The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1859-04-23
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Mexico.
Recognition of the Juarc= Government BY TIE
u. S. Minixter-the Speeches Of the w. .,

RECOGNITION of the Juurcs Government by III.
us. Minxter-Me Speeches Of the IT, >
Munster and Gen. Jua,1s.
min. PREsrDENY-ln delivering to yoni
EAcellency this letter. which accredits NE u
The Government Of the Mexican Republic IL
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister plenlpo,
tentiary Of the United States. l avail mysei
of the opportunity to assure Your EXceilellc.
that the President anu rv~fhe Of the qnltee
States retain d lively interest IN the wellafS
and prosperity of the Mexican Republic. 2
81 feel assured that your Exceliency's ad
minislration Of the public affairs OF youl
country will be distinguished by the develop
ment and consolidation of those great princi
pies of constitutional liberty which constitute
The fundamental elements of true liberty. aho
which Distinguish the Republics of Mexico and
he United States from the majority OF the
great States and Empires Of the Eastern
Hemisphere.
1.-The enlightened liberation and ardent zeal
af your Excellency for those principles are
distinctly recognized, AS well by the people as
by the Government vi the United States. and
it will be my constant endeavor to manifest
the same spirit in my relations with your EX.
%cellency, SO that the Governments of the tive
Republics may strengthen with each other d
loyal friendship, Al that our respective conn
tries may ennoble, by their history and then
progress, the complete triumph of c%onsiitu'
tioual liberty"
President Jnarcz replied as fellows:
" Sir MmiSer--lt is extremely grateful and
satisfactory to me to receive from your Excel
lency's hand the creaentkl is by which His Tx.
c~eIlency, the rresidenf ~ the United States
Eauthurizes your residence in the Republic Of
Mexico. as repres ntative of the Government
and people of the United States. and assures
me Of the friendly feelings they entertain fol
the prosperity of this Republic.
Il shall endeavor to merit the confidence
which they manifest that my administration
will consolidate among us the great principles
of Constitutional liberty-princip'es which d.
linguish MS from the majority OF older nations.
l can assure your ExcelIency that Mexico has
now entered on this path, from which it is to
be hoped she will not d%tviate, since all the off
cials and chiefs who sustain the Constitutional
Government, laying aside all partisan interests
and personal aspirations, have dedicated them
selves to the salvation of the holy cause of ma
Observation-Disclosures Liberty.
II shall likewise ,endeavor to respond to the
benevolent sympathy with which the people Of
the Uq ed States have distinguished me, and
to the exhibitions of friendIiness and Justice
which its enlightened Presiden, has to-day
given to Mexico. Like your ExceIlency. /
desire and hope that the Government Of the
tw" Republics will continue to cherish a real
friendship, which. recognizing and harmonizing
their interests will achieve the triumph Of con
-titntipnal liberty.
MAY the good example given by both
countries be followed by other nations, among
themselves aud with the United States and
Mexico, in order to consolidate The peace Of
the word and the continued progress Of bu-
mainly"