Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-03-20
OFFICIAL CALL UPON THE PRESIDENT OF
THE ASSEMBLY,

THE ASSEMBLY.
The Minister was then conducted to
| the palace of the Cortes, where it was in
| session. Upon arriving his carriage was
| driven to the main entrance-an entrance
which has never been opened but for the
| King and Queen. Here he was met by
| two mace bearers, the secretaries of the
| Cortes and deputation, who conducted
| Quoted him to the chamber of the Pre-
| sident, NJ Martes. M. CASTELAR, formal
| " presented General Sickles, who said
| he came by command of the President
and as the representative of the Ameri-
| can people to salute the sovereignty of
| Spain, as represented in the person of
| the President of the sovereign Assembly,
and to say that the President was pleased
| to see the creation of a republic, duly
| constituted body, which had been estab-
lished with the concurrence of all the
great powers of the State, and which
represented the people a government
lawful in origin, and he was sure perma-
| nent in its existence On behalf of the
President he wished hearty and contin-
ued prosperity to the Spanish people.
To this address M. Martes made brief
and felicitous response.
The next day the Spanish officials all
came to the Legation and returned the
call. The event was deemed so impor-
tant that announcement thereof was
made in the Cortes. | translate and send
you the official record of the debate
| CASTELAR, INyoKEs THE GOD OF WASH
INGToN AND COLUMBUS.
NJ Castelar, have rarely experienc-
ed more sat isfaction in my life than in
RI n aigrr
body the recognition of the Spanish Re
public by that of the United States. As
we find ourselves in a most unusual stu
alton, being simply and purely the dele
gates of the will and purposes Of this
sovereign Assembly, ii seems to me that
the most rudimentary courtesy and the
simplest respect demand that | should
give accounts thereto Of this most im-
portant event and of the addresses
spoken by the Minister Of the United
States, General SiCkles, in Madrid, and
, by the President Of the executive power
in reply; and if the President Of the
, Chamber will give me leave | shall read
these documents from the throne
The President-The Minister Of State
may occupy the throne
NJ. Castelar, then read the speeches as
published above, aud said:
Gentlemen, after uttCring these words
the Minister Of the United States repeat
ed to Us the assurance Of the complete
adhesion Of the United States and Of the
enthusiasm shown by that great people
for our advance in greatness and for the
bouHdlcss horizons that open to our
| hopes This act is in truth a religious
act, and we shall lift up our souls and
our hearts to heaven and beseech the
God of Columbus and the God of Wash
ington to bless our work
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE RECoG-
NITIoN.
The Prcsident-Aft this important
ceremony the Minister Plenipotentiary
of the United States of America paid al
official visit TO the sovereign Assembly
in the person of its President, and had
the satisfaction to hear from his lips IA
address, in which he confirmed anew the
sentiments of the friendship of the
American Republic towards the Spanish
Republic, and although may not here
repeat all that ! had the satisfaction of
hearing from the lips of the Minister in
the private conversation that usually
follows these ceremonies, the Assembly
may divine it from the pleasure | now
feel, and without any indiscretion / may
say that to-day. more than ever before
we may consider as dissipated those
shadows and fears which patriotism may
have harbored with respect to the integ-
rity of our territory, which, if it has
been assured in the past by the yalor
and resolution of Sraniards, is now The
more assured by the love and the decision
of a people among whom there might
otherwise possibly have arisen an opin-
ion unfavorable for Spain. am certain
of being faithful interpreter of the
feeling of this sovereign Assembly in
declaring that it has heard with the
greatest satisfaction the narrative of the
ceremony Of which the Minister of State
has given an account, and also of that
which I have just reported to the As
sembly.
The incident then terminated with
loud cheers from all the benches in the
Cortes