The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-09
Preparations for the Reception of the
flaa@pAnt President.


i98#@p President.
In this Baltimore Patriot Of yesterday after
noon it was stated that the Mayor had called
the City Councils together to take into con-
sideration the propriety of determining upon
some measures with regard to the reception OF
President PIERCE during his passage through
that city on Monday next, on his way to the
Worlds Fair at New York. At q special
meeting Of the Councils last evening, in pur
suance Of the above call. as we learn by
telegraph despatch, resolutions were adopted
appointing committee to make arrangements
Tor the reception Of the President, and autho-
rizing the Mayor to draw on the City Register
for all funds necessary for the purpose.
At Philadelphia ON Thursday evening a
meeting Of the citizens was held at the county
courthouse, at which WIN. BADGER esq.,, no
minated for president CHARLES GILPIN; for
vice presidents GEORGE Nj. HOWELL and thir.
teen others; for secretaries JOHN O'BRIEN and
nine others. These nominations were duly
approved, when the Hon. t. b. FLORENCE
proposed an appropriate preamble and resolu-
ton, which were adopted. A large committee
was appointed to make the necessary arrange
ments to carry out the wishes of the meeting.
We also learn from New York that prepare
tons are making to extend to the President
a.warm and unanimous ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ly of the ceremonies of which, he is to be the
chief attraction at the Crystal Palace. 1t is
probable the military will turn out en- naasse,
and the various civic societies will no doubt
also unite in grand demonstration.
Presentation of the Mexican Minister.
We learn from the Union that the PREs1-
DENT on yesterday granted an audience of leave
to Senior DE- LARRAINzAR, the late Mexican
Minister, and that General ALMoNrE was on
the same day presented as his successor
The change Of Mexican Ministers is, we sup
pose, no indication of any alteration in the po-
Icy Of that government towards our own.
The valedictory of Mr. LARRAINzAR and the
salutatory address Of General ALMoNrE, pub
'lshed in yesterdays Union, express the most
earnest anxiety to continue friendly relations
Compliments are the common coin of diplo
macy, and generally circulate somewhat above
their intrinsic value. We trust, however, 70,
the sake Of both countries, that the sentiments
avowed by the retiring representative of Mexi-
co and his successor may be uttered in good
faith and carried out in sincerity.
We observe that the last number of thu
Unirersal, the organ Of the Mexican govern
ment, is not quite SO rabid in its denuncation
of the barbarians of the North II denies tina
Mexico has s'any idea of declaring war agains
the United States;" but adds that 'sshe is en-
'deavoring to place her army on respectable
footing, with view to repel more promptly
any invasion which may be brought agains
herself by another nation, under a notion O
physical superiority and the known tenden
cies to ittinsitabLe expansion of which certain
people make SO INSCRIPTIONS boast.''
As this military organization is avowedly foy
the purpose OF repelling an invasion of thu
United States, under the obvious paraphrast
''uf certain people," who make $50 nnscrupn
lous boast'' of the ''known tendencies to IL
hnitabIe erpansion,'' we cannot see any
material difference between The spirit of
hostility attributed to the Mexican govern
ment and the purposes thus avowed. Either
way, however, the results will rest with
Mexico. We trust she may possess the wis
dom to direct them for the promotion of peace
and justice.