The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-06

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TED STAIRS
Pursuant To the notice given, the Central Coasamit
Zee the OF the National institute, ia ths
Patent Office, onI thursday evening" the 18th instant
at o'clock.
The meeting was called 10 order by Professor Wai
ter X. Johnson, ON whose motion Col. Peter forct
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. NlIsrd Fillmore, Vice
President OF the United States, Chairman, and Prof
w alter X. johnson Secretary.
AT the the request of the Chairman, (CoI. Force,)
the following papers read by Proi. johnson, M
explanation Of the appointment and duties Of the
committee
STATE DEPARTMENT,
WAsHINoToE, May IL, 1850.
To The President Of the National Institute
for the Promotion Of Science
SIR: l have the honor herewith 10 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 Exhibition to be held
in London in the year 1851. t,/
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 con
trail authority or commission al the country from
which they shall be brought and that no other will
be recognized 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 to
appear In the place allotted to them, it will be inds-
pensable 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 habituay engaged in
tf.rs .tx.t,,. t<. he. ri
proper body for taking the initiative in constituting
such central authority. Is.
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 Msjesty'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 the interest
ing occasion herein referred to.
l 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 q} 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 acsntral 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-
unitles 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. sr.rr aff .ct&
This Institute being the only Society for the Pro
by the Government the Secretary Of State has deem
ed it the appropriate body to take actior make sug
sesons relative to the fulfment of the wishes of the
Royal Commissioners, by the establishment of such
central authority as the case seems to require.
To this voluntary proposal on the part OF the Sec
rotary OF State, the committee consider the National
Institute IN duty bound to respond
In accordance with this view, the committee re-
specially recommend the following resolution
l. RESOLVED, That the Institute Will take action
on the subject submitted to it by the Department OF
State.
2. Rcso,rod, That tho 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 London.
PETER FORGE, ttftnaal
JOSEPH HENRY, ,nm - faoa s-s
WALTER r. JOHNSON, Committee.
j. j. GREENOUGH,
CHARLES WILKES,