The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-09

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| alteration JOHN NJ CLAYTON
Right Honorable Sir H. l.. BvLwEa, &c.
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1.-The Commissioners have felt thss il would he
desirable, az far AZ possible, " prevent any per-
sons from sending hithsr article. which cannot be
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delicate and responsible task Of deciding on tLe
admission or rejection of articles destined for er
hiblton by foreign contributors ought not IN h ;vn
posed upon any English tribunal, but should be
referred TO one lving the confidence of the exhi
bitors the'rs, YES, and standing entirely free ftpm
possible hputations OF national Partially. They
accc .ngly propose 10 admit to exhibition such
foreign articles only MS may be forwarded 70 them
| by the Central Authority whatever may be its
nature) in each country They will communicate
to such Central Authority the amount Of spacs
Which Gun uc diloWeu 10 the productions or the
country for which 1t acts, and will also state the
conditions and limitations which may from time
to time he decided with respect to the adn,isson
of articles. All articles forwarded by such Cen
trail Authority will then be admitted provided thew
do not require greater aggregate amount Of
space than that assigned to the productions OF the
country from which they come and, provided.
also, that they do not violate the conditions and
limitations Of which due notice shall have been
given 1t viii rest with the Central Authority in
each country to decide upon the merits of the
several articles presented for exhibition, and to
take care that those which are sent are such az
fairly represent the industry Of their fslow-coun
| trymen.
Fer Majesty's Commissioners will consider
that to be the Central Authority in each case pk;rh
stated 10 be so by the Government Of it, cou,rs
Having once been put in communication with a
Central Authority IN any country, they must de
cline, absolutely and entirely, any communication
with private and unauthorized individuals and
should any such be addressed to them, they can
only refer to central body. This decison Is
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
| fusion.
| " No articles Of foreign manufacture, to whom
soever they may belong, or wheresoever they NAV
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless thew
come with the sanction of the Central Authority
Of the country Of which they are the produce
| The Commissioners do not insist upon such art,.
Giles being in all cases actually forwarded by the
Central Authority, though they consider that this
would generally be the most satisfactory arrange
ment but it is indispensable that the sanction of
such authority should in all cases be expressiv
given, and that il be held responsible for the fl
ness OF such articles for exhibition and for NOT
authorizing the exhibition of greater quantity
than can be accommodated ia the space assie,. ed
to the productions Of the country in question:
| A full discussion was then had of the subject
| thus laid before the committee, and, on motion Of
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, it was
Resolved, That the Committee of Ave first CHARGED
with this subject by the Institute Substituting
MIR. Kennedy for Mr. Greenough, who is absenS
be an Executive Committee to take all necessary
steps to carry out the views Of the general COM
mittee.
! The following gentlemen constitute the Execu
tive Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof Walter
H. Johnson, Prof Joseph Henry, J. c. G. Ken
needy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes
On notion
Rssoiped, That the Secretary be requested to
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub.
LEGATION.
And thu Committee adjourned
CHARLES r. STANSBURY.
Secretary of the Meeting.
N. B.--AssocIations, committees or individuals
desirous to make propositions or to receive nfor
nation, are requested to address their con.munca
nons to J. c. G. Kennedy, Esq.