The southern press., 1851-12-30
THE GRAND INDUSTRIAL ExHIBI
TiON OF 1851.
MEETING or THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE FOR THE UNI
STATES.

TED STATES.
Pursuant to fhe notice given, the Central Commit
zee mete al the Of the National institute, in thu
Patent ohce, on Thursday evening the 18th insta at
at o'clock.
The meeting was called to order by Professor Wal
ter X. johnson, ON whose motion Col. Peter Forcs
was called to the Chair, and Charles +. Stanbur,
chosen Secretary of the meeting
This temporary organization having been effected
the committee proceeded To organize permanently by
the appointments Of the Hon. Millard Fillmore, Vice
President OF the United States, Chairn,a and Prof
Waller X. johnson Secretary.
At the the request Of the Chairman, (Col. Force,)
the following papers read by Prof. johnson, in
explanation OF the appointment and duties oi the
committee:
STATE DEPARTMESr,
WAsHNoToN, NAV II, 1850.
10 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 be-
tween the Minister Plenpotentiary OF her Majesty
the Queen OF Great Britain and this Department rela
tive to the proposed Industrial Exhi,on To be held
IN London in the year 1851.
From the circular OF the Royal Commissioners Of
Great Britain, hereto annexed will be observed that
all objects intended to be introduced from foreign
countries and entered for that Exhibition required
70 nave been rst submitted to and approved by
tral authority commission of the country from
which they shall be brought, and that other will
be recognized as central authority except such
sLall have been certified by the Government of the
country in which il exists
That American industry and arts may be enabled 70
appear IN the place allotted to them it will be ndis
pensabe that recognized central authority should be
constituted and am under the impression that the
National Institute, having been regularly Incorporated
by act of Congress, and being habtually 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 its consideration
the interesting and important subject which has been
brought to the attention Of this Department by the
distinguished Envoy of her Maesty'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 on the interest
ing occasion herein referred to.
have the honor to be, very respectfully, yours,
JOHN M CLAYTON.
This communication was laid before the National
Institute, a,A by it referred to select committee,
which brought forward the following reports
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 acgntral 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.
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
they sent
This Institute being the only Society Tor the Pro
otion of Science and the Arts directly
by the Government the Secretary Of State has deem
ed 1t the appropriate body to take actc' make sug
sestons relative to he fument of the wishes of the
Royal Commissioners, by the establishment of such
central authority as 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 re- /
'pectfully recommend the following resoluno,
L. ReSoloed, That the Institute Will take action |
on 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
ence with the british Commissioners. and TO secure
The reception Of American productions at the proposed
Industrial Exhibition in LondGa.
PETER FORCE,
JOSEPH HENRY,
WALTER r. JOHNSON, Committee
J. J. GREENOUGH
CHARLES WILKES,