Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-11
Washington News.

afternoon, at nall-paSt . o CLOCK, PreSi-
dent Pierce, accompanied by General JET.
ferson Davis, Secretary of War; bn.
James Guthrie, Secretary of the Treasury:
Gen. Caleb Gushing, Attorney General;
Sidney Webster, Esq, private Secretary,
and Col. John W. Forney will procee, to
Baltimore, on his way to the opening of
the Worlds Fair at the city of New York,
on Thursday, the l4th of July. The
preparations at Baltimore are liberal and
appropriate. He will leave Baltimore for
Wilmington, Del, and the city of Plla-
delphia, at Il o'clock, on Tuesday, the
10Th, remaining short time at Whining
ton to mingle with his fellow-citizens, and
will there take the splendid steamboat
John Stevens for Philadelphia, reaching
the Navy Yard at that city in the alter
noon, where he will be received bv the
military, under Major General Patterson,
and by the civil authorities of the cityand
districts. Both Baltimore and Philsdel-
phia have made ample preparations for
the accommodation and proper bestowal
of the President and suite In the latter
city, all parties have united in the recep-
ton, and there is great enthusiasm and
good feeling manifested. At Wilmington,
Delaware, the Philadelphia committee Of
three hundred will receive the President
on board the steamboat, ard he will be
addressed, on the part of Philadelphia, as
soon as the boat crosses theline that sep
arates Delaware from Pennsylvania, by
Hon. George NJ. Dallas, former Vice Pres
ident Of the United States. After having
passed through several parts Of the city of
Philadelphia, and responded to the vel
come of the Mayor at independence Hall,
he will, in company with his suite, pro-
coed to the Merchants Hotel. On We'd
nesday morning. the 18th, the New York
committee will receive the President, and,
with committee of the citizens of Phila-
delphia, will proceed over the Camden and
Amboy railroad 70 Amboy, where he will
take the boat for New Brighton, near New
York city, remaining there all Wednes-
day evening, and, upon entering the city
next morning, will be received by the mil
itary and escorted to the Crystal Palace.
The following compose the committee
from Baltimore, who attend the President
from this city to theirs, viz: Major c. NJ
Keyser, Henry May, W. f. Beale, W. H.
Shelley, J. A. Roache, Geo. P. Kane, Jno
S. Brown.
HE COMMsS1ONERsHIP OF THE GENERAL
LAND OFFICE Efforts are again being
made we learn, to effect the removal Of
John Wilson, Esq, Commissioner of the
General Land Office. They can hardly
prove successful. Very strenuous at
tempts to the same end were made in
March last for the benefit, first of the
Hon. James B. Bowlin, of Missouri, and.
next, of the Hon. Willis A. German, of
Indiana both of which failed, because
many Democratic legislators and states
men who had been long in public life
ln1TQn nYnTaS, nrS
the interest of the Government and that of
those who are so rapidly settling up the
public domain, to the Moloch of the age
to the doctrine that the trusts of the
American people are rightfully but the
plumber of political contests-a.he reward
for partizan political services.
Mr.. Wilson entered the Lar Office a
poor and friendless lad, as an under mes
senger, if we are not mistaken. Step by
step he has risen through the various
grades of it's positions to become, in the
prime of life, its head ; not by and through
the official decapitstion of any political
opponent to make room for him, but as
the sheer result of the business necessities
Of the Bureau. 1t is ADMITTED that the
duties of the Land Office Commissioner
ship was never so well discharged by any
other gentleman. Indeed, the plea set up
for his retention by General Cass and
other distinguished Democratic senator's
md representatives from public land,
States, was simply that taking all things
n consideration, the country holds no
,ther person so well qualified in all re-
'pects to fill the place. Mr.. Wilson is
Wing, but not Wing politician. Instead
If spending his time in wrangling over