Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-28
RECEPTION OF THE TURKISH COMMISSIONERS.

/ RECEPTION OF THE TURKISH COMMISSIONER
| On Saturday last AMIN BEY, Commissioner o
His Imperial Majesty the Sultan Of the Ottoman
Empire was presented to the PREslDENT by the
SECRETARY OF STATE. All the Heads of Depart
ments and several other distinguished persons were
present. On being introduced to the President
AMIN BEY made an address in the Turkish language
of which the following is translation:
have had the honor to be appointed by the Government
of His Imperial Majesty the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
to visit the United States of America, with the Of
those relations Of peace and friendship which
SO happily have always existed between the Govern
ments.
have it much a. heart to execute the wishes Of my
Sovereign in an acceptable and, though the
countries are so far separated and the increasing
facilities Of travel cannot fail to bring them nearer each
other With their extension intimate relations will
hereafter naturally arise between the Ottoman Empire and
the Great Republic of the New World.
II has occasoned His Imperial Majesty much pleasure to
know that he has the appreciation of this Government
and that of the American People, BY the which he
recently pursued in favor of the unfortunate Hungaans
whose position had claims those feelings Of humanity and
benevolence which all times occupy the heart of His
Majesty.
am instructed by my Government to visit the institutions
of public and private industry of this country and to inform
myself Of the system of education successfully followed in
the United States for the purpose Of making report the
same.
The hospable and kind attentions which | have re-
ceived from the American people, since my arrival in the
New World, regard many evidences Of good will
and respect towards my evered Sovereign whose unworthy
servant am and beg leave take the present opportunity
of expressing to you as the Chief Magistrate Of this truly
great country, how deeply grateful am for them
To these observations the PRESIDENT made the
following reply:
Sir; Your arrival in this country is not unexpected
The Representative of this Government Constannope
informed U.S. months ago, Of the purpose of the Sub
lime Porte send public agent to this country. The
Government of the United States received this information
with pleasure, and am happy to-day to realize the anc
patton in which we have INDUCED.
The high consideration due your Sovereign and his
Government and what we barn of your own intelligence
and character, conspe to make you welcome visiter
The occasion is striking al well pleasing. From the
Bosphorus you come GRAND Of peace and of friendly
inquiry, the western SHOES of the Atlantic. From
country Of much antiquity, and much history, your
Government, with ar-seehg intelligence has dispatched
you to this Western Republic that you may acquaint
yourself with its civilization, is institutions, its extent and
its power and with the caues which, in little than
centuries, have raised up and established community
of than twenty-five millions of people, under forms Of
government entirely Free and yet such have been able
as we trust make the American character unfavoraby
known in the world.
In the name of the American Government and People,
bid you welcome The country is before you, and all
open to your examination and Inspection. Whatsoever
there is in political organizations system Of educa
ton and instruction. in commercial regulations, in the
organization and equipment of means of national Defence
whether in the army or in the navy, will be readily SUBJ
ected your inquiry Competent officers viii be instruct
ed conduct you the dockards and public arsena the
hospitals for nvaids and the various institutions for the
lief Of the poor the insane, the blind and the impo,en will
invite your attention You will pass along, with opportu
mites observe the great lines of communication canals
and railroads; and you will visit and examine those manu.
featuring establishments the produce and growth of private
enterprise which have enabled the vessels of the United
States to bear samples Of the skill and industry their people
all over the Levant You will the broad fields of Ameri-
agriculture producing wheat maze rice cotton and
tobacco Finally, sir you will have opportunity of be-.
holding the mountains and the rivers and the lakes of this
continent and be able report accurately, when you
the confines Of Europe and Asia, what scale of
magnitude are those natural features of the earth which have
attracted your attention.
While you remain in the country, Mr.. Commissioner,
every proper degree of respect will be paid to you and
depends u.s. the wishes of your Sovereign respect
ing the of your mission shall not be disappointed
and trust with you that its effect may be greater
sion of friendly and commercial relations between the Otto
| man Empire and the Republic Of the New World. Amin
Bey you have said, and said truly, that His Imperial Ma
esy your Sovereign the Sultan, has the appreciation
the American Government and People, by the pur
eued him in favor Of those unfortunate Hungaans whose
condition had claims the feelings of the humane
and benevolent all the world that approbaton let
say, Deep and cordial and widespread Not disposed
interfere with political which do not affect our
selves the people of the United States are yet intelligent
and wenformed and quite observan of all that passes
world connected with questions of national and human
rights. While they maintain strict neutrality in all foreign
wars, they nevertheless sympathze most deeply in all sug
giles against oppression They lovers of justice Of milo
governments Of humanity, and Of every thing which pro-
the of political and social happiness among
repeat, Mr.. Commissioner, the pleasure have in vel
coming you hhe and you of the disposition Of THU
Government to make your mission agreeable to yourself
satisfactory your intelligent Sovereign the Sultan Of th
Ottoman Empire.
/ The address of AMIN BEY was interpreted t.
the PRESIDENT by Mr.. Brown, dragoman of thu
American Legation at Constantinople, who II
like manner interpreted the reply of the PREsr
DENT to the Commissioner, who listened to