New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-12-26

the nation 10 heard the voice Of the nation which de-
pressed BY nsforuss makes its as sort TO lie honor
able and happy
such Is tho light In which thing. appear to mo- But
not trusting In myself alone sought surer advice in the
hgh intelligence Of the Council Of State That respect
sos body In which represented the most elevated
classes OF the nation has SEEN like myself In the mspi
fsstations from the people tho authentic will Of the
nation and the complete vote Of confidence In that which
our country has degnsd to honor with by pIscns in
my hands all that power which may be necessary to
snatch her from ruin and 10 restore her her ustre
power and glory Ever obedent to her will will shrink
from no danger sacrifice to accomplish IL but on
treat my fellow ctissns not to take It III that refuse the
personal titles and honors with which they have 40 ber
ally adorned me- since glory and greatest
consists altogether In the unbounded confidence which
they have thus bestowed upon mo. For the services
which may have shanced In my long career to render
aud which was bound to render their munincsnce has
airesoy rewarded me far beyond my merits To what
else could aspire! have already received on the field
OF BATTLE when my sword had already consolidated for
ever eur freedom and independence highest grade to
which, BY our laws can mount the soldier who served
his country we'll With that am perfectly contsnt II
accept power which do not seek and the right Of
transmitting It to successor because regard them
as the powers necessary for realizing the great purposes
which the nation proposes to itself In comforting then
upon me- and because the right Of transmitting power
places the nation in safety from the horrors Of anarchy
But in order to be the first in leading the soldier to battle
1t 10 net necessary to bear the title Of
though be great honor which esteem and appreciate
at all its worth.
1t just that he who consecratss his time and his toll
to the service Of the nation should rsesvs from her
proportonsts pay and 1t is probably this reason the
Judgment Of the Council has been pleased bssow upon
but when the destitute condton Of the Treasury Is
so known could not without SHINING against gratitude
consent to impose upon this burden To deserve
ter death the praise Of having my country well will
be my most grateful reward wish noshipgI aspire to
nothing Should 1t please God to prolong my days anti
may see realised my public VOWS then power
shall not refuse the honcr which my countmsn Offer
But IL shall be when the nation esps the happiness which
have endeavoed to procure for and Quetly enjoy
Ing the good which have shaped Should death lay
me lew before consummats that great work NV
countrymsn will know how to dc justice and will then
honor my memory in my family These Asricans are all
my feslings-all my hopes
To obtain these Judge nothing more pecesaarv than
the lifting up again into respect authority long degra
ded and forgotten That of the first Magistrate of the
Nation should be recognized and respected by ell To his
dignity Is due the same the nation which
he represents The salary therefore, with which the
Aexicsns desire that their first officer should be distin
gushed accept but not for any personal use and only
for the greater dignity Of whoever may be President
To-
tonaries 1t may the mark Of that respect and
which all him whom II has pleased ali to
place at the head Of their dearest interests the
the country.
Protesting to the whole nation my deep and eternal
gratitude for the vote Of renewed confidence with which
1t has deigned to honor me- while was placing in my
hands such ample powers which will endeavor to use
With temperance and with prudence the COED Of the
haton alone. owed TO my countrymen this frank and
dera NJ tha
honest Intentions which shall gsde my conduct in the
of the work which has been entrusted to
until sash time as shall have brought back for the
Republic days Of solid aud positive happiness q
Arrosio LOPEZ sArTA AsrA.
The Unirersa says that letters from Mszaan Of the
18th that the day before expedition consisting
OF three well equipped vessels sailed from Msxatan under
the Senior 0chao against the invaders Lower California
They do not mention the number Of men but say that
the vessels had four wssrveA and well supplied pieces
artillery. General Yanss, who had fitted them ont
was bafly recruiting men and making preparations |
for still further expedition On the same day the
bark La Brisa arrived from Gusymss. She reported
that the authorities Of Sonora had from the Mex
lean Consul st Ban Francisco that thousand men had
marched by land against ssnor from San Francisco and
that eight hundred others getting ready to sail in
five vessels, which had been bought for them and |
the brig Haro A. this Is confirmed by the
from California which We have resolved We can
place little reliance on it, The Mexican papers before US
filled with all sorts Of reports and surmses relative
the invasion Of Lower California; and the excitement
growing out of it very great The adveutsrers had
embarked It seems, from La Paz, after having partly
burned the town. and levied extensive contributions upon
the with the intention Of landing in Sonora
tbst- -As .
nothing had been heard from them in that quar-
1t thought they had returned to Upper California
The papers which W have recsiyed contain later
from Yucatan, which however Of little Importance.
The cholera had ceased in Merida after leaving dead
many victims N"
Don Sebastian Molss late chief Of the
has been shot at Merida. ...sl-.ss.s &
Incursons At several points had been made by the In
dams, who had committed various outragss upon the
inhabitants Several skrmishes had occurred in Of
which twsnty-one Indians killed.