The southern press., 1851-08-01
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Pursuant 10 the notice given, tbs Central Comnitr
see s the sf the National institute, IN te
Patent Ofcs, on Thursday evening" the 18th 'nstans
at O'Clock.
The meeting was called order by Professor w al
ter r. johnson, on whose motion Col. Retcz Forcs
was called to the Chair, and Charles +. Stsnbury
chosen Secretary Of the meeting.
This temporary organization having been effected,
the committee proceeded to organize krrmAncn'iy ~
the appointments OF the Hon. Miliard Fillmore, Vice
President OF the United States, Chairman, and Froi
Walter X. johnson Secretary.
At the the request OF the Chairman, (Col. Force) ,
the following papers read by Prot johnson, In
explanation Of the appointment and dulles oi the
committee
STATE DEPARTMENT,
WAsulNGroN, NAV II, 1850.
TO the President Of the .National Institute
for the Promotion Of Science.
Sir: have the honor herewith to transmit CO.
pies Of correspondence which has taken place oe-
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
Great Britain, hereto annexed will observed that
all objects intended to he introduced from foreign
countries and entered for that Exhibition required
to have been first submitted to and approved by csn
tral authority or commission Of the country from
which they shall be brought and that other will
D@ IccOkIlZtu as C<HtTut uuknO7ty except Sucu 40
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 viii be inds
Pcnsable that recognized ceatral authority should be
constituted and am under the impression that the
National Institute been regularly incorporated
BY act Of Congress, and being babitualy engaged in
matters pertaining to the arts and sciences, 10 the
proper body for taking the initiative constituting
such ceairal authority.
the interesting and important subject which has been
brought to the attention OF this Department by the
distinguished Envoy OF her Msjesty's Government,
and to request such action suggestions may
necessary order that the natural productions the
ingenuity, industry, and arts OF the United States
may be fully and suitably represented on the interest
ing occasion herein referredto to.
have the honor to be, very respectfully, yours,
JOHN M. CLAYTON.
This communication laid before the National
Institute, and by it referred to select committee,
which brought forward the following report:
Report Of the Committee a the 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 lhdustral 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 them the oppor-
unities Of being adequately represented in the
great Industrial Exhibition at London.
Aggreeably to the programme adopted by the Roy
al Commission no articles are to be received from
Foreign Exhbitors-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-
ntion Of Science and the Arts directly incorporated
by the Government the Secretary OF State has deem
ed ii the appropriate body to take acto' make sug
gesons relative to the fmcnt Of the wishes Of the
central authority 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 this view, the committee re-
spcctfully recommend The following Resolutions
l. Resofred, That the Institute will take action
the subject submitted to it by the Department OF
State.
2. Rsecsrfd, That the Institute do now proceed
to constitute 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 proposed
Industrial Exhibition in Lon5sn.
PETER FORCE,
JOSEPH HENRY,
WALTER r JOHNSON, Committee
j. j. GREENOUGH,
CHARLES WILKES,