Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1846-02-26

The niseries produced by such decisi5zl
would be infinite, the sin OF provoking them
enormous: hut the sin and ils penalties would
rebound or these whose ambition suggested, or
whose weakness acquiesced in, the abandon
ment IF more honest and more moderate coun-
sells.
IMPORTANT FROM YUCATAN.
A letter recently received in Wash
intor, dated "Merida, (Yucatan) Jan-
uary a, 1896" says:
"1he ad,ices received from Mexico.
stating that the committee of the House
Of Representatives had made their re-
port against the treaty between Yucca
tan and Mexico, has caused the au-
thori,es ofthis country to announce all
allegiance with Mexico, as you will see
by the public papers which | have the
honor TO enclose.
IL remain very respectful, &C."
Translated for the Union from The Spanish
MlGuEL BAREAcHANo. first recal # the legit-
innate assembly e Iueatan. ere1c;sing tbs
executive po,rer, to its inhabitants.
Know ye that the aforesaid assembly
has decreed as follows:
The Legitimate assembly Of Yucca
tan has decided that the new position
of the department, resulting from the
notice given to us by the Mexican Ca
binet of It's intentions TO abrogate our
conventions Of the 4h Dec. 1843,
which notice occasloned the solemn
declaration issued on the lst inst. re.
quires the adoption of a measure, that
may define, regulate, and confirm this
new position, in order that the great
interests of the people of Yucaian may
be cemented. II has decided that such
measure does not fall within its pro-
vince, as It does not possess the proper
authority TO !egalise il. Ii has decided
that The adoption Of such measure be-
longs Immediately 10 the people, and
should be declared and sanctioned by
their dehn,ive vote in an extraordinary
congress composed of deputies elected
by the people. In consequence ofthese
opinions, and in the exercise Of the
powers vested by the Sd article Of the
aforesaid declaration, ii has decided 10
decree, and does decree:
ART. 1. II belongs TO the people OF
Yucalan 10 deliberate upon their new
position, and TO declare and sanction
their defni;ive determination in an ex-
traor'!lnary congress ofdeputies elected
by the people.
ART. 2. The assembly will as early
as practicable issue the notice for cleo
tons, prescribing therein the number
Of deputies to be elected by cab dis
trict, and The important subjects to oc-
cup, the attention of congress.
CRECERSIO JOSE PINELLO,
President.
: Francisco N. DE ARREDoSpo,
Vocal Secretary.
Wherefore, fer its due fuliIlnent, T
order it to be printed, published, and
NIdOE Il DA kOI1A
JOAQUIN GARCIA REJoN,
Secretary General
Merida, January 3, 1916.
The Governor GRID Commandment Gen.
eret IF the Peninsula of Nueafdn to
as inhabitants:
People of Yucatan, An act of ALTO.
cious perfdy on The part Of those who
should have shown themselves before
The observing world the faithful per-
Iromers of their agreements, however
difficult they might have appeared, has
again placed us in that position which
We voluntarily surrendered when we
were fattered with the acknowledge
nent OF our imprescriptible rights, and
with the promise of a guarantee of our
liberty and of our just pretensions.-
Averting our eyes from the ,riumphs
which we had obtained, and from The.
brilliant position which we had in con-
sequence attained, we eagerly hasen-
ed TO bind anew the fra,ernal chains
with indissohble lies. founded on the
mutual interests of refined and civilized
nations who did M desire to excel
Zach other by means of the ruin and
sbasement ola rival. A vain Illusion
caused us 10 conceive the strongest
ropes that the evils and disasters which
sur people had so long suffered, were
'bou, 10 be ended by the ratification
IF the conventions agreed upon in De-
,ember, lS43. We were fond enough
o believe that faith and probaty as un-
arnished ms ours were common on the
Earth! Hardly had we begun to