Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-12-09
oFFIcIAL.-raoa "rur UNION" or SUNDAY.
RECEPTION OF THE MEXICAN MINISTER.

RECEPTION OF THE MEXICAN MINISTER.
very interesting ceremony took place at the
Presidents Mansion yesterday, Saturday, at Q
o'clock. According 10 previous arrangement, Senior
LUIS DE LA Rosa, the Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenpotenliary of the Republic of Mexico,
was officially introduced to the PRESIDENT OF the
United States, by Mr.. BUCHANAN, the Secretary Of
State. The past and the present relations between
the two Republics impaired an interest to this in
terview which is rarely produced by the formal in
PRODUCTION Of new Minister, accredited to our Gov
eminent. Senior DE LA RosAs interpreter, and one
OF his secretaries, accompanied him. After for
NAL presentation by the Secretary OF State, the
MEXICAN MINISTER addressed the PRESIDENT. with
much grace, in the Spanish language, of which the
following is a translation:
Translation Of the address Of Senior Lon Luis dc % Rosa,
on the occasion VI the presentation 81 has CREDENTIALS as
Eapoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenpofeahary Of
Merico.
Mosr ExcELLEyr SIN have the honor to present to
your Excelency the full power which accreds as Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Penpotenay Of Mexico to the
Government Of the United also have the honor and
satisfaction of placing your exceencys hands the letter
addressed you the most excellent President OF the Mex
can republic From both these documents your exceency
will see how benevolent and friendly the sentiments Of the
Government Mexico for the United States and how ardent
ly it desires the happiness Of this republic.
The treaty Of peace signed in the city Of Guadalupe threw
veil all the past, and Mexico will deem $eself ndem-
ned for the sacrifices which she made for peace provided that
treaty egiously and invioaby fulfilled The honor and
good faith your exce!encys Government the best
rany to Mexico for the fuflmen of that sacred pact Con-
seoueny my country will future regret that Providence
has placed her powerful people, daily increasing in
civilization On the contrary, Mexico will always address to
the Almighty the prayers which proceed from my
own heart for the prosperity Of this republic
The PRESIDENT replied as follows:
It affords peculiar pleasure sir, to recognise and receive
YOU as the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Penpotentiay
of the Mexican Republic cordially recprocate towards
Mexico the sentiments of friendship which have been press
ed for the United States the letter of your distinguished and
patriotic President but express the sentiment of the whole
American people, when you of their sincere desire
that Mexico may be great prosperous and powerful re-
public united in bonds Of perpetual any with the United
States and that her citizens may enjoy all the security, lib
erty and protection which result from wise and firm
administration Of her present constitutional SYSTEM 1t shall
be my constant cherish between the two republics
sentiments of mutual regard and friendship and to extend
and cultivate the commercial relations between them upon
terms of reciprocity which shall be mutually advantageous
May all past differences between the counties be forever
buried in oblivion
The treaty Of peace which you have referred shall be in
volaby Observed and all its spuaonsb be faithfully executed
on my part as doubt not it will be executed in a similar
spirit by my successors.
cannot upon this interesting OCCASION refrain from
pressing my qualification that the Mexican Government has
selected for lis diplomatic representative in the United States
an Individual SO highly ana Justly distinguished you have
been for public services both in the legislative and executive
departments Of your native country and above all who
contributed essentially the happy restoration of and
honorable peace between the republics The President
of Mexico and integrity have been doubt
ed has thus afforded the sure pledge that the treaty Of peace
saall be faithfully preserved on bis part.
The interview was a courteous and cordial one.
Under the circumstances, it was invested with Pc
culiar interest The two Republics had, but short
time past, been involved in war. Now, Treaty
of Peace has been made, and one of the most dis
singuished Mexican statesmen, who had been most
active in restoring the blessings of peace, is depued
to represent his Government, and to assist us in
binding the two nations together by the bonds OF
amity and peace. We cordially welcome Senior
Rosa to Washington. Our people will gladly ex-
tend to him all the rites of hospitality. We trust
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and we are sure that our Government will spare no
effort to make il so. We are satisfied that the Pre-
sdent has faithfully reechoed the public sentiment,
in his good wishes for the prosperity of MEXICO,
and in paying honor to distinguished represen-
taiive of her great interests The personal bearing
as well as the official character of Senior DE LA
Rosa will entide him to every kindness, and will,
no doubt, contribute to confirm the new relations
which now so happily subsist between the two
republics.--Union.
TArLon SURFER AT TaE WINTHROP HoUsE.-On Friday