The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-10
THE GRAND INDUSTRIAL ExHfBI-
TION or 1861.


MEETING or the CENTRAL commirrEE roR THE UNI
TED sTArLs.
Pursuant to the notice given, the Central Commit
zee Inete al the Of the National Institute IA the
Patent Office, Thursday evening, the 18th instant
at s o'clock.
The meeting was called TO order by Professor w al
ter *. johnson, on whose motion Col feIer orcs
was called to the Chair, and Charles r. St2nbury
chosen Secretary Of the meeting.
This temporary organization having been effected,
the committee proceeded To organize permanently ny
the appointments OF the Hon. Willard Fillmore, Vice
President OF the United States, Chairman, and Prof
Walter X. johnson Secretary.
AT the the request OF the Chairman, (Col. Force,)
the following papers were read by Prof. Johnson in
explanation Of the appointment and duties OF the
committee:
STATE DEPARTMENT,
WAsHiNoroN, May IL, 1850
To the President Of the National Institute
for the Promotion Of Science
Sin: have the honor herewith to transmit CO..
pies OF a correspondence which has taken place be-
tween the Minister Plenipotentiary Of her Majesty
the Queen of Great Britain and this Department rela
tive to the proposed Industrial Exhibition to be held
Ia 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
To have been hrst submitted TO and approved by CEN
udt dutHuIAy or commission nj the country
which they shall be brought, and that no other will
be recognized as central authority except such
sLall have been certified by the Government Of the
country in W hch it exists.
That American industry and arts may be enabled 20
appear in the place allotted to them, il will be ndis
pensable that recognized central authority should b.
constituted and am under the impression that the
National Institute, having been regularly incorporated
by act OF Congress, and being habitualy engaged in
matters pertaining to the arts and Sciences is the
body taki he in
such central authority.
therefore beg leave to submit TO its consideration
the interesting and important subject which has bee
brought to the attention OF this Department by the
distinguished Envoy of her Majesty'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 it referred to a select committee
which brought forward the following report:
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 Central 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 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, articles 10 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 incorporated
by the Government the Secretary Of State has deem
cd it the appropriate body to take actc' make sug
gesons relative to he fument 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 N duty bound to respond.
In accordance with this view, the committee re-
spcctfully recommend the following resolution
l. Res0iped, That the Institute will take action
the subject submitted to it by the Department OF
State
2. Eesc,rcd, That the Institute do now proceed
to constitute committee suitable to be recognised by
the Government central body to hold correspond
the reception of American productions the proposed
Industrial Exhibition in I-onaca
PETER FORCE,
JOSEPH HENRY,
WALTER r. JOHNSON, Committee.
j. j. GREENOUGH,
CHARLES WILKES,