The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-02
THE GRAND INDUSTRIAL EXHIBIT
TION OF 1861
maEIlsG or THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE roR THE oi!i-
TED STATES.

| OF 1901
| MEETING or THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE foR THE uii
| TED STATES.
Pursuant to The notice given, the Central Commit
zee mete al the Of the National institute, IN thu
Patent Oilce on Thursday evening the 18th instant
at O'Clock
| The meeting was called TO order by Professor Wal
ter X. Jslnson on whose motion Col. Peter Force
was called to the Chair, and Charles +. Stanbury
chosen Secretary OF the meeting.
| This temporary organization having been effected
the committee proceeded to organize fermancntly BY
the appointments OF the Hon Willard Fillmore, wee
President of the United States, Chairman, and Proi
Walter H. Johnson Secretary
| At the the request OF the Chairman, (Col Force,
the following papers were read by Proi. johnson, III
explanation Of the appointment and duties oil thu
committee
| STATE DEPARTMENT,
WAsulNGroE, May II, 1850.
10 The President Of the National Institute
for the Promotion Of Science.
| SIR: l have the honor herewith 10 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
in London iii the year 1851
From the circular of the Royal Commissioners ol
Great Britain hereto annexed it WILDE observed that
all objects intended to be introduced from foreign
countries and entered Tor that Exhibition required
to have been first submitted to and approved by can
trail authority or commission of the country from
which they shall be brought and that other will
be recognized a central authority except such as
shall have been 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 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 habually engaged in
matters pertaining to the arts and scIeuces the
proper body for taking the initiative in constituting
such a central authority.
therefore beg leave to submit to its consideration
the interesting and important subject which has beer
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, a,4 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 M. 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 are conceived to merit
he best eddeavors to procure for them the oppor-
antics Of being adequately represented in the
great Industrial Exhibition at London.
Aggrecably 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
such by the Government Of the country from which
they sent.
This Institute being the only Society for the Pro
oton OF Science and the Arts, directly incorporated
by the Government the Secretary of State has deem
ed it the appropriate body to take actor make sug
geshons relative the fullment of the wishes Of the
Royal Commissioners, by the establishment of such a
| central authority as the 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-
spectfully recommend the following resolution
| /. Resoloed, That the Institute will take action
the subject submitted to it by the Department OF
State.
| 3. Rcso.rcd, That the Institute do 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 FORCE,
JOSEPH HENRY,
WALTER h JOHNSON, Cr mittee
| J.J. GREENOUGH,
| CHARLES WILKES,