The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-02
INCOMING AND OUTGOISG
chinese MtnISters-TareWcIIs Said and
Welcome Extended. O..

"elt0I1e E3teuuCus
WASHINGTON, December S1.-The new
Chinese Minister was presented 10 the
President by the Secretary Of State, at o
o'clock this evening. This somewhat
unusual hour was selected to enable the
retiring Ministers to pre5ent their letter of
recall before quitting Washington on the
night train for San Francisco The retiring
Ministers first had an audience with the
President, to whom they addressed the
following speech:
"MR. PREslDEST-0 august Sovereign,
His Majesty the Emperor of China, having
recalled us to Pekin, and our successor be-
ing present, we now have the honor to de-
liver TO n copy Of tae Imperial ediCt sum-
moning us 10 China. We beg 10 assure
you that our mission at Washington has
been most agreeable, and that we feel
grateful for the uniform courtesy and
kindness which We have received from
yourself and your predecessors and men,
beFS OF the Government OF the United
States. And now, in taking our leave, we
desire to express our sincere wishes for
yUuI Lt3lllll anu anu tLAG
prosperity OF the illustrious Nation over
which you preside"
The President replied: 'Me3sls. Minis.
teTs-I learned with sincere re ret that
your official connection with this Govern
ment was to be severed. Your personal
intercourse with all its departments and
officers has been uniformly Coul teors and
pleasant. thank you for this expire sion
OF your good will, both for me personally
and for the people Of the United States,
and beg to aGWre you thece kind feeling,
are entirely reciprocated. Veal wish you
safe and Plea2Pnt transit to your count Y,
and u happy welcome from prospero0s
people"
On being presented to the President, the
incoming Minister delivered the following
address:
MIR. Pre5ident-T have the honor to de-
liver to you u letter which the Emperor,
my august Sovereign, has addre ed to you
aecrediting me as his Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Unitsd
States. ltgive9 me great pleasure to accept
the charge laid upon me, and it will be my
constant aim to maint1in and strengthen
the amicable relations which now happily
exist between China and the United State,.
beg leave to express my earnest wishes
for your personal happiness, for the SUCCESS
Of your administration, and for the welfare
OF the great people over whom you preside,
and to add that these are the sentiments OF
my august SOVEREIGN and his Government.
beg leave to offer you assurance OF my
most profound respect and esteem"
To this the President replied:
"Mr. Minister-lt gives me pleasure to
receive from your hands His Majesty's let
Ter OF credence and the friendly assuran-
Ces with which YOU enter on your mission.
II will be my constant aim to meet these
advances in the same spirit, and to spare
no effort to strengthen the friendly rela.
tiOus SO Justly referred to by you. THANK
you for your kind expressions to me and
the people OF the United States. assure
you, MI Minister, that and they will en-.
deavOr in all wnvs 10 make your residence
here happy for yourself, as well as useful
to the two Nations Ibeg you to convey to
His Majesty the Emperor my thanks fol
the kind sentiments which he has ex.
pressed through you, and the earnest
wishes Of myself md people of the United
Stsles for his own happiness and for the
prosperity OF his great Empire and welfare
OF his people. Accept, Mr. Minister, an
expression Disqualification that His Majesty
has selected you to represent him and hit
Government at this post, Your distinction
And well known character give the best as
sumnce Of continuance OF the friendly re
latops which have been maintained in thu
past between the representatives OF hi
Majesty and the Washington Government
with great advantage to both countries"
,. After the reception OF the Chinese Minis
tetthe Russian Minister called upon tn
President to take leave betoSe starting 70
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