New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-03

ience Of our TEMPLES the riches Of our church The mag
mneence OF our hJrnestesds hs sngelc besuiy Of
wesker sex the immense and nexhaustbe Of
orr mountains the fertility Of e-ss and the bssu
FOL variety Of our climate and the IN 'acsbs en-.
mics Of our and origin they have taken rapid steps
70 eztuguish our name and possess themselves Of al
these precious gifts
You have already seen them comDstrots Ia vain Il
the memory Of thousand and thousand
committed AZ Pso Alto Resscs De Ia Palma Monterey
AngOstUrs Vera Cruz and Cerro GordO-in vain 1sge
we seen multtudes Of Mexicsns wandering In the
woods and pursued ike Wild beasts In their Own couu-
try robbed OF their property and driven from their
i.miles-in vain do We recall the multitude of pesce-
able and honorable men. who have been insulted.
or idOlzsd wife-n vain do we recolect the proud
barbary, the shameless cruelty squired burn the
village 70 stay the simple rustic the feeble woman and
the innocent child behed Aqua Nueva n islgB.
and other towns At the North Bur what can We hope
from horde Of robbers. destitute Of humsniiy-mOn-
sers who Old defiance % the laws Of Nature. when they
even insult rob and cOntemn God 10 biz holy temple
When man enters on a career Of vice, and throws
aside the rens Of religion the insenbiiiy and Obdu-
rscy Of which he 10 capable hardly be believed -
What can We expect from these Vendas vomited from
Hell 70 sc0urge the nations, when know thst they
worship no God bat gold. and aspire to no happiness
but the eradication Of their brutal psssi0ns wise
writer Of the last century has said that Man without
any religion IL terrible animal who appears only 20
enjoy nis liberty 10 destroying and devourng"
such Ia effect appears 10 be the picture which PrOyi.
dence. with aigh design. has degned present
Yes, compstriots you have seen IL our religion
country. liberty ourselves families proper
ty-nolhing-nothing is respected aud If they spare
existence II is merely for the purpose Of turn
ing Il 10 profit in the unhappy condition Of slavery And
finally they will endesvor as we have already said 10
blot our name from the catalogue Of nations
Fellow citizens OF Potosi Can you behold with
waking eyes and without the blood freezing In your
veins condition humilisting fate DISASTROUS
and frghtful Can your bold and valiant character BE-
hold without rage that the foot Of herec adveniurer
should dehle your magnificent temples, destroy your
yenera,ed images and trampe upon your God
throwing your holy sscrsmentl, and depriyng the
Christian soul Of the sublime virtues and exalted en-
joyments Of the angels
VIII you permit tina, a coyetous and bsrbsrous stran-
ger should outrage that God who has visited and
sOed you in your notwithstanding accompanies you
in the horrible transition from lie 20 the enjoyment
OF eternal beatitude WIZ you consent brave POtO-
sinos 70 have the holy rites Of your Church sbol-
shed and the sign Of your redemption exterminated
Finally feOwcitzens, viii you be insens0le 10 the loss
of your religion your temples and q the sweet
name Of Christians Yet all this will happen 20 you
Your families will hunger after the bread of the Word
and the eternal consultations which the adorable religion
Of Jesus alone dispense and there will be none who
can furnish them Your daughters and your wives will
be seized in your sight and made victims lasciyous
passions, even in the streets and public places.
Your tender sons will expire the points OF the
sword and bsyonets of the barbarous conqaerors d.
recang toward you their last looks Of fear and agony
and you, yourselves, will be seized and bound like
british beasts for the dungeons Of slavery and savage
enjoy the comforts and delicsces OF your h mes.
Yes, fellow citizens Of Poiosi hear II hundred
thousand times We tell you hear it this fearful
laTnity comes upon yOuit arrives at your threshold
snd In compliance with high duty attend listen
we announce 20 you. yOu shall suffer all the misfortune
in all he weight you DO not awaken from the profound
sleep IN which We behold you Frustrated and assist
In raising force worthy OF the sacred cause ia which
We engaged and the glory of your name
The invader does rctrogade He has surrounded
a manner our terhtory-he has left US hardly
treat ought not In 80 perlous stuston to abandon
cause truly important snd common, wholly arm
I'd force, weak by s NUMBER, mpo,ent by II. small.
through its poverty. is sufernRs and ,s
astla5ors though worthy by lis ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
mated val0r. No it concerns our common interests
All that man holds dear on earth.
Let US ly then All Of O. the combat-pacng our
selves under the direction of authores-let fully
aud sincerely plscH in their hands fortunes and
lersons-le, enlist with prompttude and with what
sver arms We may be able 10 obfan-let throw aside
he senselc7s desire Of living lAnCer-lst encourage
oley an Unsuitable desire die Tor our religion our
country and tho honor Of fsmiles-mase effective
hat compassion hitherto erle which you should show
or your tender children.
Let us die before we see OURSELVES degraded 20 slaves
q a strange lsnd. deserted followed. perhaps. by
ONE ancient father. son, vile whose Inca
nents are already changed everywhere adhered our
Owcrs pr0gfrgted by the weight Of ndi geuce sen1ng
orth cries and lamentations without finding single be-
ng 10 extend to US hand OF pity Potosuos for tbs
lave there is no consolation HE respect and his glory
re Cclipsed forever.
These the sole means OF salvation Let all unite
.et US forget our domestic dsogreemens and authon
les army people snd priesthood, sll-al form a com
act and resign ourselves to death rather than
ur backs 10 the enemy. survive nsiortuues and
sgracc. Let 10 God 10 die for lis religion
nd 10 the country for its Independence. Let swear
the tender child the delicate maiden. and decrepd age
hat blood shall run in tOrrents-thst shall have
unk into the grave before these proud Vandsls shall
lace n hand upon them
Potosiaosi these are the words Of your Clergy and
We shall not fail TO inculcate. in the villages and towns
nd from the pupits Of the Capital these grand senti
nents. Ia your hands is the religion which your ia
hers have left you, the country which Heaven has
warded you, the honor of your daughters and wives
he lives of your tender infants and your whole future
ate. If you wish il, you may enjoy them all. IL de-
ENDS heroic sacrifice. Make il
Two iaes arc left open 70 you To be vile slaves, or
Independent Catholics. Choose. IT the former. bend
he knee the invader; II the latter, prepare for the
Ombat
Comprehend it-these are tha last moments. II By /
incidence you incur an unhappy fate, If your religion
must fly to hardy soil disgrace aud gnominy will
all upon you To your Priesthood will remain the sat
siacton Of having exposed you the danger and ndi
ated the means most efectus and best adapted 10
circumstances. And We conjure you 20 listen 10 our
words without emotion. assured that you meet in US
tender parent who consoles and succOrs your families
humane friend who anOints your wounds Christian I
res, who dspenses 10 you the last consultations of
gion who guards and remembers your ashes. 4 com
anion hsi does not abandon you In the day OF battle
nd who now even Ia willing 10 bare his breast in de-
enee OF the gon Of Jesus Christ and OF the most be-
owed Republic OF Mexico.
(Sigueo) MANUEL DIEZ.
FIR MANUEL NAVARRETE
PRIMO FELlCIANO CASTRO,
FIR lGNAClO SAMPAYO,
FR. BIAS ENClSO.
FIR JOSE DE SAN ALBERTO,