Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-08-27
Affairs of

ADDRESS OF Jose Juan Landero, Genersl.in. Chief Of the
Garrison OF Vera Cruz and UIos, to the troops under hi.
command.-Companions in arms! Sensible Of the evils
which afiict our beloved country, and faithful to the sacred
duty Of suecoring her aud defending sovereign rights, |
have raised my voice TO proclaim the plan Of Gaudalaxara
with necessary additions, in order that IL may but serve In.
laudable object, OF saving the nation from the frishtful n
byss TO which intestine discord and the sggres.ions OF pub.
lie enemies have conducted her. Nothing can be expected
from an administration which has abandoned our fronuer,.
and its valiant defenders, in the way Of am,liorating the
sad condition OF Mexicans. IL has violated every social
guaranty which even the most despotc governments res
pect. in the pursuit of its hberticide projects, !; has treat
ed with insulting contempt the representatives Of the peo-
pie. ana the wholesome advice of the public press.
Children OF a common county, armed by hes for the
purpose OF watching over her felicity, honor and sovereign
rights, we cannot he indifferent To her suherings. All other
hope OF salvation having disappeared, we have not hesitaied
IN Withdrawing our supporttrom an antpopularg government;
IN Offering to the nation a means Of freely exercising the
nhenable right she possesses Of demonstrating herself on a
model which shall better conform TO her felicity; which
shall coneiliate the conflicting opinions OF her soss, and es
tabLsh a system Of government, based on the general will.
BY which she may become consolidated. and develop the
fertile resources of public prosperity. Such arc our objects.
II our desires are realized, and our exertions are crowned
with a happy result.
Comrades! We have discharged our duty; faithful sons
of a county, bound down with the weigh, Of the mos, un-
mitigaled oppression, we have sworn to sacrifice our lives.
or save her from the tyranny under which she Kroans. that
she may be rcmodeled aud governed on a principle OF Ii.
berry. We will fulfil our obligations vows and whenever
honor calls US, your General will share with you the dan
ger and glory tina, shall attend your patriotic enterprise.
lSgnedl JosE JUAN LANDERo.
The editor of FL Indicator, in which journal The ferego.
ing important paper appears, informs Us that the garrison
OF San Juan &c Uloa Immediately adhered to the measures
adopted by the troops in Vera Cruz. lie states, in COM
mentng on what had just taken place. that the declaration
OF the garrison carried with II al irresistible force OF cogen-
cy, Of reason, and Of truth. The public evils which 1t de-
nounccs have their origin in the 'lleRalty OF the measures
Of the government, and hence the necessity Of having re-
course to the legitimate fundamental institutions OF the
country, and its public functionaries. The present laws
OF Mexico, fundamental and secondary. all the authorities,
were the work Of factions, and no; of the free expression
OF the public will, and hence arose the fatal divisions o.
political parties, their eternal war, and alternate uiumphs.
continually repeated, and the cons, queur inertness, almost
death, oil public spirit. Let the country vindicaie her 81.
cred rights; let her dictate the form Of the institutions I'M
der which she desires TO be governed; elevate to the supreme
Magsracy, and the principal posts, those citizens most
worthy, by their previous career, and there will then be no
motive OF rivalry. Union will revive, liberty in all her fresh
pious fruits, her abundant blessings on our unfortunate
country, so long the victim OF intestine strife. Free, uni
ted and happy at home, we shall be respected abroad, and
shall cease To be the object Of sinister designs, which have
without any foreign aid, we broke in 1921. In fine, the
nation will no more be insuIted as il has been, in the odious
decree Of convoking the present Congress, which set out
with u preliminary that advocated monarchy. For this
will be substituted the salutary principle Of the sovereignty
OF he people.
iruiuon, 1t requires n leader endowed with high qualities.
All concur TO point out Gen. Santa Ana as the man. He
has learned wisdom, has discovered his political errors ia
the school OF misfortune; he will now hold to ideas more
patriotic, more salutary, since the puresi patriots have be-
come reconciled TO HIM, and give MIN their confidence.
Let him, then, return TO his country, now in her hour Of
distress; the past shall! be a lesson to him; let him fulfil his
destiny; let him hasten hilher with the utmost expedition.
Then, II God grant, all true.hoaried Mexicans being uni.
ted we may celebrate the return Of public felicity!