The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-19
MEXICAN DOCUMENT.

MEXICAN DOCUMENT.
LOAN OF FIFTEEN MILLIONS PROPOSED.
We present to our readers, agreeably to our
promise yesterday, translation of the report and
resolutions submitted by the Mexican Minister OF
Finance to the Chamber of Deputies, the object Of
which is to empower the Executive to contract a
loan Of fifteen millions of dollars 1t comes in the
Diario del Goberno of July 2lst, received at the
Department of State, last evening, via Pensacola,
and is as follows
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY,
July 81, 1845.
On the 18th of April of the present year, had
Che honor to present to the august Chamber Of Dep
uties report proposing various means which the
government considered proper to be adopted, in or
der to obtain resources for making war on Texas.
AT that time, hope remained that the efforts of
the government to avoid war, and its fatal conse-
quences, might prove successful. That hope is now
forever lost and there other alternatives for
Mexico than infamy and slavery on the one side or
war; with all its disasters and calamities, on the
other Mexico has been provoked to this war, and
ton; and her people would now be unworthy to pre-
serve the country which their fathers conquered by
their blood il they should not and rise in mass
to oppose an iniquitous aggression, in defence of
their nationality, and to secure respect an indie
pendent people. The time for talking and dis
cussing the incontestable rights Of Mexico in the
Texas question, is past and the period has ar
rived when we must act with rapidity and decision,
in order to sustain our national cause before the
whole world, which is observing us, and which will
fix its eyes upon US, to see whether we are worthy
to be regarded nation, or only to be conquered
as a horde of savages. The government has been
unable to resist the calls Of duty, the unanimous
voice Of the nation, and is decided by necessity to
engage in war. The Minister of Foreign Relations
has already submitted his proposition to declare
war; and without doubt, the national Congress will
decree it, in obedience to the wishes Of the republic
The government must, however, repeat-what it
already stated in its report of the 18th Of Aprlthat
everything is disposed and prepared for war, and
that nothing is wanting but pecuniary resources, in
order to execute with celebrity the dispositions of the
government. These resources are urgently re-
istence, if it suffers many days to elapse before
granting them. The appropriations must be very
large, proportional to the enormty and urgency Of
the expenses which are rendered necessary by a
foreign war. The funds necessary for this war
cannot be obtained by the common and usual
means; the actual situation of the treasury requires
the application Of extraordinary, and, perhaps, OPP
1rhi rI otI,a
stances, could be borne. A loan, either national or
foreign, Of fifteen millions Of dollars, presents the
only means Of carrying on the war with glory, and
to fortunate conclusion, and in order to obtain
this triumph; after which, the present system ofthe
political world gives to people the right to be in
IDENTIFIED for the losses and sacrifices of war, to
which it has been iniquitously provoked. The
proposition Of this loan may be new ground for
unjust opposition to the government its ministers
will respond before the nation, the courts, and the
whole world TO this calumnious imputation; but,
for the present, the administration is endeavoring
not to save themselves, but to save the republic.
The government, in compliance with its duty and
according to the inspirations of its conscience then
repeats before Congress, that the independence
of the nation is in danger, and that Mexico will
inevitably suffer all the evils of foreign in
vasion, unless the authority be granted to the
government to contract loan Of fifteen millions
Of dollars with as little grievance as possible.
The government will moreover say, that in its
opinion, the authorization which it asks should
precede every other resolution which the Con.
gress may dictate with regard to the serious
question Of Texas, which II is about to take into
consideration. Some restrictions should doubtless
be imposed on the government, to the use of this
authorization; and it belongs rather to the wisdom
of Congress than to the government, to fix those
strictons. can only assure Congress, that the re-
sources which the government may receive for the
war will be relgiousy devoted TO the sacred OBJ
ject to which the nation requires them to be as
sgned-to the defence Of its honor and the preser-
walton Of its independence.
the august Chamber ofDeputies the measures indi-
Gated in the following propositions:
First The government is authorized to contract a
loan, either national or foreign, which may bring
into the treasury disposabe amount Of fifteen mil
lions Of dollars.
Second. For the extinction ofthe debt created by
this loan and the payment Of the interest, the gov
eminent will hypohecate all the revenues of the
nation not already hypothecated for other pay.
ments
Third The government will present to Congress
an account of every loan which il may contract in
virtue Of this authorization, and statement of the
objects to which the amount OF such loan lie devo.
ted.
LUIS DE LA ROSA.
THE CASE OF WILLIAM r. ELLIOTT.
This hrouohf me-, H.. e.