Daily national Republican., 1865-04-21
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Yesterday The Acting sperstaryof s.aia
Mr.. HuNrKa presentcd BE ifRfonhlcK M
| A. BnucE 70 the Prssidsni, 4 Envoy Rxtfn
ordinary and Minister PlenipOtentiary d
Her Bhisnnio Majesty 70 The United State
Government:
Ma. PREnBESr: Il IL with deep and sin
cere concern that I have 10 accompany nv
first official act with exprcssions Of condo.
lence
On Saturday last the ceremony that take,
place to-day was 10 have been performed,
But the gracious intentions Of the late Ia.
mentcd President were frustrated by eyents
which have plunged this country into con.
sternation aud affection, and which will call
forth In Great Britain feelings Of horror ns
well as Of profound sympathy for the victims.
II becomes, therefore, my duty, sir, TO pre.
sent the letter from my sovereign, Of which I
am the bearer, TO you as President Of the
United States, and II Is with pleasure that
convey the assurances Of regard and good will
which her Majesty entertains toward you, sir,
as President. Of the United States.
am further directed to express her Ma
jestys friendly disposition toward the great
nation Of which you are the Chief Magistrate,
and her hearty good wishes for its peace,
prosperity and welfare.
Her Majesty has nothing more at heart
than to cultivate those relations Of ablity and
good understanding which have so long and
30 happily existed between the two kindred
nations Of the United States and Great
Britain, and IL II In this spirit that am
directed to perform the duties Of the i'm
portant and honorable post confded TO me.
Permit me, sir, TO say that Il shall bo the
object Of my earnest endeayors 10 carry out
my instructions faithfully in this respect, and
TO express the hope, sir, that you will favor.
ably consider my attempts to merit your mp.
probation and 10 give effect to the friendly
intentions Of the Queen and Of her Msjesty's
Government
! have tho honor, sir, to place in your
hands the letter Of oredence conhded TO me
by her Majesty. ...
To which the President replied As follows:
SiR FREDERIcK W. A. DRUCE: The oordinl
and friendly sentiments which you have ex.
pressed on the part of her Britannia Majesty
give me great pleasure.
drent Baitain and the United States, by
the extended and varied forms cf commerce
between them, the contiguity Of portions Of
their possessions, and the similarity Of their
language and laws, are drawn into constant
and intimate intercourse. At the same time
they ara from the same causes exposed to
frequent occasions Of misunderst andinR only
to be ayerted by mutual forbearance, So
eagerly are the people Of the two countries
engaged throughout almost the whole world
in the pursuit Of similar commercial enter.
prires, accompanied by natural Tivalries and
jealousies, that at first sight Il would almost
seem that tho two Governments must be enc
mics, or at best cold and calculating friends.
80 devoted ARE the two nations, throughout
all their domain, and even in their most re-
mote territorial and colonial possessions, to
the principles Of civil rights and cOnstitu-
tional liberty, that, on the other hand, the
superficial observer might enormously count
upon continued concert of action and sym
pnthy, amounting to an alliance between
them.
Each Is charged with the DEVELOPMENT of
the progress and liberty Of a considerable
portion Of the human race. Each in its
sphere 10 subject to difficulties and trials not
In by the other. The interests
Of civilization and Of humanity require the
two should be friends. have always known
and accepted II us q fnct, honorable to both
countries, that the Queen Of England Is a
sincere and honest well-wisher to the United
States. have beon equally frank aud ex-
Phcit in the opinion that the friendship Of the
United States toward Great Britain is en-
joined by all considerations Of interest and Of
-, !, ,"'s,'ng 'he "hRrActer nr hH,h
sentiment kt-ashcet piAskAEas. osRs- MN
You will, therefore, be accepted Us Minis
ter friendly and well disposed to the main
tcnance and the honor Of both countries. You
will find myself and all my associates acting
| in accordance with the same enlightened pol.
icy and consistent sentiments, and so ] am
sure that it will not occur in your ease that
either yourself or this Government will ever
have cause to regret that such an important
relationship existed ut such u crisis.