Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-03-23
RECEPTION OF THE FRENCH MINISTER.

ders of SITS. Maurice and Lazarus, Of Sardinia,
Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic,
Chevalier of the Number Extraordinary OF the
Noble and Distinguished Order of Charles Ill. OF
Spain, accompanied by NJ BouRBorLoN, the Sc
cretary of the French legation was on Monday pre-
scented to the PRESIDENT of tile United States by
the SECRETARY OF STATE, who was accompanied by
all the Ministers of the Cabinet as the Envoy Ex-
traordnary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the
French Republic. Upon delivering his letter OF
credence, the MINISTER addressed the PRESIDENT
in the following terms:
MONSIEUR LIE PRESIDENT En- confant la mission
que remps aupres de vous President de Repubque
FRANCHISE ma conre double honneur, ceui de repre-
pays aupes de la noble nation Amercsne ct ceui
de retabr les deux Gouvenemens DIES relations
anement intenompues Permettez-mo Monsieur lie Pres
dent de feicte davor remplir devoir 81 cher
ct de exprime respor quaucun malenendu
poura ouber desomais unon qui existe entire deux
nations sympathques. Comment pourrase appele autre
ment eet tout qui pourra compromeitre meme en-
pparence DIES relations ondees des sentiments generaux
81 reels 81 sodes La France Ia premiere soaenu par
les par les traites Independence AmeI
caine sang de enans mee cee erre sacree
celui des martyrs de cet,e independence lie Convene
des Etats- Unis de cote etc lie premier
connaitre la Repubque Franqaise orsqu'ele etc hhs-
proclamee par France Ne seraitce un spec
tace douloureux pour Phumanie deplorable pour Ia
bere que de vo separer pour de nteres nnimes les
deux seues nations qui dome exemp, noble ct
consoan pour la dgne humaine dun Government fonde
lie drot ct la voonte de les citoyens' Nom I'm
parei spectacle sera pas donne monde qu
temple ct les deux Repubques ponver par
eur exempe que ST rordre la bere peuven ee garants
onaes peuvent aussi dams lie meme principe
base solide ct durable. ~
Tel on ledesdu Commencement tel devo
ct lie empssan aupes dun Commencement auss eclare
que celu des EatsUnis, espere settlement nepouve
aucune dicule Union aussi pecieuse, nas
Jespefe la par de liens La
lbere poque commercials, elgieuse du monde enter
est nerresse ct voyant la te de Commencement
guerrier patriotic qui conqus tire par de 81 mobiles
vices rendus pays, a espoir que la France qui
touous honorer lie devoument la goe, lu
cette meme sympathie qui Famine la noble nation
pres de laquele jai lhonneur de la represener.
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Mr. PRESIDENT: In confding to me the mission which
fulfil you, the President the French Republic has
conferred double honor-that of representing my
country the noble American nation and that of
bshing the relations momentary interrupted between the
two Governments. Allow me, Mr. President to felctate
myself on having to perform duty dear my heart and
to express to you the hope that misunderstanding will
future disturb the union which exists between nations
bound together by many sympahies. What other
could in fact apply to any thing which might endange
in appearance relations founded upon sentiments of geneosi
real and solid France the first to support Anne
can independence by arms and recognise by treaties
and the blood of her children mingled in this sacred land
with that Of the martyrs of its independence The Govern
ment OF the United States, its part the first recog
Mise the French Republic when had been freely proclaimed
by France Would it not be spectacle painful HUMANE
y, and deporabe for the Of liberty, nations
the only which have presented the example, noble
and consong for human dignity of Government found
ed upon right and upon the wishes of all its Citizens eparat-
ed from each other by ,ring interests No Such spec
tace will not be given the world which looks upon and
the two sister Republics will prove by their example that
order and liberty may be guaranteed by Governments freely
elected, international relations may likewise find in the same
principle solid and durable basis.
According the desire of the French Republic such will
be my duty and in fulfilling it. Government en-
ghtened that Of the United States hope no. only to
experience no difficulty in preserving union precious but
also to see it strengthened by bonds The political
commercial, and religious liberties Of the whole world are
interested in it. and in seeing the head of this Government
patriot WARRIOR who has conquered his title by such noble
services to his country have the hope that France which
has always honored devotion and glory will ind in him the
same sympathy which anmates her towards the noble nation
near which have the honor Of representing her.
To the Minister'S address the PRESIDENT replied
as follows
SIR express the sentiment of the American people in
welcoming you most cordially, the Representative of
nation endeared to every American heart by the "reminiscences
OF the past and the antcpaons of the future 1t is sub
ect OF sincere fecitaton to to be the instrument of
establishing relations momentay interrupted between two
nations bound together by many associations and unite
with you in the sincere expression of the hope that nothing
will hencefoh disturb those mpathes which have SO long
united them together in the bonds of friendship
We have held in grateful remembrance the assistance
which France rendered US i'm revolutionary and we
forget that she the first to sustain BY her arms
and to recognise by treaties American Independence With
pride to that portion OF history, which YOU
have advered which records the united struggle of the
Frenchman and the American in the cause of human liberty
mingng their blood and sleeping in death together on bat
tle-felds consecrated by their heroic vaor.
We glory, too in the recollection that the Government, Of
the United States the first greet the French Republic
when freely proclaimed by the people of France and re-
oice in the belief that tng interests divide u.s. The
harmony Of the two great sister Republics should ever be
maintained honorable both and their best inter-
ess should ever be regarded nseparaby interviewer Re-
presented by Minister of such distinguished reputation
France will, trust, find that cloud can for moment
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