The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-11
GENERAL ORDERS

GENERAL ORDERS
To be read 10 The defenders OF Merriam liberty,
Dho, under my orders, s,oear 10 combat against
tvrdntS:
All reope on earth, both ancient and modern,
haveseen themselves compelled by the enorm.
Gus weight Of the oppression Of unjust and
cruel tyrants, TO take up arms and re-conquer,
with fire aud blood, their violated sacrrd rights,
re-assuming that sovereignty which, rs gift Of
the God Of the Universe, belongs TO them. The
people are sovereign government was only
instituted 10 make them happy and carry out
their will. The people, then, are the grantor
and government a mere agent, and the whole
world knows that when an agent, far from car
rying ont the will Of the grantor, or procuring
the wel.being Of his interest, usurps powers not
granted 10 him, and takes unto himselfhs mas
ter's property and rights, thereby causing his
ruin, no other resource is left but 10 remove
that bad servant, and in his place put more
faithful one.
In this case the republic OF Mexico finds
ITSELF and more particularly the North and
Northwest portions Of said republic. The IN.
fortunate end Of the Est war left them in mis-
cry, and without its richest territories and re-
sources. Their property was ne rly all lost,
without remuneration; forty millions Of dollars
would not pay our losses, without counting our
lands, the rights 10, and The possession Of which
are now Doubtful, and we shall have TO spend
thousands Of dollars to learn IL our rights are
recognized. The savage murders our parents
and brothers, violates our wives and carries of
our children capHves he desolates our fields
and robs US Of our property, and the govern.
ment remains deaf TO our lamentations and
complaints Its troops, far from occupying
l.. 1.f. linz ~ok
and murder our countrymen, under the frivo
lous pretext that they are smuggling, although
these troops, when before the enemy, fy cow
ard.lke. Repeated complaints, representations
and protests have been addressed 10 the govern
ment Of Gen. Arista, and far from hearing rs,
he has attempted 10 humble and ntimidate Us,
rs If we were vile slaves.
On the other hand, the nation is on the verge
Of a preciplce, owing to its bad governors, who
only look out for themselves The public funos
are not administered with honesty, and the bas-
tard influence Of monoI oils is more powerful
than the universal clamor Of all the Mexicans
II is this account that the atrocious and anti
republican system established by the ancient
Spanish monarch Is sustained, and why the ex-
istence Of the nation itself il exposed, squsnder
ing its immense resources, and insulting the
sovereign people. Our children are not edu-
Gated, and they want to discipline us |, the school
of military despotism, as il our fathers had not
conquered our independence aud domestic lib
erty, And, what Is still more aggravating TO day,
is that the people Of the towns are diving Of
hunger, the necessaries OF life are prohibited
In short, the children Of the Northern towns
being tired Of this oppression, resolve to swear,
and do swear TO sustain the twelve following ar
ticles, and such others, in accordance with these,
as may be adopted by q majority Of the towns
seconding this plan,
Here follows, substantially, the twelve srti-
cles published above in the Guerrero platform.