The southern press., 1851-11-21
THE GRAND INDUSTRIAL ExHIBI
TION OF 1861.
MEETING or THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE FOR THE UNA
STATES.


Pursuant to the notice given, the Central Commit
mete al the Of the National Institute, IN the
Patent Office, Thursday evening the 18th insts ut
at 5 o'clock.
The meeting was called TO order by Professor Wal
ter X. Johnson, whose motion Col. Peter Force
was called to the Chair, and Charles +. Stanbury
chosen Secretary of the meeting
This temporary organization having been effected
the committee proceeded to organize permanently by
the appointments OF the Hon. Millard Fillmore Vice
President OF the United States, Chairman, and Prof
Walter X. Johnson Secretary.
AT the the request Of the Chairman, (Col. Force,)
the following papers read by Prot Johnson, ~
explanation Of the appointment and duties OF the
committee
STATE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, Nav II, 1850.
TO the President Of the National Institute
for the Promotion of Science.
SIR: have the honor herewith to transmit CO.
tween the Minister Plenipotentiary OF her Majesty
the Queen Of Great Britain and this Department ela-
tive to the proposed Industrial Exhibition to be held
in London in the year 1851.
From the circular OF the Royal Commissioners OF
Great 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
pe iecoShLeu dS CeVfuL dutnDJuy except ouCh as
sall have been certified by the Government OF the
country in which il exists.
That American industry and arts may be enabled to
appear in the place allotted to them, it will be indis-
pensable that recognized central authority should be
constituted and under the impression that the
National lnstute 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.
haor raar limit idarot inn
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.
l have the honor to be, very respectfully, yours,
JOHN M CLAYTON.
This communication laid before the National
Institute, a,.a by it referred to select committee
which brought forward the following report:
Report Of the Committee qrAe 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 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 conceived to merit
he best eddeavors to procure for them the oppor-
unities of being adequately represented in the
great Industrial Exhibition at London.
Aggreesbly 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
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
gestons relative the fulhment of the wishes Of the
Royal Commissioners, by the establishment of such
central authority as the case seems to require.
To this voluntary proposal on the part of the Sec
retary OF State the committee consider the National
Institute in duty bound to respond.
In accordance with tbs view, the committee
specially recommend the following resolution
l. Resolred That the Institute will take action
the subject submitted to it by the Department OF
State.
2. Rsso!rcd That the Institute do now proceed
to constitute suitable to be recognised by
the Government a central body to hold correspond
with the british Commissioners. and to secure
the reception OF productions the proposed
Industrial Exhibition in LoBdoa.
PETER FORCE,
JOSEPH HENRY,
WALTER r JOHNSON, Committee
J. J. GREENOUGH,
CHARLES WILKES,