The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-15
THE GRAND INDUsrRIAL ExHIBI-
TIOU Or 1oGE.
MELTING or the GENITAL COMMITTEE ron THE UNI
TED STATES.

TIOU o. 1o6I.
MELTING or THE GENITAL coxnrrrxx ron THE UNI
TED STATES.
Pursuant to the notice given the Central Commit
ee metc al the rooms Of tie National Instuts in the
Patent Office, Thursday evening. the 18th instant
at O'Clock.
ter r. johnson, on whose motion Col Peter Force
was called TO the Chair, and Charles r. stanoury
chosen Secretary Of the meeting.
This temporary organization having been effected,
the committee proceeded to organize permanently by
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 read by Prot. Johnson, IN
explanation OF the appointment and duties oil Inc
committee
STATE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, MAY II, 1850.
To the President Of the National Institute
for the Promotion Of Science.
Sir: have the honor herewith to transmit CO.
pies of correspondence which has taken place be-
tween the Minister Plenipotentiary OF her Majesty
the Queen of Great Britain and this Department rea-
tive the proposed Industrial Exhibition to be held
in London in the year 1851.
From the circular of the Royal Commissioners OF
Great Britain, hereto annexed it will be that
all objects intended to be introduced from foreign
countries and entered for that Exhibition are required
to have been first submitted to and approved by cen
trail authority commission of the country from
which they shall be brought and that no other wii
be recognized a central authority except such as
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 il will be indis-
bic that recognized central authority should be
constituted and an under the impression that the
National Institutes having been regularly incorporated
by act of Congress- and being habitually engaged in
matters pertaining to the arts and sciences, is the
proper body for taking the initiative in constituting
such central authority.
therefore beg lea We 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 Majesty's Government,
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,
This communication laid before the National
institute, ai.a by it referred to select committee,
which brought forward the following report:
Report Of the Committee " 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 ceStral 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-
unties of being adequately represented in the
great Industrial Exhibition at London.
| Aggreeably to the programme adopted by the Roy
al Commission, no articles are 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 beng 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 actid' make sug
gestlons relative to the fulflment 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
spcctlully recommend the following resolution
I. Resolped, That the Institute Will take action
the subject submitted to it by the Department of
| State.
| 2. Reso!rcd, That the Institute do proceed
to constitute committee suitable to be recognised by
the Government central body to hold correspond
the reception OF American reductions at the proposed
| Industrial Exhibition in London.
| PETER FORCE,
| JOSEPH HENRY,
WALTER r. JOHNSON, ) &c mitte..
| J.J. GREENOUGH,
| CHARLES WILKES,