The southern press., 1851-08-26
THE GRAND INDNMTRIAL EXHIBIT
TION on 1851.
mExrIss OF THE GENITAL UohMlrrEE roR TsE UNA
TED STATES. stte..4.

Pursuant to the notice given the Central Commit
lee the oi the National Institute, Ia The
PAten Office, Thursday evening, the 18th instant
at o'clock.
The meeting called to oIdes BY Professor !" al
ter X. johnson, whose motion Col fetef ofce
was called to the Chair, and Charles r Stanbury
chosen Secretary Of the meeting
This temporary organization having been eiiectcd,
the committee proceeded 10 organize fcrnancntly by
the appointments OF the Hon. Niiiard Fillmore, Vice
President o the United States, Chairman, and rfoi
Walter X. johnson Secretary.
At the the request of the Chairman, (Coi. Force
the following papers read by Proi. Johnson an
explanation Of the appointment aud duties Of the
committee
STATE DEPARTMENT.,
WAsnlNoron, MAY ~, 1850
10 the President Of t.e National Institute
fos the Promotions Of Science.
SIR: have the honor herewith to transmit CO..
pies oi a correspondence which has taken place be-
tween the Minister Pienipotentiary Of her Majesty
the Queen oil Great Britain and this Department reia-
tive ~ the proposed Industrial Exhibition to be held
ia London in the year 1851. hN
From the circular oi the Royal Commissioners Of
Trat britain, hereto annexed it will be observed that
all objects intended 10 be introduced from foreign
countries and entered for that Exhibition required
TO have been first submitted to and approved by cs
tfai authority or commission Of the country from
which they shall be brought, and that no other will
be recognized as central authority except such
sLa nave Dsen So certified by the Government oil the
country in which it exists
That American industry and arts may be enabled TO
appear in the place allotted To them, il will be ds-
pensable that recognized central authority should be
constituted aud under the impression that the
National Institute having been regularly
by act of Congress, and being habitualy engaged in
matters pertaining to the arts and sciepces, the
proper body for taking the initiative in constituting
such ceatrai authority. M a 3 =
Therefore beg leave to submit to its consideration
fbs1 no,
brought TO the attention OF this Department by the
distinguished Envoy Of her Majcsty'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.
have the honor to be, very respectfully, yours,
JOHN nj. CLAYTON.
This communication laid before the National
Institute, and by il 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 Central authority for transmitting articles 10
the Industrial Exhibition to be held in London in
1851, oilers 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.
Inc rtsOurscS, TIE ingenuity, the INDUSTRY, and
arts of the United States conceived to merit
he best eddeavors to procure for them the oppor-
unities Of being adequately represented in the
great Industrial Exhibition at London.
Asgreeably to the programme adopted by the Roy
al Commission 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 for the Pro
otion Of Science and the Arts, directly ncorporat ated
by the Government, the Secretary OF State has deem
ed it the appropriate body to take actor make sug
gctions The fumcnt of the wishes Of the
Royal Commissioners, by the establishment of such
central authority as the seems to require.
To this voluntary proposal the part of the Sec
retary oil State, the committee consider the National
Institute IN duty bound to respond.
In accordance with this view, the committee re-
spectiuliy recommend the following resouuon
|. Resolved, That the Institute Will take action
ON the Aubcct submitted to it by the Department OF
State.
2. Rspo,rcd, That the Institute do now proceed
to constitute committee suitable to be recognised by
the Government central body to hold correspond
ence with tue british Commissioners, and to secure
the reception OF American productions at the proposed
Industrial Exhibition in Loi.aan.
PETER FORCE,
JOSEPH HENRY,
WALTER r. JOHNSON, Committee.
j. J. GREENOUGH,
CHARLES WILKES,