The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-23

PRESENTATION OF THE NEW HAYTIES Min.
fsTER.-General Tate, tho new Haytien Min.
lister TO this country, arrived here on satur-
day evening from New York, and was pre-
sented to the President yesterday by secre-
tary Fish. The presentation took place In the
red parlor at the Executive Mansion, when
addresses were made as follows:
Mr.. President; have the honor TO deliver
to your EScellency the letter by which Am
accredited near you 10 the quality of Minister
Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary Of
the Government OF Hayti.
=. The great and noble progress which human
ity has realized In these latter times In this
hemisphere-espccislly due to the laborious
and always constant efforts OF American phi
ianthropy, the luminous convictions, and the
lndomitAble energy, with which your illus
trious predecessor, Abraham LtucOln, and the
present Administration have consecrated that
progress In the undamental law OF this great
people Of the United States and In na policy,
renders 1t, now and hereafter, more obligatory
still and more particularly sgreesbie, for the
Republic OF Hayti, than for the other nations
ofthe earth, to be represented near the Gov.
eminent OF Washington.
The high philanthropy and the sentiment OF
Just reparation towards = race heretofore op-
pressed in this same country those noble prin
ciples which have determined your Admins.
tration, Mr.. President, to make choice of =
man Of that race to represent tho great and
powerful Republic Of the United States at the
Republic of Hayti, have awakened In the
hearts Of all Hastlsns-jealous Of the progress
and Of the ultimate elevation OF their race-a
just feeling of admiration and Of gratitude.
President Salnaye, as the representative OF
the nation, has charged me TO express TO your
Excellency how much he has hecn gratineh ~
this mark Of esteem And Reconsideration giyen 10
our race. He augurs from that the finest hone
OF the extension Of those connections aud reel.
ptocity OF favor and sympathy which will here
after exist between the Two Countries
For my part, Mr.. President, / congratulate
myself, aud an proud that Providence has ~
hat 10 -. = n
Salnave has fallen upon me to be the inter
prefer OF sentiments which so Deeply shAr,
towards the people OF the United States IL
ular.
You may be assured. Mr.. President, that my
EFFORTS 10 the appointment which have the
honor to hll near your Government, will al.
ways tend to affirm and consolidate the good
harmony which so happily already exists
Oetween the doyernment Of the United states
and that OF the Republic OF Hayti.
The President replied as follows:
GENERAL: II any proof were wanting of tn,
upiounded character OF the prejudice which
until recently, pervaded at least psrts O
this country against the race from which yot
are sprung, 1t might be found In the high tone
and polished style OF the remarks which you
have Just uttered.
That, however, like all similar preJudiees
or later, yield to the force OF truth. The
throes by which the new birth here was sc,
eompanled were, indeed, agOnizing, and their
Provident statesmen, however, have neg
lected no Ut opportunity for sanctiouing and
securing by law those privileges for your
natural result OF our great civil convulsion
Among them Is their right to empioynaent
abroad as well as at home In the public ser
vice-A right which, as you say, has been &C
knowledged by the appointment of one Of tn,
formerly prescribed race to represent tht
United States 10 Hayti
/ congratulate myself for this occasIon "
render homage to the change In public senti
ment adyerted to by receiving you, as cor
uiaiiy 90; ss the first Enyoy EStraordinsr
public.
Gen. Tate, whose complexion is hardl,
darker than that of most of the inhabitaut.
OF the West Indies who sprang from Euro
pean stock, Is represented to be highly edu
Gated, having graduated from an Eugllsl
college and also from a French military
school. In the beginning of the rebellion
he was In this country, and at an early day
he rendered his services 10 President Lincoln
In the organization of colored troops, but, a,
the Government had not then adopted the
policy Of arming that claSs, his offer was de
cllned. AT that time he was in command o
Gefffard's body guard, aud Judge Adyocat
General of the liaytlcn army. Since then
under Salnave, lie has been Secretary O
Foreign Affairs and of FINANCE. 1t
thought that, on account Of his accomplish
ments and natural ability, Gen. Tate can d
much toward having the affairs of his coun
try properly understood by tn Government
and that he can accomplish more as a repre-
sentative than any of his predecessors huy,
so far been able to do.