The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-07-12

the general desire for the preservation of order,
nersuaded that the strength and hopes Of the
peonle are in the Government, / will employ
All its mower to realize their wishes.
| never have desired power. Revolution
never placed it i'm my hands, and l only now
nossess il because nv repeated refusals have
been unaccepted. Who are the men whom
order excludes? What classes does 1t Cypress!
What interest does it sacrifice? My controll-
ing sentiments are Justice and moderation
The Republic knows me.
But. once placed at the head of affairs, the
Constitution, and the supreme authorities IL
establishes, shall not become objects OF deris-
ion; nor can /, without assuming an immense
responsibility, permit revolutionary General
TO give the unhesrd of example OF attacking q
treaty recognized by the faith of nations as the
fundamental law.
/ did not provoke the war. For avoiding
lit, for trying to avert the misfortunes which ii
has produced, for preserving the territories we
have lost, | was erected from this position
The day that accepted the office of President.
the question was decided. Those misfortunes
which we bequeaih 10 our latest posterity shall
not, through me, be augmented.
Icannot tamper with revolution, nor change
my course; for fear # danger. There is no
middle course in the state 10 which things
have come. If our present abuse be contin-
ued, our Encouragement, our disorders, and
the immortality which constantly developes the
elements of revolution-if all these evils he
not attacked with energy, the Republic must
f perish; and we will save nothing from the
wreck when our name shall disappear from
J among the nations of the earth.
1t is not my cause, nor that of particular men,
, Inor Of party. 1t is the cause of the nation
lof everything it contains noble and respecta-
: BILE. count, then, upon all-the aid of all
TO save il. Ii is the cause of the honest man
| who wishes to enjoy in peace the reward OF his
: labor; of the republican, who hopes from order
TO achieve the consolidation of liberal institu-
r tions; of those who have shed their blood for
their independence, and have SEEM aselves
on the point of losing by these crimes; oY those
e who know that if this cause succumb, their
: children will not call themselves Mexicans.
4 With such aid, and with cause so just
{ with the support of the nation-with the Co
e operation of the States-with the valor of the
: National Guard. and the frmness of loyal anc
e good soldiers, few hundred undisciplined mer
iannot deprive the nation ofitslaws, nor crust
its last hopes.
In the act of receiving power, said tina
. consecreted TO my country the rest of a life
= direct TO God, is, that he NAV make il great
: free and happy.
e JOSE JOAQUIN DE HERRERA.
Mexico, June Is, 1913.
= Immediately upon learning of the revolu
u tionary attempts of yaurauta and Paredes, tn
. Government took measures to suppress the in
= !, suuection, and il was thought would be sue
, cessful.
u TIE LIBERTY OF THE PREss.-The Cover n
$ ment is about to issue decree suppressing In
T. new war journals which have lately appeare'
&c in the city Of Mexico.
Is YUcATAN.-The Yucatanese Commissioner
!, had been unable to obtain any assistance from
"a the Mexican Government, except an advanc
, of thirty thousand dollars
er Correspondence of the Daily Crescentl
lgI JALAPA, June %, 1913.
Eds. Crescent-there are now great mum
l. Der of troops encamped near this place. kea'
~ Iny's brigade is stationed few miles distan
W and near him is Worth's division, which arr
e, we'd yesterday Part OF the Ten Regiments
4 stationed at Encero, and Ma rshall's brigade a
le the National Bridge. 1t is thought here tn
oi whole Of the troops will not have embarke
for more than month.
T, We have news from the Interior, OF a revo
Y luton in Aguas calientes and Guanajuto hea
81 from the city speak of it as contemplate al
PT fair but ii is my opinion that it will be foun
ia more difficult TO suppress than they woul
oil have us believe. There is no doubt in m
D. mind that large majority of the population
cherish the most deadly hatred 10 the America
"a army, and only wait to be relieved from tn
presence of our army TO make it again visibl
in renewed issues and injuries.
nl The attempt may fail on account Of the un
popularity of its leaders; but il man such a
Is Almonte or Rejoin should make the effort {,
overthrow the Government, he will undoubt
Ie eddy be successful.
e i am sorry TO say, that some persons CALM
themselves Americans have been bringing di
e grace upon'their name and country. A nun. be
l. ofsoldiers have been engaged in amusing them
e selves with plundering travellers on the roa
lr between this ciiy and Mexico. A few day
Iago they were attacked by some Mexican SO!
! Idiers, and eleven of them taken prisoners Q
/ killed. Some escaped, but were subsequent
IS arrested near Perote. These fellows must hav
been scoundrels, or they could not have bee
whipped BY Mexicans. Yours, H.
GEN. TAYLOR IN New HAMPsHIRE.-Th
INhio mo ~ h., of al, NJ, laniSl,