Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1857-03-25
From the Washington Union of Tuesday
OF THE NEW BRITISH MINISTE

RECEPTION OF THE NEW BRITISH MINISTER.
We learn that Lord Napier yesterday presented
his credentials to the President and was received
her Britannia Majesty's envoy extraordinary and
minister pienipotentiary. He made the following
remarks on the occasion:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: In addressing your excecncy as
the envoy Of her Britannia Majesty, am instructed
TO convey to you the earnest desire entertained by
the Queen to preserve and advance on all occasions
the interests and happiness of England and Ameri.
ca, which are so deeply involved in their amcabe
intercourse, and to manifest to you the hearty good
wishes which her Majesty cherishes for the prosperi
ty of the United States
venture to congratulate your excellency on your
accession to the highest elective dignity in your
country and the world. May you enjoy it in health,
peace, and everpcreasing honor and may the period
of your government be distinguished by all the fea-
lures of public welfare!
Permit me to express to you my qualification in
being selected to renew and avow at Washington
those relations of international friendship which
have been so ably sustained by your representative
in London. This important and grateful duty might
have been committed to others more capable of do
ing justice to the sentiments of benevolence which
animate my sovereign, her ministers, and every
order of her Subjects but no could approach
your exceIlency with greater respect for your per-
son and your Office, a warmer good will to the
American people.
the credentia letter which her Majesty has been
graciousy pleased to ntrust to my care.
To which the President replied as follows:
Ny LORD: offer you hearty welcome as envoy
extraordinary and minister plenip ipotentiary Of her
Britannia Majesty to the United States. Your SOW
| ereiSn, am convinced could not have selected
more acceptable representative than yourself to
new those relations Of ofinternaona friendship VII hch,
| trust, may never hereafter be interrupted
The earnest and gracious desire expressed by her
Majesty to preserve and advance upon all occasions,
the interests and happiness of England and Ameri-
ca, and the hearty good wishes which her Majesty
chcr'shes for the prosperity Of the United States,
are cordially rcciproca.ed my part, and will elicit
an enthusiastic response 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 one is neces.
sarly involved i'm that of the Other. But mutual in.
terests, however vast, without mutual regard, are
not always sufficient to preserve friendship between
nations How happy, then, am to receive the as
surance that your sovereign her ministers and every
order Of her subjects, animated by sentiments o
benevoence towards the government and people o.
the United States! During my administration il
| shah be my agreeable duty, as well as my earnest
desire, to increase the friendship and mutual good
will now so happily subsistng between the two coun
Ltries and to render these sentiments strong and
during. With such sincere and heartfelt dispos
tons both sides, should difficulties ever arise be
tween the two governments these will be easily ad
justed in a siprit of mutual forbearance and con
| ce sion.
return your lordship my thanks for your kint
expressions and wishes in reference to myself ant
feel confident that in future intercourse We shall
proceed harmonously and satisfactorily in dscharg
ing respective duties.