The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-27
PORTER AND RAURE
Our Ambassador Presented to the
President Of France.
MADE HIS ADDRESS IN FRENCH.

The Director of the Protocol Insisted
That Our Representative Should Use
the Language of the Land to Which
He Is Accredited.
Paris May H.-President Faure for
mally received the new United States
ambassador, General Horace Porter.
yesterday afternoon. Shortly before
o'clock a squadron of cuirassiers with
three carriages, one of them contain
ing M. Crozier, the director Of the pro-
tocol, and M. Mollard, the introducer
of ambassadors, drove up to the house
on the Rue de Madrid, where General
Porter is residing, as the guest of Cen
eral Winslow, to escort the United
States ambassador to the E&yses pal
ace. On arriving there the municipal
band played the "Marseillaise" and the
guard on duty presented arms. Gen
eral Porter alighted at the entrance
and was conducted by M. Crozier to
the grand salon, where he was inn
mediately introduced to President
Faure and presented his credentials.
General Porter in presenting his Gre
dentials, said in French:
Monsieur lie President, I have the
honor to present you with letter cred
iting me ambassador extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary of the United
States of America. 1t Is source Of
extreme qualification to me to be per-
mitted to represent the chief republic
of the world at the seat of government
of the chief republic of the old world,
1 have been charged with the very
agreeable duty of conveying to you the
cordial good wishes of the eminent cit
izen recently inaugurated chief magis-
trate of the United States Of America,
and to assure you of the profound re-
gard he entertains for you personally
and Of the high esteem in which he
holds the people of France.
1.-THE similarity of the forms Of gov
eminent of bur respective countries,
the belief entertained by both in liberal
political institutions and the deep in
terest felt by each in the freedom.
rights and welfare of its citizens. have
created between our people enduring
bonds of sympathy. The alliance en-
tered into by both countries when the
American republic was in its infancy,
the blood shed in common in the cause
of human liberty and the traditional
friendship continued through SO long
a period have established relations of
amity which time should never be per-
mitted to efface.
Il take pleasure in assuring you that
/ should not represent faithfully the
sentiments of my government or of the
American people If failed to employ
every endeavor. on my part to foster
and strengthen the intercourse which
now happily exists between our two
sister republics, trusting that our gov
ernments will continue to act in har-
mony and begging you to accept per-
sonally the assurance of my deepest
respect"
President Faure replied in somewhat
similar terms, expressed satisfaction at
the sentiments and assurances Gen
eral Porter had uttered, and assured
him he would find them in France well
disposed to second him in his efforts,
and that every facility would be given
him to accomplish his mission.
General Porter then presented Mr..
Henry Vignaud. secretary of the
United States embassy; Mr.. e. e.
Scott, the second secretary; Colonel
S. C. kellogg, the United States military
attache and Lieutenant Sims, the
United States naval attache. The cere-
mony lasted quarter of an hour
When General Porter withdrew the
municipal band played the Washing
ton Post March," The ambassador re-
turned to the Rue de Madrid with the
same ceremonial, escorted by the
squadron of cuirassiers.
General Porter later called upon M.
Hanotaux, the minister for foreign af-
fairs.
An unprecedented incident occurred
upon the occasion of the presentation
of General Porters credentials. The
ambassador wanted to deliver his
speech at the Elysee palace in English,
as the retiring United States ambas-
sador, Mr.. James B. Eustis. had done,
but the director of the protocol in
sisted he must speak in French, and
General Porter was obliged to submit.
Although on some previous occasions
United States ministers have spoken
in French, this is the first time the
point has been raised and formally
maintained by the presidency.