Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-10-24
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OFFICIAL,
By the President of the United States.
A PROCLAMATION

A PROCDAMA lion.
| WHEREAS, there is reason to believe that military
| expedition is about to be fitted out in the u States
| tor the purpose OF invading the Mexican republic,
with which this country is at peace. And whereas
there is reason to apprehend that portion of the PEG
pie OF this country, regardless oil their duties as GOOD
citizens, are concerned be seduced to TAX
part IN the And whereas such enterprises tend
to degrade the character of the u States in the opn-
ION OF the civilized world, and expressly prohibit
| ed by law:
Now, THEREFoRE have issued this nv PKoo1A.
NATION, warning all persons who shall connect them
selves with any such enterprise, in violation of the
laws and national Obligations of the United Safes
that they will thereby subject themselves TO the heavy
penalties denounced against such offences that if they
should be captured within the jurisdiction of the Mex
lean authorities they must expect to be tried and
punished according to the laws of Mexico, and will
have right to claim the lnterposltlon OF this Gov
eminent in their behalf.
therefore exhort all welldsposed citizens who have
at heart the reputation of their country, and are ami
mated with just regard for its laws, peace and lis
welfare, 10 dlscountenance, and by all lawful means
prevent, any such enterprises and call rp every officer
OF this Government, civil military to be vigiant in
arrestng for trial and punishment every such offender
Given under my hand the twenty-second day of De-
tober the year Of Lord one thousand ght hun
bred and ty-one and the seseuty-sx of the ndepen-
WILLARD FILLMORE.
By the President:
j. ]. RITTENDEN,
Acting Secretary of Sta te.
The above proclamation has been issued, we un-
derstanQ, IN consequence OF intelligence received on
Monday evening from Consul at Matamoros to the
effect that a company OF Texans had been organized
and had marched into Mexico, and that enlstments
we've ia progress tor similar movements.
All the information previously received at the War
DEPARTING t was OF to discountenance the idea
that any expedition foot, that considerable
number OF American citizens had passed into Mexico
tor the purpose of taking part ia any Instruction. 1t
was reported that only some twenty individuals, sus-
pected of such ntensns had passed the frontier: and
it was believed that the American nation was to be
spared this new accession OF misfortune and dsgra &C.
arising from the violation of our ewn laws the laws
OF nations, and our treaty obligations. Republic.
The PROCLAMATION of the President be will
found in the next column. From this the Govern
ment has doubtless received official information of
the expedition foot in Texas against the heghbor
ing Mexican States, and has taken prompt steps to
arrest It. 1t may be that the two hundred Fbustiers
who banded together In Texas, and, before they
heard of the fate of Lopez, marched towards the
seaboard to JOIN the Cuban invaslon have, in default
OF any other hberating enterprise, turned their atten
toa towards the Golfers and custom-houses of Ia
maulipas, or formed the nucleus of large invading
orce-Nat. Int