New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-22

Q The Governments OF Great Britain and Of the vntcd
States OF America the guardians Of the Independence
Of San Juan.
VIZ. F. BOONE, Esq. the o. s. Consul, responded and
euogized the good order and judicious administration
Of the present municipal government which, If conun
ued, would enable San Juan to stand alone and to sd
vance unsided In Der career Of prosperity.
3. The Mayor and Council Of the City.
His Honor replied and compImenfed the fair stran-
gers from the East who had temporarily pitched their
tents In the Tropics and now graced the festive board
4 The Judiciary and legal functonaries of the Gov
ernmeDt
Judge GEDDEs returned thanks for himself and bis
colleagues Of the Supreme Court
s. The hospitality Of the Citizens OF San Juan delkOrs
TO those who have become their guests They hold the
post Of responsibility and honor the hosts and pro-
tectors Of the pilgrims Of California
AID B. MOONEY replied that the stranger should never
want friend while San Juan had heart and hand
g. The supremacy law snd order as exhibited In
the late energetic action Of the Mayor Council aud cid
May ihs the fret trial By Jury, be- Ike the great
principle It Illustrates invOlable and eternal ex-
ample for future legislators.
Aid. GERNe, In reply asserted the determination Of
the Government to be firm but just 10 all.
T. New.York, San Juan and Cafornia-she three
great links which bind the Atlantic 10 the Pacific.
The intelligence, enterprise and moral worth OF
the merchants of San Juan safe guarantee Of the In
tegriy and prosperity OF capital invested here
AID GERsG replied thar failures had yet occurred
at San Juan but that all obligations honoraOy dis
charged and general confidence existed in the
tile community.
9. The U. s. Commercial Agent, WIN. F. 30 oSE-We
greet him with a hearty welcome.
Mr. BOONE, In reply, drew happy picture Of the fu-
ture prosperity which the manifest destiny of San
Juan. But short time since the route between this
place and the Pacific a dTeary wilderness Nov 1t
il studded with bameis and ranches and at every step
of progress the impress Of civilization The
noble rivers and lakes Of the route delight the multi
tudes who them with the grandeur of their
scenery and necessary consequence of the tide Of
emigration, we may safely anticipate that before long
the Bay of San Juan will have s snphihester occupied
with quays and wharves and warehouses and its streets
enlivened by the hum Of an extended commerce.
10 The absent Press-We miss them daily, aud at
our social board
Puner BACON replied that as Pursers frequent.
ly humble friends of TIE Press, he would, In an humble
manner, endeayor TO representa- it.
This an important point in the history of Central
America We celebrate the birth of another Indepen
dence, the founding of another State San JOAN Is the
great gate through which the East pours her
to the West-the beloved treasures which now
round u.s. the jewels Of her best manhood the pearls Of
ner MOST precious grace. IL Is tne tnTOuSu
which the Pacific passes her golden tributes to circulate
In blessings through the world San Juan Is rich 10 the
elements of greatness and progress. Her locality her
connections her Constitution cast before her the light
of brilliant future She has risen and ptI rise, under
the influence of that rmind which has awakened
shore and sea- from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, which has planned and opened this great route
toward the setting san and whose mission it Is TO
mence here and to achieve the highest because it b the
most difficult and the benefcenD triumph of the
worlds history-ths union Of the OF the Atlantic
and the Pacific.
This, therefore, Is time and place for remem-
braDce The pilgrims of Massachusetts, the cavaliers
Of Virginia. and the hunters Of Kentucky associate
il with their homes and their history the pioneer
spot of civilization In Central America-ss the nucleus
of freedom In the Tropics. San Juan wants but one
Press May its rays soon penetrate hef forests and
light up her shores.
II. The Ladies-The white roses which have been
and are to be, added 10 the garland OF the Tropics
His Honor the Mayor replied, and hoped they would
stay long enough become part Of the garland Their
present brief sojourn only to regret the
bouquet we lose.
The eight guitar, with songs of the Silly night
and home" and sweet remembrances Of friends, filed
up the evening hours, until some TO their hammock
and some the quiet Of the bay had gone
their rest with happy and thankful recollection of the
Independence Day Of San JGGn.
The ensuing day saw the travellers safely embarked
on their way across the lsthmus