Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-11-08
DIPLOMATIC ETIQUETTE IN ECUADOR.

DlfLOMAIlC EIlQUETIE In ECUADOR.
1t is known that most of the Charges des Afaires
of the United States abroad, have recently been
promoted to the rank of Ministers Resident" And
all those conversant with diplomatic affairs are
aware that MINISTERS" carry credentials from the
President of the United States Cor from the Execu
tive Chief of their nation, the may beg and
are charged with presenting them directly to the
Sovereign (orPresident &c., of the country to which
they are accredited: Whereas, Charges des Afaires
and minor grades of Diplomatic Agents, are not
titled to that privilege, according to the ages Of
diplomatic etiquette; their credental letter, from
Secretary of State, is handed to the Minister of
Foreign Relations, or corresponding functionary,
without any especial formality.
In the case of our Minister at Quito, Hon. PHILo
WHITE formerly citizen of our State and City, we
learn that he was honored with civil and military
display on the occasion of his presentation and
ception in his new grade of Minister Resident, that
corresponded with the ceremonies which it is Gus
tomary to adopt there on the reception of Minister
Plenipotentiary
All the troops cantoned within the bounds of the
City, were put in motion previously to the appointed
hour q O'clock P. NJ and battalion of the Pres
idents avorite guards was assigned as our Minister'S
escort The Assistant Minister of Foreign Relations,
CDR. Miguel Rofio) and four of the Presidents Aids
de Camp, leaving the military in the street, waited
upon Mr.. White at his domicil. Thus escorted and
passing through streets enfiladed by columns of
troops, they walked to the Executive (or NationaD
Palace which was thronged with guards, and citi-
zens, and bands of music. On entering the large
audience Hall, it was found to be filled with the civil
officers of the government and the gentry of the
City, who made way for our Minister as he advanced
towards the President of the Republic, the latter
being posted at the farther end of the Hail. surround
ed by his Ministers of State, and fanked by the
High Judicial functionaries of the Republic &C.,
all in the uniform of their respective Offices and all
of whom arose as our Minister ncared the President,
who beckoned to large luxurious looking armed
Chair, cushioned with crimson velvet and which
stood in the space directly in front of the President
and his Cabinet Ministers. After sitting moment,
our Minister rose, with the scaled despatch from the
President of the United States in his hand, and ac-
companied its delivery to the President of Ecuador
with short but impressive and eloquent address,
pronounced in Spanish and suited to the occasion.
To which the President very promptly replied,
somewhat at length, and in ceedngly appropriate
terms, expressing great satisfaction that diplomatic
agent so worthy of the honor had been promoted to
grade higher than that hitherto occupied by any
representative from the United States at this capi
tai; and constituting this act a renewed evidence
ofhe desire of their powerful sister Republic at the
North to maintain and perpetuate those cordial and
frien d|y relations which now SO happily exist be.
tween her and Ecuador, &C., &c.
After receiving the personal congratulations of the
President, his Ministers and principal officers Mr..
White was re-escorted to his dwelling in the same
order of procession that observed in going to the
Palace, with the single exception that the principal
Minister of Foreign Relations himself accompanied
him part of the distance. The escort having par
taken of refreshments at the Legation they retired
and thus ended the ceremonies of the occasion.