro-
otson OF Science and tie Arts directly incorporated
by the Government, the Secretary Of State has ds<-
I'd it the appropriate body 10 take sca make sug-
seshons relative 10 the fumeot u the Wishes u the
Royal Commissioners, BY the establishment OF such
central authority a. the csss seems TO require.
To this voluntary proposal the par, oi the Sec
Ietary OF State, the committee consider this National
Institute in duty hound 20 respond.
In accordance with THIS virw, the committee re- 1
'pectfully recommend the following resolution
l. Resoired, That the Institute wall take action
On the aohect submitted to 1t by the Department Of
State.
:. Rsso;red, That the iassi,uts do now proceed
% constitute committee suitable 10 be recognised by
he Government a central body 10 hold correspond
suce with the british Commissioners, and to secure
he reception OF American productions at the proposed
industrial Exhibition Ia Lonaea.
PETER FORCE,
JOSEPH HENRY,
WALTER II. JOHNSON, Committee
j. J. GREENOUGH,
CHARLES wifKEs,