The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-04-06
reception OF tho New American MIN
Aster at the French Court.

i'ter at the French Court.
Malakoff," in his last letter from Paris
to the New York Times, writes: 7.aa q
Mr.. Faulkner, the new American Minis
ter, was yesterday received by the Emperor
at the Tuileries, and delivered bis credentials.
with the usual speech, to which bis Ma
jesty briefly replied. The Moniteur of this
morning, in its official notice of the event.
says that it took place with the" usual cere.
mony," but omits the speeches, no doubt on
account of their unimportance to the world
of spectators and politicians. Unlike the
occasion of the reception Of the Ambassa-
dor from Austria or England, there was no
rise or fall at the bourse, no perturbation in
the financial or commercial world, no rush
to the telegraph Offices. Nor was there any
parade-no guards of soldiers, no beating Of
drums in the Court of the Tuileries. The
" usual ceremony consisted in sending q
court carriage, with one of the aids of the
Master of Ceremonie !, to bring the Minister
to the palace and take him back again.
A marked contrast exists between the mode
OF reception of Minister and that of an
Ambassador. While for Minister the
Court sends but one carriage and an aid of
the Master of Ceremonies, an Ambassador
has four carriages, two of which have four
horses, and the Master of Ceremonies him.
self and one of his aids.
The carriages contained not less than a
dozen persons, and the cortege is preceded
and followed by cavalry. It was thus the
Turkish Ambassador was received two Sun.
days ago, and the Prince Metternich two
months ago. An Ambassador ranks high
er than Minister because be represents his
sovereign in person, while the Minister rep
resents his country only. This is one of the
barbarOus and unmeaning refnements of
etiquette which comes down from the feudal
times, and which is in direct conflict with
that principle of to day in western Europe,
which guarantees to the people sovereign
power, and thus places them above the
monarch. The reader will remark that no
distinction is made in regard to countries
the distinction applies alone to the title of
the diplomatist. Thus all thoAmbassadors
are received alike, and all Ministers alike.
But it is odd, nevertheless, to see Powers
like Turkey and Persia received with such
imposing display, while the United States
are received exactly like Hayti, Venezuela,
and the rest of the small States. Mr..
Faulkner, who, learn, was much pleased
with his reception by their Majesties, was
accompanied by the two Secretaries of L.
cation, and all went in costume" &
Another letter gives some details of the
interview between the Emperor Napoleon
and Mr.. Faulkner. Our Minister was at
tended by the two Secretaries of Legation,
Messrs. Calhoun and Wilbor. Upon being
presented to his Majesty Mr.. Faulkner made
few remarks, in accordance with diploma
tic usage. He said he was the bearer of
the ardent wishes of our whole country that
the ancient ties of amity which unite the
two nations may continue to maintain in all
their force and sincerity. Mr.. Faulkner
made pertinent allusion to the new and
enlarged common benefits which could not
fail to flow from the recently declared COM
mercial policy of the Emperor's government,
and to the lively interest it has attracted in
the United States. The Minister concluded
his address with the assurance of the Presi-
dents kind wishes 70. the happiness and
prosperity of the Emperor and Empress.
His Majesty replied in English, heartily
concurring in the sentiment expressed by
the Minister, declaring his hopes and belief
that the happy and political relations which
have so .ong and uninteruptedly existed be-
tween France and the United States would
ever continue as cordial and amicable as
they are at the present moment. At the
conclusion of these official remarks on both
sides, conversation of less ceremonious
character ensued between the Emperor and
Mr.. Faulkner, after which he was conducted
to the Empress, and formally presented to
her Majesty, who, in substance, repeated the
friendly assurances of the Emperor. MIR.
Faulkner was then conveyed, In court cars
riage, to his own residence, and his mission
is inaugurated under the most favorable cir.