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

lS48. Ask him ii he does not know that Don
Manuel was project Of Rio Verde In 1913 or lSl9!
does not know to l849.
Mr.. BRADLEY read the first certificate, a. fol-
lows
Manuel verastsgui, Project of the Department of
Rio Verde:
certify that this book contains fifty. four useful
leaves, and that it is a complete and literal copy
(having put my scrawl on each leaf) of the orr.
gnal, which l have and compared, and
which remains in deposit at the request OF the
creditors.
Rio VERDE, June -, ls4s.
(Signed) MANUEL vERASTEGUI.
J. P.o GurIsRREx, Secretary.
(Seal of the prefecture of Rio Verde.1
Ma. BRADLEY / will now read the certificate at
the end of the book.
1t was read, as follows:
Manuel Verastegui, Project OF the Department of
Rio Verde:
certify that the total amount of debt resulting
from the anterior account amounts to one hundred
and seventy thousand four hundred and two dol
lars and fifty cents, and that, having revised the
entries, they are in every respect similar to the
originals.
Rio VrnDE, June IL, ls4s.
(Signed) MANUEL vERAsTEGU vi.
J. Pho GuTIERREx, Secretary.
Mr.. BRADLEY. Ask him if he knows the band
writing of that bookl
Ans. He does not know the writing
CUES Ask him IL he knows the seal Of the State
Of New Leon?
Ans. He believes that he has seen it, but he does
not know whether not it may have been
changed.
CUES. Does he know the handwriting of Senior
Garcia, governor of New Leon
Ans He has seen his signature.
Cues. Show him that seal, and ask him if it is
the seal of New Leon?
Ans. He says, respecting the secretary, he alb
solutely does not know his name; and although he
has seen the signature of Governor Garcia, he il
not able to say whether the one produced is ia
not his signature; because he has not seen it suf
GENTLY to be acquainted with it.
CUES. And in regard TO the seal9
Aas. 1t appears to him that he has seen the small
seal, without being able to give assurance that is
genuine, becauae be has not lived in Monterey.
CUES. l will ask him how often he has seen the
signature of Governor Garcia?
Ans. Two or three times; being a ma gistrate of
the court of Tamaulipas, he has it upon official
documents, annexed to some two or three. He
cannot qualify to its being true or false.
CUES Was the seal Of the State also annexed to
these same papers?
-Ans. (After examining the seal.) This appears
to be the seal which il stamped upon the covers
envelopes of communications. The headings of
official communications are generally printed.
Quts Now in his opinion, from his recollection,
does he believe that that the seal of the State and
the signature of the Governor, or not.
Ans. Not finding himself with sufficient know
ledge to say positively, he should Judge thas the
seal and the zig nature may be forged That il bis
opinion; because the seals and signatures with
which they are connected are those which in his
intimate conviction are false.
On inquiries from the counsel on both sides in
regard to this last answer the witness again re-
pea ted it, and il was taken down by the counsel
and court as follows
'On account of having not a sufficient know
ledge of that seal and signature of the Judge be
gives it as his own opinion that they false be-
cause they come annexed to and authenticating
proceedings the seals and signatures to which he
is intimately persuaded are entirely false"
k,fSa Shnu a ma No \ H.,
the protest of Dr.. Gardiner; wish him to examine
the handwriting, the signature, and the seal, and
say if be knows them?
-Ans. He has the handwriting, the sigma
lures, and the seals.
Ques. Now ask him about the seal on the first
page; is it true or false9
Ans He believes the seal to be true, and the sig.
nature of Verastegui he also believes to be true;
and that of Pho Gutierrez, and this projects SEAL
which says prefecture of the department of Rio
Verde" appear to him to be the same that were
used at that time.
Mr.. CARLISLE. This is a certified copy of the
protest of DR.. Gardiner, filed in the office of the
project of Rio Verde at the time of DR.. Gardi-
ner's expulsion, certified with the genuine seal
Of the prefecture the genuine signature of the pre-
feet, and the genuine signature of the secretary.
The other paper about which he speaks 10 a note
anne xed to this. He says that the seal which
purports to be the seal of the prefecture of Rio
Verde also appears To him to be the same seal
which was used at that period. Then, in regard
pears to him to be that of Pho Gutierrez The small
appears to him to be in the same
handwriting, although written with a finer pen,
and the signature Of Don Manuel Verastegu to be
The same. / will now read these papers for the
witness to verify:
formulation B-Protest against DR.. Gardiner's
Erptalston
Manuel Verastegui, Project of the Department of
Rio Verde:
lcertify that in the archives of this office rela-
xv.,t "a poy ,nnfh If nh "a ~
original document, of which the following ia an
exact copy:
Ma PRErKcr THIS DEPARTMENT.: Having re-
,eived this morning, through the justice of the
peace of this district, the decree of the supreme
government of the State, dated the 2lst instant
which forcibly pels from the State in the peremp-
tory term of three days from its date, all Anne.
rican citizens: And whereas | am notified that
m not only comprehended in the expulsion, but
especially informed by the local authorities that
heir orders such as not to allow me, under any
Plea, extension of time at the expiration of the
ERIN set forth in the law, thereby augmenting this
general act of in Justice; for if said law grants
aree days to those expelled to arrange their bust.
hess, it merely grants me a few hours, being mott.
led that to day, the oath, in which l have re
,eived the notification, the term stipulated expires,
and that will positively have to leave before to-
norrows dawn, or subject myself to be maltr Gated
md turned out by a body Of troops that are hourly
expected, with the sole object of carrying me by
main force out Of the State in object in the
,lig htest manner to the fulfilling of the law. 1t
would be impossible for me to represent in its true
light the surprise and astonishment that this BIZ
trary act has inspired me with.
To the person Who has encouraged the indus.
try of the country; who has raised this mining
district from a state of oblivion to be one of the
first in the republic; who supports upwards of FIVE
hundred families, nd 10 the of the prosperity
of the whole district; who has invested capital of
upwards Of three hundred thousand dollars, and
has never interfered in matters of politics. nor
given any cause of complaint; who has always
helped the government, whenever it has called on
him. with copious sums: to behold, again say,
he Who has all these recommendations, made the
target of revenge of a government, cannot but in
spire horror. Your honor ia q witness, are also
all the authorities of the department, that have
worked two years, investing 4 capital of three
hundred thousand dollars in raising and causing
this mineral district to prosper, which was in u
state Of decay, and which 10 present state of
the most Hourishing prosperity. 1t is also we'll
known that my presence ia absolutely requisite for
its prosperity, and cannot look with indifference
on the arbitrary law that obliges me to abandon,
to the plupder and cupidity Of evil doers my ex-
tensive property, my brilliant and aattering fu-
tuKe,
therefore solemnly protest. a. beet can by
law against the law OF expulsion OF the alst Of o.
tober, Of the present year, issued by the govern.
ment of the State Of San Luis Potosi. a. illegal,
arbitrary and unjust furthermore protest against
of nations, contrary to the customs Of other coun-
tries, and in diametrical opposition to the treaty
between the Mexican republic and the United
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