The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-08

bers that when the law OF expulsion was published
requiring the leaving Of American citizens ne does
free Of their property, nor OF perfect arrange
ment OF their business; but rather. on the contrary
he knows that some American citizen: VINO repre-,
sented themselves az liable to De preJudiceo' ano
the towns asking for their remaining mere, per :
missfon was conceded that they should remain ior
An indefinite period. Among persons OF this class
was Mr.. Mears, who was established somewhere
about Rio Verde or Guadalcazar, or some place
thereabout.
Quss Were not these persons who were allowed
to remain exceptions to the law?
Ans. He has said that he does not know the par
ticulars of the Law with respect to what might be
done with their property, and be has said that he
believes that they must have been left with liberty
to arrange their affairs;sand in truth he believes
that be has stated these cases of exception.
CUES. What Office did he hold ia the year 1886
Ans. At the end of the year 1916 be was secreta.
~ of the prefecture OF the department Of the CEN
tre-the department of the capita" it IL more
properly called.
Qses. Show him this printed paper. and ask him
If he knows itf
Ans. He does.
Cues. Ask him to look at it, and say whether
there - any protection for the property Of Ameri
cans in Guadalajara?
Ans. (After examining the paper.} This paper
Ia decree Of The Governor of San Luis Potosi, H.
sued the 2Oth of October, 1916. The object of
it 10 to warn citizens of the United States resding
in San Luis Potcsi that they should leave the do.
minions OF the State within three days
MIR. BRADLEY, Ito the court) We have a trans
Iation OF that decree, which WAS presented to the
Board of Commissioners. / suggest that Mr..
Bowes should look at the original while read the
translation.
MIR. B. read the TRANSLATION, a. follows:
1ranslatiom A-Ord<r of Erpulsion.]
The citizen Manuel Jose Othop, Governor of the
State Of San Luis Potosi, to its inhabita make
known:
That whereas the war in which the republic is
engaged with the United States of the North in i.
l,s1- -
to avenge:
That in such a state of hostility the laws of ma.
tons sanction all prudent and precautionary mes-
sures by the power invaded
That the State of San Luis Potosi 10 very near
That of New Leon, whose capital ia occupied By the
enemy's forces:
That it is very natural to suspect that the sub
jects of the American Government that reside in
the State are, will be- in communication with
their countrymen, which would be an easy matter
on account of their proximity to them. In consid-
GRAFTON, therefore, Of all here set forth, have
thought proper to issue the following decree:
ART. l. Within three natural days, counted from
the publication of this decree, all the citizens of the
Republic OF the North will leave the State without
any exception of persons.
AR. 3 The individuals comprised in the ante
ror article will present themselves Immediately to
the political authorities OF the towns of their resi-.
dence, that they may be Furnished with the proper
passport, and give lnfor mation where they intend
10 remove to.
AR. 3. Any subject of the United States found
IN the State after the expiration Of the time stipu
lated in article first, will be arrested and carried
from post to post until he ia put beyond the limts
of the State.
Aar.4. The political authorities of the towns and
the judicial, when there are Others will attend
scrupuously to the strict fulhlment of the present
decree, informing this government of the persons
to whom they have given passports, and the place
to which they have removed.
And that it may be known to all, and meet with
punctual compliance, ! order it to be printed,
published, and circulated, to all whom it may con.
Germ.
Given in the palace of the State of San Lui. Po
(signed) MANUEL JOSE OTHoN.
ALfJo o. DE PARADA, Secretary.
Rues Now ask him whether, in case of the ex
pulsioo of an American citizen, there was any law
preventing him from depostine a schedule Of his
effects with prefect9
Ans. The laws made for cases that frequent
~ occur; that. for the reason be does not be.
heve that the case the gentleman proposes is pro.
vtded Tor by any express law; but attending TO the
nature of the vocation Of projects there is one rad
ical lncompahbility between the powers of the
projects and the fact of their receiving documents
OF this nature because it ia business that should
CUES. What judicial business is to be done upon
these books being deposited for safe keeping. If
they are deposited with projects for security only,
II there any judicial business in that?
Aus. Giving of course the case that such books
were dePosited with project for safe keeping
merely, The judge, in case that creditors be re,
CURED to intervene and assure themselves of their
respective debts, would endeavor to tax from the
project the same book; but if the creditors do not
institute proceedings before the Judge the Judge
has nothing to do with it, because it Is the business
of party with which the Judge cannot interfere
officially.
Cues. Can he state who was the project of Rio
Verde in lS48?
Ans. He says that these functionaries have been
changed at various times, but at that period if he
remembers, Mr.. Guadalupe ALBANIAN, or Don
Manuel Serastegui, must have been project
Nevertheiess, his ideas not sufficiently fresh on
the subject to remember distinctly.
Rnss Does ne remember the hand writing of We.
rastegui?
1Ans Perfectly we'll.
CUES Does be know person of the name of Do.
mingo lhurrez, in Rio Verde1
Ans. He does not know him personally
Ques. Does he know whether a person of that
name held Office in Rio Verde in ls5l-52?
Ans. He is not able to say.
Quss. Does he know person of the name of Pho
Gutierres!
Ans. He does not know him personally, but
knows him by name.
CUES. Does he hold an Office in Rio verdse
Ans. He does not know that he has filled any
other office except that of secretary of that prefec
ture.
CUES How long has he been secretary of that
prefecture.
Ans. He cannot state the length of time ex.
actly.
CUES. Well, nearly as he can recollect; say
four, hve, six yearsl
Ans He believes that he filled it in the year
ls4s.
Cues. And has he not filled it ever since,
Ans. No, sir; because in The year lS4S he left
tee secretaryship Of the prefecture he was in.
CUES Does he know from papers received from
him officially, or from any other cause, the hand
writing of Don Manuel Verastegui, or Gutierrez,
or Domingo Ithurrez9
Ans. He knows the handwriting of Don Manuel
Verastegui perfectly we'll; that Of Mr. Gutierrez
he also knows; but that of Domingo Ithurrez he
does not know. He has heard his name mentioned
as being person residing in Rio Verde.
CUES. Ask him If he knows the seal of the pre-.
lecture of Rio Verde for the year lS49?
Ans He knows II.
CUES. Tell him to look at the seal on certain
pages Of that red book and the signatures of We
rastegui and Gutierrez, and say whether these
seals and signatures are genuine or not!
Ans He says that when be saw the book little
while ago he knew the seals and signatures The
seal 10 the seal Of the prefecture Of Rio Verde and
the signature of verastegui il genuine. The sig
nature of Gutierrez is also genuine, well on
the 6rst the last leaf.
Cues. Does be know the handwriting in which
the certificate 10 written on the Last page?
Aas. 1t appears to be in the handwriting of Gu
tierrez but he does not know certainly On ac-
count of the form of the letters, and the resem-
blance the writing has to the signature to Gu
tierrez, it may be his band writing, but he il not
fully assured that it Is such