The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-01
THE GRAND INDUsrRIAL ExHIBI-
TtON or 1861.



aEEriso or TIE CENTRAL comnirTEE foR TsE IN,
TED STATES.
&c mste a, the Of tLe National Institute, tn
Patent Office, Thursday evening the 18th instant
al o'clock.
The meeting was called to order by Profs ssor Wal
ter X. johnson, on whose motion Col. Peter forc4
called to the Chair, and Charles +, Stanbury
chosen Secretary Of the meeting.
This temporary organization having been effected
the committee proceeded to organize permanently b,
the appointments of the Hon. Willard Fillmore, Vcs
President OF the United States, Chairman and Prot
Walter H. Johnson Secretary,
At the the request OF the Chairman, (Col. Force,)
explanation Of the appointment and duties Of thu
committee
STATE DEPARTMENT,
WAsHIN0ros, MAY II, 1850.
TO the President Of the National Institute
for the Promotion Of Science
SIR: have the honor herewith to transmit CO.
pies OF a correspondence which has taken place be-
tween the Minister Plenpotentiary Of her Majesty
the Queen OF Great Britain and this Department rela
tive to the proposed Industrial Exhibition to be held
ia London in the year 1851.
From the circular Of the Royal Commissioners OF
reat Britain hereto annexed it will be 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
trail authority commission Of the country from
which they shall be brought, and that other will
Dc recognized As cesf7ai authority except such
slAl have been certified by the Government OF the
country in which il exists
That American industry and arts may be enabled 10
appear III the place allotted to them il will be inds-
pensable that recognized central authority should h
and am under the Impression that the
National Institute, having been regularly incorporated
by act OF Congress- and being habtually engaged in
matters pertaining to the arts and scenccs, is the
proper body for taking the initiative in constituting
such central authority es4a~
therefore beg leave to submit to its considcrat ton
the interesting and important subject which has been
brought to the attention OF this Department by the
distinguished Envoy OF her Majesty'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 to be, very respectfully, yours,
JOHN nj. CLAYTON.
This communication was laid before the National
lnstitute 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 CLAW
ton, Secretary Of State relative to the formation
of central authority for transmitting articles to
the Industrial Exhibition TO be held in London in
1851, offers the following report:
The 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 eddeavors to procure for ihem the oppor-
unities OF being adequately represented in the
great Industrial Exhibition at London.
Aggreeably to the programme adopted by the Roy
al Commission, articles to be received from
Foreign Exhibitors except those which shall have
been approved by central authority recognized az
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 Goyernrsen the Secretary of State has deem
ed 1t the appropriate body to take actio. make sug
yeshons relative to the fulhmcnt OF the wishes Of the
Royal Commissioners, by the establishment Of such
central authority as the seems to require
To this voluntary proposal on the part OF the Sec
rotary OF State, the coalsnee consider the National
Institute Ia duty bound to respond
In accordance with this view, the committee re-
spectfully recommend the following resolutions
I. Resoiced, That the Institute will take action
on the aubject submitted to it by the Department OF
State.
2. Resc'rod, That the Institute do now proceed
to constitute committee suitable to be recognised by
the Government 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,
WALTER II JOHNSON, Committee.
J. J. GREENOUGH,
CHARLES WILKES,