The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-26

MEETING or THE CxRfaAl COMMITTEE roR THE UNI
TED STATES. ht fst


MEETING or THE CxHfaAL COMMITTEE roR THE UNI
Pursuant to the notice given, tn Central Commit
zee mete ri the Of the National Institute, in tho
Patent Office on Thursday evening, the 18th instant,
at O'Clock.
The meeting was called to order by Professor Wal
ter r. Johnson ON whose motion Col. Peter Force
was called to the Chair, and Charles r. Staabury
chosen Secretary Of the meeting. a58
This temporary organization having been effected,
the committee proceeded to organize tcImancnfly BY
the appointments Of the Hon. Millard Fillmore, vice
President OF the United States Chairman, and Prof.
Walter X. johnson Secretary.
AT the the request oil the Chairman, (Coi' orceD
the following papers read by Prof.. johnson, IN
explanation Of the appointment and duties Of the
committee
STATE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, May ", 1850.
To the President Of the National Institute
for the Promotion Of Science.
SlR: have the honor herewith to transmit co
pies OF correspondence which has taken place be-
tween the Minister PicnpotentiaIy Of her Majesty
the Queen Of Great Britain and this Department rela
tive to the proposed Industrial Exhibition to be held
in I.ond0a in the year 1851.
From the circular OF the Royal Commissioners Of
Great Britain, hereto annexed will observed that
all objects intended to be introduced from torciKn
countries and entered for that kxhibtm are required
to have been first Submitted to and approved by CEN
which they shall be brought, and that no other will
be recognized central authority except such as
shall have been certified by the Government OF the
country in which il exists.
That American industry and arts may be enabled to
appear in the place allotted to them, will be ndis
nsable that recognized ccctral authority should he
constutedi and am under the Impression that the
National Institutes having been regularly incorporated
by act OF Congress, and being habituay engaged IN
matters pertaining to the arts and saienoes, Is the
fuE
such ceAtral 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 Maesty'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 on the interest
ing occasion herein referred to,
have the honor to be, very respectfully, yours,
This communication laid before the National
Institute AID by it referred to select committee,
which brought forward the following reports
Report Of the Committee ~ 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 WIN tne importance
Of the subject commended to the Institute, have
given to il their earnest and careful attention
The resources, the ingenuity, the industry, and
arts of the United States arc 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 no articles are 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 are 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 acta T make sug
gesons relative to the 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 oil the Sec
rotary OF State, the committee consider the National
Institute in duty bound to respond.
In accordance with this view, the committee
spectfully recommend the following resolution
l.. Resoiped, That the Institute will take action
on the subject submitted to it by the Department OF
State. Esq Ea
2. E!eeo!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 at the proposed
Industrial Exhibition in London.
PETER FORCE,
JOSEPH HENRY,
WALTER r. JOHNSON, &C mittee.
J. j. GREENOUGH,
CHARLES WILKES,