The southern press., 1851-10-30


the following papers read by Prof johnson, ii
explanation Of the appointment and duties OF th
committee:
STATE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, Nav IL, 1850
TO the President Of the National Institute
for the Promotion of Science.
SIR: have the honor herewith to transmit co
pies ol a correspondence which has taken place be
tween the Minister Plenipotentiary OF her Majesty
the Queen OF Great Britain and this Department rela-
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
tral authority or commission of the country from
which they shall be brought and that other will
be recognized as central authority except such
shall have been certified by the Government of the
country in which it exists.
That American industry and arts may be enabled 20
appear in the place allotted To them, it will be indis-
Pensabe that recognized central authority should be
constituted; and am under the impression that the
National Institute, having been regularly
by act oil Congress, and being habituay engaged in
matters pertaining to the arts and Sciences is the
proper body for taking the initiative in constituting
such a central authority.
therefore beg leave to submit to its consideration
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 on the interest
ing occasion herein referred to-
! have the honor to be, very respectfully yours,
JOHN nj. CLAYTON
This communication laid before the National
Institute ana 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 NJ 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.
Aggreeably to the programme adopted by the Roy
al Commission, no articles to be received from
Foreign Exhibitors except those which shall have
been approved by central authority, recognized as
such by the Government of the country from which
hey 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
'u IL The appropriate oouy 10 take acuC make sug
,estions relative to he fument of the wishes Of the
Royal Commissioners by the establishment of such a
central authority as the case seems to require
To this voluntary proposal on the part of the Sec
etary OF State the committee consider the National
institute in duty bound to respond.
In accordance with this view, the committee re-
pcctfuy recommend the following resolution
l. Resolped, That the Institute will take action
IN the subject submitted to it by the Department OF
State.
2. Resc'rod, That the Institute do now proceed
o constitute committee suitable to be recognised by
he Government central body to hold correspond
snce with the british Commissioners and to secure
he reception of American productions at the proposed
Industrial Exhibition in Lon5ca.
PETER FORCE,
JOSEPH HENRY,
WALTER II JOHNSON, Committee.
J. j. GREENOUGH,
CHARLES WILKES,