American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-08-21
MEXICAN DOCU MENT.
Loan OF FIFTEEN Millions PRe.os

iS~hN VI 50 iEEN MILLIONS Ike. OSED.
We copy from the Washington Union, a
translation Of tie report and resolutions sub
mitteL by the Mexican Minister of finance to
the Chamber ofOeputies, the subject of which
is to empower the Executive to contract loln
of fifteen millions of dollars. 1t comes in the
Diario del Gobicrno of July 2lst, received at
the De apartment Sf State via Pensaco!c, and is
as follows:
Department ofAc Treasury, July 81, 1915.
On the 10th of April of TIE present year,
had the honor to, present to the angus. Cham
! Der OF Deputies Il report proposing various
means which the government considered pro-
| per to 5f adopted, in order to obtain resources
Tor making war on Texas AZ that time, some
/ hope remained th2t the efforts of the GOVERN
ment to avoid war. and its fatal consequences,
might prove successful. That hope Is now
/ forever lost and there are ma alternatives for
Mexico than iu,lay and slavery on t!c one
side, or yer, with a.! It's disasters and ca!ani-
ties ON the other Mexico has been provoked
10 this wa;, and for long series Of raass has
1o'nc this provonati"n; ana her people would
pow b" unworthy 90 preserve the cguntrY
yHnh their fathers conquered by tl.r blood,
. they stou.u mot ava aa& rise .a u.ef, ID OPP.
pose an iG4l'ous aggression, in deauea Oh
.Hslf "'"""'''iy, "n1 10 secure respect as an
'.1"H ,.''", '.''.'. I "' NWa Tor la'Nn@ an"
d''.....@ '.- la.'A' aa.,,".a nights OF @rN.ao IN
l,'a 'eAa' questions :. .o" past; aud iHo period
h'. A'.l\'. Ha'H we hHsi act VITA rap"tty
ana ee.'s' Oh. 80 "t"2I 10 sustain our national
c""'" "e'"i' "h &"'.t word, winch Is "OsoFv-
'hS U@. 'a" ".0H VIII * ITS eyes upon us, 10
sue N.',u.-' w. are "ni,..t To be- regarded a.
nation, OF only e. he conquered as horde Of
@avagfs' 'rr government has been unable 10
resist The calls "l GUtg, OF The unanimous voice
Of the nauou, ,l.a is ulo,u-a by necessity TO en-
gage IN "lr iHc Minister Of Foreign kea-
ucha mas alf'adE submitted his proposition t.
declare "a'; aua, without doubt, the national
Congress W'A tlarce 1t, n obedience to the
WISHES o. the Icf@5Hc.
iH' government must however, repeat
what II already stated IA lis report 0; the l9th
OF AFuI-lAa, everything IS disposed and pre-
pared i"i war, aHa mat noth!Hg Is wanting but
pccUnatl resources, IN order 10 execute with
c'.eH'i tie "iSposIb3As OF tbs government
1 hese resources are urgently required; and the
republic VIII hazard ils political existence, If 1t
suffers many days to cla?Se before granting
! Them. me appropriations must De very large,
PiopoiuoHod to lhe chormty ana urgency OF
the expenses winch are rendered necessary by
a lorcgh war. Inc lands necessary Tor thus
war CANNOT DC G3tnlnaa by the common and
usual means, The actual situation OF the treasl-
~ requires the Application OF extraordinary,
and, perhaps, oppressive means, which, under
no othcr circumstances, could be h1rne.
loan, either national or torelgn, OF fifteen mil
hons OF dollars, presents the only means OF car
| fyhg on tne war WIN glory ana |" tortn'
hate cohcIusioh, ana IN oroei 10 OBTAIN tlils
uIu'lph; a''Gt Wh1ch tHe present system OF the
political Worid gives 10 people the right to be
lhoe'nn'"Go Iot 'He losses ana sacf,iceS Oh
war; 70 70, "'cl 1t naS Dsch 'nP"'ouS'y ProVoN-
Gu l"G PioPo'''iol' Vi III" iodl' may DC d ne"
GROUND ior utjusI opposition TO t!'e govern
l'eh', ''S MINISTERS WIZ, 'eSPo'u before inc ma
''o''' t'' COURTS anu the "hoic Worio' 10 Tie
ca'u'',il'ou" 'iilPutat'ohS out' ior Inc present.
the administration is endeaVoring not to save
themselves out inc Fepunic' ne government,
/" co'''P''ahce "ti''S outy'ahd according TO the
Inspirations Oh us c9hSc'enco 'I'eh repeats be-
,ore congress- 'ha' lno Independence OF tne ma
t'oii IS III sanger ana l''at Me%'co VIII lhe'l-
tdniy Sulier all the oViis OF lofe'gh INVASION,
unless Lie authority DC granted 10 'he govern
nent TO contract loan OF fifteen millions OF
a az, With as LItle grievance as poS3Ibie'-
nc government "lII moreover say; lhat III It's
op'n'oh' The authorization winch 1t asks should
gress may dictate with regard to the serious
question OF Texas, which 1t Is about to Ia Ike IN
+" Go,'S'"ei' .'o"' So'iIc foS't'ctIohS siont1