New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-03
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10 arch against the enemies Of or race and pOltic
Never have we witnessed equal enthusiasm.
people 80 en- Henty peaceable. ever absorbed N th
iab0s OF tie fs jealous OF their re pose and BY
me ans ptodig.l n, their means, to-day abandon a
with brave abr ee atios and 20 TO fight for threatene
county to snsicb frofq Infamous captivity slste
pe"pt-to rescue Nicarages from the mastery OF
bard Of ireeboOters.
Thousands have voluntarily pses,rtec Themselves q
march with The army The resrlsilDn II his Exec.
.eucy 20 share the dangers and tE- SOiy win thp--
who have often called him the fath.r ~ bis PeoPe
and whom he haH called bis sons, has lncrca-ei 10.
patriotic feryor and al hasten to unit, beneath tLs
sardmd Of the country fight for the 'sctt~ cause OF
Central America.
and this noble eevse is not that Of people nor
Of two nor only Of tie Central Americans It is tie
iigLrous cause Of TIE whole great spanish IN mean
family, threatened in the AIcbiprlagOs anu % the
Continent, by the corrupt id, r. II Edrope. and the
Tinted States, who flying from the land Of the vi5tu-
Washington, hasten 10 satiate their diabocal Pas
eions, to dishonesty appropriate, 10y whatever means,
the goods which they cUvet and which IN vain they
hope 70 obia by manly labor and by those practices
Of virtue which they ignore or abhOr
But il is not in Central America that they will lord
IT 70 easily. Her cannons have already spoken from
all quarters; Ler have arisen and are united.
Who can doubt where the victory will fall The body
Of the eIlCditiOnary army, reunited on Monday, the
tacle Joy full Of enthusiasm, officers and soldiers
prepared for the march, and took leave of relatives
and friends At o'clock bis E1cenency the Prcsiden',
accompanied by the lusrious Lord Bishop, the Com
mandant General and a multitude Of persons, pre-
scented himself il the center of the square. The Illus
riOus Lord Bishop addressed to the soldiers the well
conceived and eloquent alocutOn which we give be-
low. The wOrcs Of the venerable prelate were d.
rocted from to the other, and all were profoundly
moved; and when, at the close, he bestowed his pa
ternal benedicon on the soldiers Of the country, all
inclined Themselves to receive 1t with rous respect,
ard Immediately hundred r1rds to central America
A. E ~ ia1e DALI
SPEECH OF THE BISHOP TO THE TROOPS OF
THE EXPEDITIONARY ARMY
1t il my duty to raise among you to-day my feeble
voice in order to remind you of the strict obligation
which you under Christians an As citizens to
Ceend tie rights If your native land low more than
ever before threatened by men full of ambition and
cOvetousness-men who are striving TO despol us OF
our greatest eDoyments, trampe upon our holy rell-
giOn seize upon what have gained by much toll,
pull down the Government which now rules with 80
gre at discretion and render you subject to few rob
btrs, who. having no country o! their own, are at
tempting to master and enslave ours.
Ii is Ieither hatred nor a vain presumption which in
dnces me TO point out the sad fate which have
fear is the actual state OF Affairs which forces
me to il. Although w aker and his set may boast that
the desire of benefttDg the country has led them to
Central America, facts contradict them. do we not
X ow the prosecutions and the murders which they
have connittedl IL il unknown to us that most OF
the rrOprietOr in Granada have by exorbitant cOntn
buttons been reduced to indulgence And more; you
know well lat the bond OF matrmony so sacred that
there no power that dissolve it, and that never
heess they have had the nsOence to take possession
Of tie wives of Others and abandon themselves to
adultry, rgidy forbiddng Legitimate husbands even
TO 90 into then own houses.
The God of Mercy cannot permit us to fall into the
hands of such enemies We rely upon the Justice OF
our cause, the protection of Heaven and our val
liant troops who prefer an honorable death to seeing
their holy religion tiamped IN the dust, their temples
profaned and their native land plunged into an abyss
Of misoituDes. Every thing announces your triumph,
their number is small and you can count that your
brothers, the Nicaraguenses, will make common cause
with you to shake off the chains that fetter them.
Military leaders, be ye first to give sample OF
your obedience to the Supreme Government which de-
inands the sacrifice of the convenience which you
have in your bones, and teach the soldier by your
example to face dangers, putting your trust IN the
God of battles, who will on your approach spread dis
may in the hearts of his and your enemies. Consider
also, that while you fulfilling duty in destroying
the enemy in the struggle, your brother is already
quered and you owe to him all the offices OF elem
tncy and love.
Soldiers ALL have selected for you six Priests Of the
Most High to accompany you, so that II It should De
your fate 10 die in the combat they may by the sacra
meuts send Your souls the mansions OF the happy.
exhort YOU to prepare yourselves for battle with the
sacrament of penitepce that, free from sins, you
nav have a. your defender that Lord whose power
nothing can resist Go then full of confidence that
your triumph 10 sure, while who remain with your
families VIII direct prayers to the God OF mercy Tor
YOUR good success.