The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-11-20
NATIONAL DESTITUTE,

Il,
WAsHINGroN, May 81. 1850.
SIR: have the honor To make known TO the De-
partmen Of State the action which this Institute has
taken on the subject OF your communication of the
18th instant. That action is comprised in the follow
ing resolutions, unanimously adopted after full dis
cussoE at the meeting held this evening
"Resoiced That the ln.tituie will take action on
the subject submitted to IT by the Department oil
State.
s'Resolved That the Institute do now proceed 10
the Government to hold correspondence with the
British Commissioners, nd to the reception of
Amercsn productions at the proposed Industrial Elk.
mbitiUn in London.
"ReS0iped, That committee of not less than nine
teen be appointed to constitute Central Committee
the Industrial Exhibition and TO cce spond with
societies and local committees throughout the United
States
"Pesoiced, That the President of this Institute be
member of the Central Committee.
"ResOtvcd, That the Corresponding Secretary com
muncate TO the Secretary OF State copy Of the fore
going resolutions, together with the names of the
Central Committee
The following the names Of the members OF,
the Central Committee appointed in accordance with
the foregoing resolutions
Hon Millard Fillmore, Vice President % the United
States, and CT o6icio Chancellor Of the Regents of
the Smithsonian Institution.
Col Peter Force, President Of the National Insti-
Hon James A Pearce, U. s. Senate, member of the
Board Of Regents Of the Smithsonian Institution.
Hon Levi Woodbury., M. n l., Associate Justice OF
the Supreme Court Of the United States.
Commodore Lewis Warrington, U S. NJ, NJ. MI
Chief Of the Bureau Of Ordnance and Hydrography
Prof Joseph Henry, Vice President Of the ~ L. Sec
retary of the Smithsonian Institute.
froi. Walter X johnson, Corresponding Secretary Of
the National Institute
Prof Alexa nder d. Bache NJ N L. member ~ ,bo
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institute and
Superintendent ofthe Coast Survey
Commander Charles Wilkes, U. S. ~, M. MI late
Commander 5. s. Exploring Expedition.
ington.
Hon. Jefferson Davis, u S. Senate, member of the
Board of Regents OF the Smithsonian Institute.
Lieut.. Matthew L. Maury, u s. N, Vice President
Of the National Institute, and Superintendent Of the
National Observatory.
J. James Greenough, Esq, NJ. v. !.
Charles F. Stansbury, Esq, Recording Secretary of
the National Institute.
Col j. j. Albert, M N. l., Chief of the Typographical
Bureau.
Gen. Joseph G., Totem, Vice President N L Chic,
Engineer. u S. Army.
Thomas Ewbank, Esq Commissioner Of Patents
William Easily, Esq, Treasurer National Institute
Leonard ID. Gale, Nj. d., NJ. N. l., Examiner Of
Patents.
Joseph Z. g. Kennedy, Esq, M. N. L., Suporinten.
dent Of Census.
era C., Seaman, ESQ, Mini
have the honor to be
Very respectfully, your obr servt,
WALTER r.. JOHNSON,
Cor. Secretary of the National Institute
Hon. JOHN M. CLAYTON, Secretary of State.
DEPARTMENT or STATE,
Washington, .hsae s. 1850.
SIR have duly received your letter of the 9th |
uitino, communicating to this Department the pro-
ceedings OF the National Institute the subject of nv
note Of the 18th of the same month. Those proceed
ngs appear to me to be perfectly satisfactory and
have accordingly transmitted them the British Min
ster in this city, with the communication copy of
which is enclosed for your information.
am, sir, respectfully, yonr obf serv't,
JOHN M CLAYTON.
WALTER N JOHNSON, Esq, Corresponding
Secretary of the National Institute.