The southern press., 1851-06-27
THE GRAND INDUSTRIAL ExHIBI
TE0N OF 1851.
nEErisu or TnE cKNraAL COMMITTEE ron T"E UNI
TED STATES.


Pursuant to the notice given, the Central Comnifr
lee mete al the Of the National institute, M the
Patent Office, Thursday evening, the i3th inatSot'
At = o'clock.
The meeting was called TO order by Professor Wal
ter H. johnson, on whose motion Col. Peter Force
was called to the Chair, and Charles +. StanouIy
chosen Secretary Of the meeting.
This temporary organization having been effected,
the committee proceeded to organize fermAncn'iy W
the sppoi atmens OF the Hon. MilIard Fillmore, VICE
President Of the United States Chairman, and Proi
Walter X. johnson Secretary
At the the request oi the Chairman, (Coi. force)
the following papers were read by Prof. johnson, In
explanation Of The appointment and duties o. thc
committee
STATE DEPARTMENT,
WAsBINoroN, Nav II, 1850
10 the President Of the .NafionaI Institute
tor the Promotion Of Science
SIR: have the honor herewith to transmit CO.
pies OF correspondence which has taken place be-
tween the Minister Plenipotentiary Of her MAJESTY
the Queen OF Great Britain and this Department reia
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 il will be observed that
all objects intended to he introduced from foreign
cou ntrics and entered Tor that Exhibition required
to have been first submitted to and approved by can
trail authority or commission Of the country from
which they shall be brought, and that no other will
shall have been certified by the Government of the
country in which il exists.
That American industry and arts ma y be enabled 20
appear in the place allotted TO them, il will be ins
pcnsable that recognized central authority should be
constituted and under the impression that the
National Instutc having been regularly incorporated
by act of Congress, and being habituaiy engaged
matters pertaining TO the arts and scicnces, is the
proper body for taking the initiative in constituting
such central authority. =
therefore heR lea submit to 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 seem
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 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 qf 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 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 them the oppor-
unities Of being adequately represented in the
great Industrial Exhibition at London
Aggrecaby 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
such by the Government of the country from which
they sent.
This Institute being the only Society for the Pro-
oon Of Science and the Arts, directly incorporated
by the Government the Secretary OF State has deem
Ell it the appropriate body to take actio make sug
geilons the fulflmcnt of the wishes Of the
Roya Commissioners, by the establishment of such
central authority the 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
spcctfuly recommend the following resolution
l. Res0lred, That the Institute will take action
the subject submitted to it by the Department OF
State.
2. Reso.rcd, That the Institute do now proceed
to constitute committee suitable TO be recognised by
the Government central body to hold correspond
with the british Commissioners, and to secure
the reception OF American productions at the proposed
Industrial Exhibition in LonSSn.
PETER FORCE,
JOSEPH HENRY,
WALTER r.. JOHNSON, Committee.
J..J. GREENOUGH,
CHARLES WILKES,