Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-11-09


mission will tend materially to render still more ex-
tensve and valuable. 5G
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his Majesty the Sultan have much pleasure in behalf OF
number Of ielowctzens, in requesting the honor Of
company together with that of your Suite at dinner at
che Revere House, Monday next, at O'Clock p. M.
We have the honor to be sir with great respect your obe-
THOMAS B. CURTIS,
BENZ. sEAvER.
EDWARD LAMB,
Committee.
To AMIN ,BEr, Lieutenant Colonel in the Army
and Commander In the Navy of the Sublime Porte.
This invitation was cordially accepted and extend
the right hand OF fellowship and goodwill to who has
sought shores upon mission of peace and kindness and
present to you Amin Bey The friends who have invited
hher form but small portion Of the business community Of
Boston, representing large body whose members hail your
arrival rerunner Of mutual good TO both your country
and You sir, from the land cf the myrtle and
orange and from the sunny shores Of the Bosphorus, will
find painful contrast in viewing the less favored soil Of New
England, whose spontaneous growth may be summed up
granite and pine but however forbiddng climate and
soil our hearts warm, and warmer than now IN
welcoming the servant of your truly wse hosptab and be-
necent Sovereign You have already been received with dis
tncon by the President of these United Staes the con
tued authorities of the National Government have made you
the nations guest you have been introduced upon the floors
of National Congress the authorities of city have
made you welcome and now the gentlemen present unite
in offering you their individual hospitality Gentlemen
propose to you
Long life, health, and happiness to the Sultan.
To this AMIN BEr replied
cat moment, since my arrival in the world, have
felt much satisfaction and pride the present. be-
lieve it is generally known that the mission with which
have been honored by my Government that Of the United
States OF America simply and purely of friendship and
inquiry after information useful my countrymen at home
Politics have part in it. For many years past perfect
good will and the knde feelings have existed between my
Government and that of the United Staesbetween the
Governments of the :. Far East" and the "Far West"
here to my humble endeavors to strengthen that
good will render the duration of these kind feelings per-
manent; and Notwithstanding the immense distance which
separates America from TurkeyWa ashingon from Constan
noplehere happily exist relations between the two
tries of commercial naure which tend draw them
every day. The people of these two countries may
readily visit each other with increased facilities by Of
steam, which believe may CALL earnestly and foI the best
of reasons, "thc american Element" and thus may cu-
vate with each other and more intimate relations. My
own Government has strongly heart the extension Of these
relations of with the United States. 1t in
them the only basis Of amiy between the two nations
for without them and those of mutual usefulness generally
there would exist between different nations and peoples
other feelings than those Of sehnees and mutual jealousy
Commerce renders all respected by the strength
which gives hem and adds happess and comfort to the
natives engaged in it.
feel deeply grateful for the kind mention which have
just heard of my much honored sovereign and it will be
equally agreeable to him. am sure to learn that his name
opinion of the citizens of Boston, Their relations with his
domnions extensive and valuable than those Of any
other part of the United States have learned from the
since my arrival here great lesson IN private industry and
enterprise and in the promotion Of that intelligence and
education which constitute the chief source of their
derful prosperity
Among the many very interesting speciaces which it
has been happines to witness since visit to the New
World, there Is which will deeply merit the at
tenton Of my Sovereign and his Government than that of
great deberave body chosen by the whole people of the
United States to represent them in Congress- and there make
laws for the government Of the greater portion of entire
continent have observed that their abors for the welfare
of their country limited the day. but that even the
night subsevent to the interests of those whom they
represent. The honorthe very distinguished honorwhch
that body conferred upon me- rather the sovereign
whose humbest am, by constituting the guest
OF the nson unexpected is fatterDg to my
Government It is strong evidence Of the friendship of the
whole American people for my honored sovereign 1t
attention responding, in the forcibe language the
sent The kindness which have also received from the
Chief Magistrate Of this great and prosperous country has
made impression my mind Of profound respect and ad
iraon for him, which, fear can convey but inadequate
y to own sovereign. In the Of the Sultan, whom
you have this evening been pleased to honor of his Govern
nent and on my own humble part beg leave to join you
all in the best wishes for the health and happiness Of the
cellent President of the United States"
Mr. sruRoIs, after few predatory remarks, gave as
sentiment The Health of the powerful and fearless De-
lender OF the Constitution The whole people enjoy the re-
suits Of his public services"
Mr. WEBsrxR replied with great eoquence and earnest
ness de began by saying, 81 Union man an out
and out Union man but it would be bad in me,
occasion like this when there many topics Of interest,"
speak Of political matters only" He then alluded to the
mission Of the distinguished Turk, and said He
among us as the Of the United States not as the guest
Of fraction, but the Undnot the guest Of discovered
and broken country but the guest of the United States
Amerca-Sates spreading vast territory, Of various
products and climates and Of interests and institutions vet
thank God, they all United States II is in the capacity
Of united citizens Of united States that are now assembled
10 welcome to our fcstiviy distinguished man from dsn
gulshed country and il is in the capacity of united Ameri
cans that we can appear espectabe Others may speculate
heorz and go crazy if they please, in arguing the
srary, said Mr. WKssrnR, "but say is only ss united
people We can Be prosperous At homo or respectable
abroad He bad always resisted the opponents Of the Union
and he should always continue to do So He professed
know something Of tho sentiment Of the people Of this
and beautiful country, and be did not hesitate to declare
sentiment N favos Of harmony. An ins,utou no, Of our