The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-23


| Fursuent to the notice given, the Cept!L C0.n@if
- meta - the rooms Of the National lnsnete 70 ~
fsSs06 omep, IN Thursday evenings ms l'th Mstsnt
a g ecaock.
1 HE meeting was called to order by fr0Ie oor ~
sss !canson, 90 whose motion Co. kstes Force
va called 70 fhe Chair, and CAsxtes =. Stas3asy
chQeon Secretary o. the meeting.
the eonaniiee Proceeded to organize permanently ~
the appoiotu,ens Of he Hon Eillard Filimore VIZ
President OF the United States Chairusan and Prof
Walter H. Johason Secsetarv f'ii
At the the request Of the Chairman fCol. rosce,)
the following papers were read BY Prof Johnson in
explanation Of tbs appointment and duties a the
committee "a
STATE DxPAxrMxNr,
WAsByNoroN May II, 1850.
To th< Hssidenf Of fhs Nntionod Iasf{fsxfe
fcv -. E~.,,<,,;,.. ~ $685..
ER. b.vc ~ 49,. = ss~~.;sS ~ t..r.,,;, -
paey Of corrtsu,rd.r~. -h;-h ~ tsLer ~. -
tween the Minsstsr Plsnipossntiary of her Majesty
the Queen Of Great Britain and this Department. rels
i; ~ e. ~ s ,ns, - " nelo
Ernm IN ~,rc,,ys~ y ~. 5 -, f...,;..,... ~
Great BRAIN bersto sors.eJ H Uni = that
ali objects intended 10 IL ;ntroducsd rom foreirn
countries and entered for that xhbon src rsnuired
to have been first submitted to aud approved ~ can
tral authority or commi.sion II tie couafiy from
which they shall be brought and thst no other will
BE- recognized central authority except ssch 10
sfA have been 90 certified by tho Government Of the
country N which i exists.
Inat Amencan industry and arts may ne enabled TO
sPpea. e w p'sce allotted . tnsm = wiI Is indis
tna' ,ecoenazea csnsrai autnofsy snoq'a pc
AZ INC ~ .naeI me lnst me
- ,1-.'s, hAvlue yen
~ VI o. Cos6less, ana Oeng nnnnua!'y engages "
P...snS 20 .ne aHe uno 'cioocss, TUG
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s"Sn cone1A, ~u.nouy' .
snereIo.e oeg ieave 70 sucmH 70 Ms cons,ceI,uon
tns wn'cn - 0es
k. - VIZ ~ 'r.s ~ sne
1's Isl usseu A.sos y: "eI N'sJes.y oosc1ines
ana 20 sucn acuoh OF = may seem
;.y =: o,u.. s'A' .ns 1s 1890 ~
ana aIss ~ .ns a, o.1.ss
:"sy ~ ..y s''4 sue1osy .cpirsse - ''e
's eN' 49, s,v ne1ein te s 10y y.
nave 'ne nohof 70 0e' very u1sPsc ~ yo4s,
~, SCulv y. = IN Vs.
~ o'l ', a was ts.u u1'o,e .ne 1Ss.n@
lis.'.u,c' ano " NIoiei!eo 20 se'ect commistee,
winch Drought forward inc iohowins reports
pepori of the Committee of IL National hsfif,sfe
m. .s.,., .,,,,,;....7 - ,.,t;.h -. $500,
a. 80 Ss-...rsSo, - u,r loA ~
wy Gs - :. ~ w ~. '1.'' -. O:y
Ioi ~ S.a'o 'e.eso ~ INC ao:na.on
" cene. :! susnoitJ ior uAn,~sninB arscics 70
we Industrial exhibition 70 DO held N London IN
ao2n' one.tno ioi!owlng IePor; ,
L W." IN 1'o
o. the subject commended 10 the institute, have
gwen 70 u tnoir earnest and careiui a!tention-
The resources, the ingenuity, the industry, and
ne 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 mo 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 InRtifute bcinU Oniv SOripfv fhe
otion of Science nd the Arts directy
by the Government, the Secretary Of State has DEEM
ed it the appropriate body take action make sug
gessons relative to the fumcnt Of the wishes VI the
Royal COMMISSIONER by the establishment Of such
central authority the seems to require.
To this voluntary proposal on the part OF the Sec
rotary oil State the committee consider the National
Institute in duty bound to respond.
spectfully recommend the following resoluhos.
1. Resolucd That the Institute will take action
on the .ubject submitted to it by the Department Of
State.
2. Reeo,rcd, That the Institute do now proceed
to committee suitable to be recognised by
the Government central body to hold correspond
with the British Commissioners, and to secure
the reception OF American poductons at the proposed
Industrial Exhibition in London.
PETER FORCE.
JOSEPH HENRY
WALTER JOHNSON. COMMITTEES
III. CREENOtJ(,H ''--"--''
CHARLES WiI'KES.
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W.sH,NGroN NAV 81 1s5O
SIR: Ihave the honor To make known 10 the Ds-
nartrent ~ STATE tbe action which ~. J,,st;t, ~
takepDo On tbe .uh;ec, 81 vow r;ct;on ~ .h
nth in,taot Thai action Is comprised in tbe ol,o,y
inc resolutions unan;mousiy adop,el ate, fuIi ,;.-
cussior At The meeting held This evening
aResolred. That The 10 titutc will take action on
The .nh.ct .,br;ts.d ,o n H. tha r.r, rt,ay. :,
State 80,
aRsao,red That the Institute do now nroceed 10
constitute Committee suitable To he recoyn;.e bv
the Covcrpm.nt N hold corrcs,sondenc. Nth H.
British Comm;ssioners nd n secure The rcccr;on If
Americsn ur,ductous At the nronosed Indn,tri.l Ex
h;b;,;,.n IN r on,,or - r 1
esPeso,,,.d Tha, COMMITTEES of No, Lee. ,b.r .;r..
teen he ,nno;nted to con.fne Centr,I Con,r.;,,s.
ON the Indpstr;ai E.h;hon and 10 rre.nord ,.;th
societies and local tlronohont r.. Ir,;tea
states '''o o''''
s.R,so,red That ,hc p,s.;d.,. os ,h;s I,.,;t,,. 10
me,nbsr Of tbe r.sr,rai cnr,r,;s,s a. ''
esEeeoy,.,d III, ~ 1,,.-,; c. -
unicate to the Secretary Of State conv Of ts torr-