Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-10-17
I. M. CANALES
CAMP AT THE LOLA, Sept. 8, 1851.
GENERAL ORDERS

To be read to the defenders of Merican liberty ,rho
under my ORDERS spear to combat against tyrants.
All people earth, both ancient and modern. have
seen themselves compelled by the enormous weight
of the oppression of unjust and cruel tyrants to take
up arms and reconquer, with fire and blood, their
violated sacred rights, reassumng that sovereignty
which, as gift of the God of the universe belongs
to them. The people are soVereign-government
only instituted to make them happy and carry
out their will, The people, then, are the grantor,
and government mere agent and the whole world
knows that when agent, far from carrying out the
will OF the grantor, or procuring the lbeing OF
his interest usurps powers not granted to him, and
takes unto himself his masterss property and rights
thereby causing his ruin no other resource is left but
to 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 por
tons of said republic The unfortunate end of the
last left them in misery and without its richest
territories and resources. Their property nearly
all lost without remuneration S40O00OO0 could not
pay our losses without counting lands the rights
to and the possession of which are now doubtful,
and shall have to spend thousands Of dollars to
learn if rights recognised. The savage muir
ders our parents and brothers, violates our wives
and carries off our children captves: he desoiates
our fields and robs US Of property, and the gov
ment remains deaf to lamentations and COM
plants. It's troops, far from occupying themselves
in defending or consoling us, rob and murder our
cOuntrymen under the frivolous pretex that they
smuggling, although these troops, when before the
enemy fly coward-like Repeated complaints, re-
presentations and protests have been addressed to
the government of Gen. Arista and. far from hear
ing US, he has attempted to humble and intimidate
US, if we were vile slaves.
On the other hand. the nation is on the verge of
precpice owing to its bad governors, who only look
out for themselves The public funds are not ad
ministered with honesty, and the bastard influence
of monopolists is more powerful than the universal
ciamor of all the Mexicans. 1t is on this account
that the atroeious and antirepublican system estab
| lished by the ancient Spanish monarchy is sustained
and why the existence of the nation itself is exposed
squanderng its immense resources, and insulting
| the sovereign people. Our children not educa
| ted, and they want to discipline in the school OF
military despotism # fathers had not conquer
| ed independence and domestic liberty. And
what is still more aggrayating to-day Is that the peo
pie of the towns dying of hunger-the necessa
ries of life prohibited.
In Short the children of the northern towns, be-
ing tired of this oppression, resolve to and dc
swear to sustain the twelve following articles, and
such others, in accordance with these. may be
adopted by majority Of the towns seconding thi:
plan.
! Here follows, substantially the twelve articles
published above in the Guerrero platform.
These twelve articles my subordinates swear t.
sustain generally, with all their might and boldness
fighting calamity and with fidelity, in accordance
with the platform to-day proclaimed, and until we
expel the enemy from territory in order that the
frontier States may their future felicity and
make the despots who nhabit the palace of the Mon
| tezumas understand the claims and rights of free
men shall be respected
Viva la Libertad! Death to the tyrants
/ JOSE MARIA J. CARVAJAL.