Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-12-15
MINISTER SMYTHE AT Hal.
TT.
His Reception by the President of
That Republic Notable Event.

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That Republic Notable Event.
The New York Herald of Mon.
day contains letter from Port Al
Prince, Haiti, giving an account Of
the reception of Mr.. Henry NJ
Smythe, of Tazewell county, in
this State, the Minister to that
country.
THE most notable event Of this
week" the correspondendent writes,
was the grand reception, with
special audience, in the national
palace by President Hippolite Of
the New American Minister Resi-.
dent and Consul General, Henry M
Smythe, who presented his letters
accrediting him to the Haitian gov
eminent.
"At the same reception his pre-
decessor, S. Durham, presented his
letters of recall. Mr. Smythe is a
distinguished looking person, and
he made most pleasant impress
sion on all.
President Hippolyte's replies to
the old and new ministers remarks
were very cordial, and as he sped
the parting guest with graceful
words he welcomed the coming
with sympathetic and well-timed
sentiments.
Mr.. Smythe then stepped to the
front and expressed himself in
these terms:
In placing in your Lands my
credentials calling me to reside at
your government in the capacity of
diplomatic and consular represen-
tative Of the United States, | re-
ember that the expr ession con-
tanned in those credentials, in view
Of the constant use made of them
among the powers Of the earth may
become banate and conventional
but in order that they may retain
the real meaning which is attached
TO them,I am to give you the assur-
ance that to my knowledge the peo'
pie Of the United States are ami
mated by the kindest and most
fraternal sentiments toward the
cover nment and people of Haiti
Do YOU not, then, see in these ex-
prc$sions only a frank ayowal OF
regard that the executive power
makes Of free people to the first
chief of another people equally
free, having both that community
of interests resulting from the
proximity of their respective posi-
lions, of the similarity of their SEN
timents, of the homoeeneity OF
their populations, and of their COM
mon aspirations toward all that
tends the well-being Of the pub
lie?
"As national prosperity results
the intelligent employment of ma
terial goods and of the exchange
Of that which is produced by one
people and which can be necessary
to another, have the pleasure to
give you the assurance that the on
ly special task which has been con-
iided to me(it is useful evidently to
say that my duty is always to de-
fend the dignity Of my govern
ment and to keep always in mind
The rights Of American citizens)
consists in taking every step tend
ing to develop the commercial re-
lations existing between the two
peoples.
And permit me to say, Mr.. Pres
ident, in passing, that am happy
to represent a nation which is so
complete from the point Of view of
its own territory that it seeks nei-
ther by alliance nor conquest any
aquisition of territory.
"She confines herself simply to
her traditional legacy, which is the
best safeguard and the surest guar
antee not only Of that solidarite Of
peoples which seems to be a max
i'm of the administration of your
Ex cellency, but also Of the abso-
lutte harmony of all the notions of
this hemisphere.
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