Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-21
RECEPTION OF THE BRITISH MINISTER.

Lord NAPIER, the new British Envoy, received
his audience of introduction to the PRECEDENT on
Monday last, and presented his credentials as her
Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary to the Govern
ment of the United States. On presenting his let
tiers he addressed to the President the following
appropriate and felicitous remarks:
ssMR. president: In addressing your Excellency as
the Envoy of her Britannic Majesty, am instructed to
convey you the earnest desire entertained by the
Queen preserve and advance all occasions the nte-
rests and happiness of England and America which are
SO deeply involved in their amcabe intercourse and to
manifest you the hearty good wishes which her Ma
es,y chershes for the prosperity of the United States
81 venture to congratulate your Excelency on your
accession the highest elective dignity in your
try and the world May you enjoy it in health, peace
and everincreang honor and may the period of your
Government be distinguished by all the features of pub
lie welfare.
Permit me to express to you my qualification in being
selected renew and Washington those relations
of international friendship which have been ably
tanned By your representative in London This import
ant and grateful duty might have been committed to
others capable of doing justice to the sentiments of
benevoehce which animate my Sovereign her Minister'S
proach your Exceency with greater respect for your
person and your Office a good will to the Anne
rcan People.
al have the honor to deliver to your Excellency
the credenal letter which her Majesty has been gra-
yeiously pleased to entrast ;ssfps care,
The PRESIDENT rcp{ied to this address in man.
ner equally happy and cordial, as follows:
g MI LORD: offer you hearty welcome as Envoy
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tannic Majesty to the United States Your sovereign
convinced could have selected more acceptable
representative than yourself those relations
international friendship which, trust may here
after be interrupted
The earnest and gracious desire expressed by her
Majesty preserve and advance upon all occasions
the interests and happiness of England and America and
the hearty good wishes which her Majesty chershes for
the prosperity of the United States are cordially recp
rccated my part and viii elicit enthusiastic re-
Spouse from the hearts of the American People.
''No Independent Powers have ever been bound to-
gether by material interests of such magnitude as those
which unite Great Britain and the United States Indeed
the prosperity of the is necessarily involved in that
of the other But mutual interests however vast with
out mutual regard always sufficient to preserve
friendship between nations How happy, then, am l to
receive the that your Sovereign her Minister'S
and every order of her subjects animated by senti
ments of benevsnce towards the Government and Peo
pie of the United States During my administration
shall be my agreeable duty well as my earnest desire
to increase the friendship and mutual good will now so
happily subsistng between the two countries and to
render these sentiments strong and enduring With such
Sincere and heartfelt dispositions on both sides should
difficulties arise between the two Governments these
will be easily adjusted In spirit of mutual forbearance
and concession.
" return your ordship my thanks for your kind ex-
pressons and wishes in reference myself feel con-
fdent that in future Intercourse We shall proceed
tremendously and satisfactorily in dischargng our re-
spective duties
These addresses, so very happy in style and APP
proprate in sentiment, though matters of accus-
toned ceremony, appear to be marked on both sides
by. sincerity of fe1 which must CRAFTY every
5ne who rightly valilss the confirmation rrIvndly
relations of which they are the expression and
pledge.