The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-10

iEErlsu or THE CENTRAL cosimlrrEE roR THE UNI
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AEETisu OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE roR THE UNI
TED srArIs.
Pursuant to the notice given, the Central Commit
&c mete al the rooms u the National institute, III the
Patent Ofice Thursday evening" the 18th instant,
at o'clock.
The meeting was called to order by Prof ssor w al
ter X. johnson, on whose motion Col Peter Force
called to the Chair, and Charles r. StAnouTy
chosen Secretary OF the meeting
This temporary organization having been effected,
the committee proceeded to organize permanently by
the appointments OF the Hon. biillard Fillmore, Wee
President OF the United States, Chairman, and Proi
Walter k. Johnson Secretary
AT the the request of the Chairman, (Coi forcc,)
the following papers were read by Prot Johnson IN
explanation Of the appointment and duties OF the
committee
STATE DEPARTMENT.,
WASHINGTON, May ~, Iooo
To the President Of the .Nattonal Institute
for the Promotion Of Science.
SIR: have the honor herewith to transmit CO..
pies of a correspondence which has taken place be-
tween the Minister Plenipotentary OF her Majesty
the Queen OF Great Britain and this Department Iela
tive to the proposed Industrial Exhibition to be held
in London in the year 1851.
From the circular of the Royal Commissioners OF
Great Britan hereto annexed it will observed that
all objects intended to be introduced from foreign
countries and entered for that Exhibition required
to have been first submitted to and approved by con-
trail authority commission of the country from
which they shall be brought, and that other will
be recognized as central authority except s"ch as
shall have been certified by the Government OF the
country in which it exists
That American industry and arts may be enabled 70
appear in the place allotted to them, will be inds-
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 habitualy engaged in
matters pertaining to the arts and sciences, is the
proper body for taking the initiative in constituting
such central authority.
therefore beg leave 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,
and to request such action suggestions may seem
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,
JOHN M. CLAYTON.
This communication laid before the National
Institute, a,.l 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 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-
unties of being adequately represented in the
great Industrial Exhibition atLondon.
Aggreeably 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
uch nv the Government oF the xyhich
they are 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 actio' make sug
gestons to he fulhment of the wishes Of the
Royal Commissioners, by the establishment of such
central authority as the case 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-
spcctfully recommend the following resolution:
/. Resolued, 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 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 r. JOHNSON, &c mittee
III. GREENOUGH,
CHARLES WILKES,