Year: 1874

SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES


THE SPANISH MINISTER PREsENns HIS CREDENTIALS


FRIENDLY SENTIMENTS TOWARD THE UNITED


STATES EXPRESSED on BEHALF Oh THE SPANISH


GOVERNMENT.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-Mr. Mantilla, the
newly appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary of Spain to United States was To-
day presented to the President by the secretary Oh
State on which occasion he made the following remarks


Mr. PRESIDENT: have the honor TO present to you
the credentials hich aceredit Envoy Extraor-
duary and Minister Plenpotentisry OF the Goverpmeht
of Spain that of the United States The NOBLE ana
elevated purposes which animate the Government that


represent with respect 10 all the governments OF me
world having forth In the memorandum OF the
92d day of May last and the cordial sympathes whch
Spain constantly entertained for the Uned States
having been again made known i'll the speech delivered
on the 3Oh OF the mouth by the President or the
Executive Power In reply to the speech OF presentation
ar tins solemn moment is reduced to renewing to
you xpressvely the assurances or the earnest desire
and sincere eagerness which the Spanish Government
and nation ever feel IN maintaining enltivatnR, sno
drawing closer the relations tnat from very distant
period have united them to this great people ADan-
Soned in the midst OF her political social reconstruc
ton by the Chief Magistrate whom she had eected 70
rule and govern her, with the character OF perpetuty
rooted In glorious traditions and in her secular hab
its exposed to be prey to turbulent 1actlohs as sue
was u be victim OF unstable governmental forced 10
sustain triple contest with separatistic demagogery
and decrept absoutism, Spain, by the powerful opera
of her worthy sons and tue visible protection oi
heaven has succeeded In maintaining her Integrity and
i'm resabshng order In the greater part or her vast





ruin. - But SPAN does not forget, nor can
she forget that the United States was the nrst nation
which saluted her friend when she seemed apan-
doned TO sad fate. BY their present similarity OF IN
stuions by their proximity through one Of the most
valued posts the Spanish dominons, by their perse
vernR and heroic genius. by their mutual active COM
merce by the historical grandeur OF the one
and the present grandeur other United states
and Spain are nations called upon TO live In good
harmony and to MAINTAIN constantly between each
other close relations Happy l. Mr.. President II, with
my ardent wish favorable result, good VIII for
this country and respectful consideration for Its
Government shall succeed in accomplishing always, AT
the same time the desires OF Government and the
duties Of my trust great and 80 noble an object.


To which the President replied:


Mr. MASTILI am happy 10 receive You IN the charac
ter which your credentials describe Tue assurances
which you offer behalf Of your Government OF its
posi- strengi the friendly relations between
the United States and Spain heartily recprOcaed
by me- The embaTrassments to which you allude,
which the Government OF your country has Tor some
time past experienced, both at home and else
where, deserve the sympathy Of all well wishers
OF Spain. L share the hope expressed by you
that the day is not distant when, under the
shelter Of restored peace Spain will be able TO extend
all whom she may claim jurisdiction the priv
eges of liberty, civilization, and social order You set
forth with correctness the motives TO harmony and
intimacy between respective countries IL Is hoped
both will be unremittng in their endeavors toward
tightening the bonds between them. 1 have confidence
in your professions of good will to that end and you
will ud Cause to call in question similar feeling on
my part.