Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-30
THE JuARzz aovERNNlNE..

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respondent of the New Orleans PieaysaA writing
from Vera Cruz under dats Of April oh. says:
The Constitutionalstaare now IN undisputed pos.
session of the entire outskrts Of the republic; Of
the whole Gulf and Pacific coasts from the Rio
Grande to Sisal and Guaymas to ventosa. with
which we have commerce; Of the States Of Vefa
Cruz, Oajaca, Tabasco, and Chiapas, including the
Isthmus Of Tchuantepec through which runs our
great transit route and Of the States Of chihuahua
New Leon, and Sonora, where our. citizens arc for
the most part settled. II then. there Be one gov
eminent in Mexico with which It IS important that
we should be in communication, or one capable Of
fulfilling its engagements with us II Is the Juarea
Government
Besides, the newly recognized government d rc-
ally one Of substantial merit and both in its per-
sonnet and principles and administration worthy Of
our highest regard rs . republican people. The
head and front Of it is the President himself pure
Indian by birth, but man Of profound learning In
the laws Of his country, strong sense. simple man.
ncrs, and true devotion to liberty. He IL indeed,
the very bulwark Of the Constitutional Government
in Mexico as is Alvarez its chivalric champion, par
excellence but in his great mission he IS ably sup
ported by Ocampa, Minister to Foreign Affairs;
Ruiz, Minister Of Justice; and Lcdro dc Tcjada,
Minister Of Finance, whose very name IS tower Of
strength to the cause in which his life has been
SpeuI hiiow Nv SosSs"saSsss WV" "ss~ss
we have relations that more commands my respect
and believe this is but the common opinion Of all
who are personally acquainted with It
But to return to what I started out simply to de-
scribe-thc ceremony Of recognition OF course We
had the soldiers out on the occasion; nothing iu-
portant takes place in Mexico, except under military
patronage. The battalion detailed for this purpose
was the "FTo," or city troop. handsome, soldier
like body Of men, comprising ten companies, fity
bayonets in each They extended in double line
from the hotel where Mr.. McIanc was lodged. to
the National Palace where the ceremony took place.
First came the president and his cabinet followed
by the municipal council, and other distinguished
citizens who took their seats in the large saloon set
apart for such assemblies. Mr.. Mcl.anc lct his
apartments at precisely ono p. M, attended by the
Secretary Of Legation, Mr.. La Rcndric; the United
States Consul, Major Twyman; Capt Farragut, Of
the sloop-ofwar Brooklyn; Capt Jarvis. Of the
sloop-ofwar Savannah, and a number Of invited
American citizens, making up very handsome par.
ty, though it might have been rendered much more
imposing by the presence Of all the officers Of the
two vessels in port
As Mr.. McI.anc entered the saloon all respectful.
ly arose. Mr.. Ocampo, Minister Of Foreign Affairs,
coming forward to meet him, conducted him in
very gracious manner to the further end Of the
room, where the President stood, the ministers Of
justice and finance on one side. and the Governor.
Zamora, and Commandcr-in-C Chief lglcsias on thc
other-the Minister Of Foreign Affairs retaining his
position at the left Of Mr.. McIanc. An exchange
Of recognition all around and the minister at once
proceeded to read his speech, first in English and
afterwards in Spanish, in an emphatic and rather
lawyer-likc manner.
Judged by the rules Of rhetoric, il would be
strange if the English part Of the performance vas
not better done than the Spanish; but not so eyi.
IDENTIFY thought the audience. For though all and
especially the President and his Cabinet, listened
respectfully to what they could not understand yet
noticed remarkable Frightening up Of the coun.
tcnances around me when the Spanish part Of the
performances began.
The Presidents reply was one Of the handsomcst
efforts Of the kind l have ever seen. Though an
Indian, Senior Juarcz is q remarkable wclappcar;pr
man every way; indeed, among the large number Of
distinguished gentlemen composing the assembly,
he would easily have been singled out as tic man Of
the occasion.