Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-07-25

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the public lands.
Sec. A. And Be u further oaaoted, Tha
all acts and parts Of acts as provide for al
exemption from the imposition of taxes up
on lands sold BY the United States for fvt
years from aud after the day of sale, be
and the satne ere hereby repealed.
Tho following Proclamation has been
issued by Gen. Taylor, aud Is published ID
both the English and Spanish languages in
the MatHnoros papers.
A PROCLAMATION.
by tie General Commanding he ARM d
the United States Of America.
To PnoPhn or Mnxtoo After
many years ofpatient endurance, the Unit.
cd States are at length constrained to &C
knowledge, that a war now exists between
CTR government aud the government o
Mexico. For many years our citizens have
been subjected TO repeated insults aud inju-
ries, our vessels and cargops have been
seized and tonfiscated, our merchants have
been plnndeFed, remained, imprisoned,
without cause, and without feparation, Aud
at length your government acknowledged
the justice Of our claims, and agreed BY
treaty to make satisfaction, by payment Of
several millions of dollars; but this treaty
has been violated by your rulers, and the
stipulated payments have been withheld.
Our late effort to terminate all difficulties
by peaceful negotiation, has been rejected
by the Dictator Paroles, and our minister
Of peace, whom your rulers had agreed to
receive, has been refused il hearing. He
has been treated with in1ianily and insult.
and Paredes has announced that war exists
betweeu lis. This war, thus first proclaim
ed by him, has been acknowledge as an
existing iact by our President and Congress,
with perfect unaninitY, and viii be prose.
eutcd with vigof and energy against your
army and rulers, but those Of the Mexican
people wligrenIain neutral will not be mo-
Tested.
Your government is=in tho hands Of ty.
ants aud usufpers. They have abolished
your State governments, they have over.
thrown your Federal constitution, they have
deprived YOU Of the right of suffrage, des.
the liberty ofthe press, de8potled you
OF your arms, and reduced you TO a state Of
absolute dependence upon the power Of a
Military Dictator. Your army and rulers
eStort from the people by grteroug taxation,
by iorcedloans, and military seizures, the
yer snioney which sustaiig the usarpors in
power. Being disarned, you were left de.
tenceless, az easy prey to the savage ca
mhnches, who not only destroy your lives
and property. but d i've into captivity, more
horrible than death itself, your wives and
children. 1t Is your military rulers who
have reduced you TO this depIorable condi-
lion. II Is these tyrants, anIthCir eurrupt
and cruel satellites, gorged with the PEG
1le's treasure, by whom you are thus OPP
pressed aud Impoverished, some Of whom
boldly advocated n meuhrChical go
'ernment, and would place u Eufopean
Prince upon the tlrone Of Mexico. We
to obtain PREPARATION for repeated
and injuries we come to obtain
indemnify for the past, and security for the
we come 10 overthrow The tyrants
have destroyed your liberties, but we
one to make no war uson The people Of
nor Upon any form Of froe govern.
they may choose to select for thefl4
elves. II is our wish 10 see you liberated
'om dosp0ts, TO drive hack the savage Ca
lnnclles, to prevent tho renewal Of thoir
and to compel them to restore to
on from captivity, your long lost wriesand
hildron. Your religion, your affairs and
burches, the property Of YOUR churches and
nd citizens the embIems OF your faith and
8 ministers shall be projected, and remain
violate. Hundreds of our army, and hun
reds ofthousands Of our people, are Nom.
erB. of the Catholic Church. In every
tate, and in nearly every city aud village
f QUE Union, Catholic Churches exist, and
le Priests perform their holy functions, in
and security under The sacred guar
1tee Of ON Constitution. We come among
Ie people of Mexico as friends and re.
brethren, and all who receive US aB
lch, shall be protected, whilst all who are
into the army Of your Dictator,
lnll be- treated as enemies. We shall
ant from you nothing but food for our ar
", and for this you shall always be paid
cash the full value. 1t is the regard set
ID policy ofyour tyrants to deceive you in
gard to the policy and character of orr
o%yernngnt and people. These t~yrants
the example of our free institutions,
Id constantly endeavor to ~misrepresent our
and inspire you with hatred for
lur republican brethren of the American
Mon. Give us but the opportunity to TN 4
you, and you will soon learn that
| the Representations Of Paroles were fall
:, and were only made to induce you to
,nsent 10 the establishment OF a despotic
overnment.
In your struggle. for liberty, with the
'anish Monarchy, thousands OF our COIN.
yfnen risked their lives and shed their
God in you defence. Our w Commo
the gallant Porter, maintained in tri-
nph your flag upon the ocean, and our
was the first to acknowledge 1
'ur independence. With pride and plea
re we enrolled your nanc on the list of {
dependent Republics, and sincerely desir-
that you might in peace and prosperity {
10y all the blessings of free government. 1
on the part OF your tyrants against :
G army of the Union is impossible, but if
oy could succeed, it would only bc-to ena- |
e them to fill your town with their SOL
ers, eating out your substance, and har- |
ssing you with still more gfcvious taxa. t
M. Already they have abolished theIi- {
ofthe p1ess, as the first step towards )
e introduction of that Monarchy, which it {
their real purpose to proclaim and esta- !
ish. s
Mexicans, we must treat as enemies and c
erthrow the tyrants, who whilst they have /
and insulted us, have deprived you /
your liberty, but the Mexican people,