The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-01


mEErlso OF THE cEsrsAL COMMITTEE roR TIE UNI
TED sTArEs.
Pursuant to the notice given, the Central Commit
lee mete al the OF the National institute, III the
Patent Office, Thursday evening. tho 18th instant,
al O'Clock.
The meeting was called to order by Professor w al
| ter r. johnson, on whose motion COL Peter Force
was called to the Chair, and Charles r. Stanbury
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, ana fro'
! Walter u. Johnson Secretary.
At the the request Of the Chairman, (Coi. Force')
the following papers were read by rro'' Johnson" ~
| explanation Of the appointment and duties oil the
committee:
| STATE DEPARTMENT.,
| WAsulNoToN, MAY II, 1850
To the President Of TIC National Institute
.|or the Promotion Of Science.
| SIR: | have the honor herewith to transmit CO.
pies OF a correspondence which has taken place be-
tween the Minister Plenipoentiary OF her Majesty
the Queen of Great Britain and this Department reia-
tive the proposed Industrial Exhh,ion to be held
| in London in the year 1851
/ From the circular OF the Royal Commissioners OF
Great Britain, hereto annexed twill be observed that
all objects intended to be introduced from foreign
countries and entered Tor that Exhibition are required
to have been first submitted to and approved oy acsh
| trial authority commission oil the country from
which they shall be brrough and that no other Will
be recognized a central authority except such as
shall have been certified by the Government OF the
country in whch il exists.
That American industry and arts may be enabled 70
appear in the place allotted to them, it will be indis-
pensablc that recognized central authority should be
constituted and am under the impression that the
National 1nstutc having been regularly incorporated
by act OF Congress, and being habtualiy engaged in
matters pertaining to the arts and sciences, is the
,.,l. tha.
| such central authority.
therefore beg leave to submit to its consideration
the interesting and important subject winch has been
brought to the attention Of this Department by the
distinguished Envoy OF her Majcsty'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 M. CLAYTON.
| This communication laid before the National
Institute arr by it referred to select committee,
which brought forward the following report:
Report Of the Committee qf the National Institute:
| The special committee to which was referred
the communication from the Hon. John nj. Clay
tom 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 repor
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-
unites of being adequately represented in the
great Industrial Exhibition at London.
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
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
ed it the appropriate body to take actio make sug
gesons relative to the ulmcnt of the wishes Of the
Royal Commissioners, by the establishment Of such a
central authority as the case seems to require.
To this voluntary proposal 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
| T. Resolved That the Institute will take action
on the subject submitted to it by the Department Of
State.
| 2. Reso!rc9 That the Institute do now proceed
to constitute committee suitable 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.
J.J. GREENOUGH,
| CHARLES WILKES,