The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-06-01


BELOW is the proclamation of the Mexica
Commando, Chief of thai prton of Mexi
: CO, in which the valley of Meslla lies:
aTo the inhabitants Of the Foatisr -Fron
ticrsmen The filthy feet Of trdnrs and pirate
have been put upon Mexican SOL Our terrific
ry has been invaded by gangs offoreign adven
turers, whose honor is in their pckets, and win
know nothing of glory but as itsonssts in ra-
pine. Will you endure without,esistance thei
Vandalism
Remember, my friends, that th dust we trea,
on is the ashes OF worthy Mexians, who hav,
persisted in the war with the sange, or unde
the fire of foreign rifles bear in hind VIA, has
befallen our conpatrlots in Upper California
who have been despoiled of teir property,
lanced on their hearthstones, led away, perse-
cuted and assassinated never foyet the story
of New Reynosa, whose paciE inha 5ilan,s
when asleep, were surprised by a,and O.: these
robbers-who crying liberty, UT imprisoned
citizens-who promised and guaranteed securi-
ty, and yet robbed the people of Il property
who with the public good in their mouths, were
yet only plunderers, &c.
To arms, frontiersmen! Rather than further
suffer disera avenge yourselveSdie rather.
The republic will admire US Weare the van
l
the same warl;ke pedls (of the baD which an
nounced the triumph of the Mexians in Mata-
moras, in Ceravo. and in Camar9, inspire our
valor to save our honor and The dgni,y and in
| tegrity of the republic
Frontiersmen, Viva MEXICO WA the unity
of our territory Death to the trators and the
pirates !
VALETrE Cruz.
The Generals Headquarters, Camrgo, March
s7, 1853.
This is exceedingly fierce, valiat and war
like; patriotic withal, and Indicate of fair
knowledge of Billingsgate and rlitoric Our
readers need not, however, be frightened They
must remember that there is vaor which is
more fascinating and admirable in,peech and
on paper, than in deed. Think of Bob Acres
We don't know any nation more reandant with
this sort Of valor than the Mexican It is not
to be denied, however, that the Mxcans are
brave in the field but it would be oet impos
sible for them to equal, in that department., the
brilliant courage which they display in speech
and on paper. They inherit from pain very
happy faculty of doing heroic acts, I'D of form
ing and equipping large armies on ,aper Sir
John Moore and Sir Arthur Wellesy, each in
his turn, at the commencement of tie Peninsu-
iacile rapidity with which their Spnish allies
raised armies to their assistance bu be it said
in passing, their subsequent disappointment full.
ly equa!ed their previous citation Those ar
mics were marshalled by graceful iroke OF
" grey goose quill; they were papenrmies.
Then, we wish our readers to beive that nc
d;reful results followed this proclamation Or
course it is not to be supposed that Mexican
general could promulge such furius pronun
thing very unmitgatedly; perhaps three or
four pens suffered martyrdom ,tagethe with half
quire of foolscap, and, it may be, vagrant
inkstand; but nothing worse, we fancy Where
fore, let us take breath, aud wait unil we hear
"lhat BELL" which The General speks of, and
which he has, for reasons potent in hs mind no
doubt, encompassed with brackets.
The manner in which some of the wing
presses-among which, foremost nd loud
mou,hed, was the New York Tritme-con.
demned in advance of any accurate knowledge
Of the circumstances, the action Of Gov. Lane,
is not surprising. Had they supported the
American official, we should indeed have had
cause for wonder. Justice 10 Gov. lane and
decent degree of patriotism would hive kept
them neutral, at least, until the facts O the case
were fully made known: more especially as The
history of the Boundary Commission S action
would seem to sanction the propnety of Gov.
Lanes conduct; both of the Surveyors having,
in succession refused to assent to the initial point
of the boundary agreed upon by Commissioners
Bartlett But let us await the develolement of
facts, let US have the case fully before The coun
try, before we condemn or approve Mean
while, we think the result viii sushin Gov
Lane.