Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-10-31
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FRs N'A0A -
Iunisian Ambassadors we're escorted to the
Executive Mansion BY the Secretary OF State.
accompanied by Mr.. Perry, United States Consul
as Iunis, aud Mr. Cox, OF the State Department
A large number Of persons had gathered at tho
outer door TO witness the entrance They were
at once conducted into the Blue Room. The
Ambassadors were ia full dress, and displayed
on their breasts mark. and badges of honor
while our Consul wore MS Consular uniform .
Standing near one Of the large mirrors was
Chevslier Antoine CoTi. the secretary and in
terpreter, aUc neIt 10 him Consul Perry. On
the sofa, near the latter, were seated General
O.mss Hashem, the Ambassador, aud Secretary
Seward, While Colonel Psico Cato, aide.ie. camp
10 General Hashem, stood on the right OF the
group The fifteen or more spectators present,
including several ladies'. occupied seats Oh the
opposite side. While waiting for the President,
a d~esultory conversation was c,Tisa on by tAs
distinguished parties.
The question having been asked how this room
corresponded with the palace al Tunis, the
Tunisian Secretary replied in French. through
Consul Perry, that 10 Was DoI TIC room that did
The honor, but the persons concerned that vas
the great matter Of consequence
Consul Perry said The visitors were much III
ieEesied in the post-okce operations. which
brought oct so clearly the idea of thinking
oayonets in TIE great number Of sOldisfs' letters
- GA8 " e1G H-h6 10y 80 81
it seemed 10 them that something was wanting,
out notwithstanding this they were yerv much
pleased. They had expressed their surprise that
TIE capital of the country was inferior in size to
other cltles; their impression had been that in il
was necessarily concentrated tho elegance ana
riehness OF the entire country. Bus OF this they
were undeceived when they were reminded Of the
fact that this Is not A commercial city but the pO-
litical metropolis
| Sacfetarv Ceuast Famarkad That W.sb;rO.ou
vas as large now a. any other city Of the country
Was a. the time the y atioual seal vi Government
WAS selected, ana gave some interesting facts
connected with TIE erection OF the Presiden's
house.
Consul Perry stated, there are iouI principal
palaces in Iunis; adding that tbers are small
palaces within all important palaces where the
Governors reside, and that ia these the Bey was
entertained when he pays hs visits.
Secretary Seward, ia the course OF the CONVEX
sation, mentioned that tie President always re
sides at the capital. and here all the Departments
OF the Government. are located.
Consul Perry said the visitors had been very
much interested in tie machinery they had seer,
especially with mechanical contrivances by which
one could do sS much - a hundred or even a
thousand men.
Consul Perry, by request of the Tubisians,
inquired whether everything ia the room was Of
American manufacture to which Dir. Stanton
replied: lie believed 80, with the exception,
perhaps, of the carpet and some Of the orna-
ments." Consul Perry. smiling. said The
question was a fault OF his own, as IL was superin-
ducei by the fact that his American pride al
ways stood out so prominently; this led the
Tanisian Secretary to make the inquiry He
also remarked, in response 10 Mr. Seward, That
there was 10 systematic explorations of Car
thage nov carried on; the Arabs wandered over
the scene aud would pick up small stones and
take them away" The desultory conversation
was here interrupted by the entrance of the
President. All in the room rose to their feet.
and the President advanced to the group and
bowed, which sslutation was in like manner re-
turned, when His EIcellency, Gen. Hashem.
read from a paper, written in Arsbaic, an address,
of which the following is q translation:
His EIcellency, His Highness, the Boy Of Tu-
MS my august sovereign presents 10 Your Excel
lsncy his warmest greeting and the respectful
homage which 10 due TO your exalted position.
he has sent me 80 appear in your presence for the
purpose OF expressing to Your Excsllsncy and to
your people the great pleasure which he expe-
rienced on the termination of your calamitous
war, and on the restoration of peace and tran
guilty in your great country. Ny august SOW
sreign has also instructed me TO present TO Your
EIcellency expressions of coincidence for the
tragic end of the illustrious man, Abraham Lin
coin, whose death Justly excited national grief,
and exceedingly affected His Highness. We ar.
IDENTIFY hope and pray that with this event
may end the misfortunes Of the United States.
In view OF the friendship which unites the two
countries, His Higbness the Bey sends to Your
Excelleney his portrait. as n ~sovenier OF his
Friendship for the augmentation Of which between
our respective people, His Higbne.s hiss q lively
interest and warm desire. feel myself aaster-
ed aud exceedingly fortunate that the choice OF
HE Highness has fallen upon nc 10 accomplish
this ilnpoTtans AM honorable mission, whose sue
cess ! should regard az one OF the noblest re
suits OF my lie l take pleasure in stating, OF
Ghis occasion. in the presence Of Your Excel
lency, that since my arrival ia this country, /
have everJ whore received the most cordial and
A~aiteriug greetings. aud the liveliesi expressions
of sympathy for my country. FOX which ! an duly
grateful.
The President replied: Gsneral-This may
guration IF national courtesies between the old
continent Of Africa and the new continent OF
American seems to Us TO De suggestive, and We
ussI il is suspicious. | am glad that Tunis has
sens Us 81 Envoy, and Am especially pleased that
you have been chosen by His Hignness, The
Bey, 10 De that Minister. You are fAyorably
knoxn 10 Va 81 u soldier and IS q scholar, and,
above al, as a statesman devoted 10 the extinc-
uOa Of slavery. You will be able to report to
His Highasst, the Bey, tina, the American ns-
tion are trying no humiliation experiment. Ii is
nothing iess than ibis. whether = people ear save
liberty aud az the SANE time govern itself. The
events, pleasing and painful, 10 which you have
referred in your speech and TO which your Gov
ernnen. has referred SO kindly in your letters of
crsdeuce. we're incidents Of this great trial We
have accepted them a. such, and while we thank
God that he has saved rs from the eilauities
which rs.s threatened BY great crimes, We thank
Han for having inclined the nations OF the earth
TO interpret these crimes and their consequences
50 ju.tly. We hanbly trust tha, our succsss
will bs oenskceRt not only at home but through.
oat the world. because !. will give assurance that
although war aha conquest are so directed by
Providence as TO produce osae6cient effects, yet
that beneVolonce and peace are even better
agencies 20 promote progress snd civilization.
The portrait OF he Bey which be has sent us,
besides Daiug Interesting 10 us as the likeness of
a warm freud, IS valuable as 4 work of Arr,
and is received with satisfaction. and Congress
will De appraised OF The gilt The Executive
Government will endeSvOF 10 make yeur sojourn
agreeable. aud il nil al all time. be pleased to
kaow the wishes OF your Government.
The letter SCI; by the Bey of Tunls Was then
presented aud TIE distinguished visitors we're
sevsrally introduced 20 the Presiient, who said
that wslle here 10 their individual capacity every
facility would be preseutsd 20 hem 10 make their
sOloUgn pleasant aud interesting Iais vas out
slde OF usual eoUTtesies and he expressed the hope
that all the reluions between the United States
and the Bombay States may be conducted in a.
smicsols aud satisfactory manner.
These remarks we're Interpreted 10 French by