The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-11-10
President uc HRanan's FHAAA-
clustering PrOclama-
ton.


Whereas, Information has reached me
from sources which | cannot disregard
that certain persons, in violation OF the
neutrality laws, of the United States, are
making a third attempt to set on foot a
military expedition within their territory
AGAINST Nicaragua, foreign State, with
which they are at peace. In order praise
money for equipping and maintaining
this expedition, persons connected, know
mo as have reason to believe, have IS
sued and sold bonds and other contracts
pledging the public lands of Nicaragua,
and the transit route through its territory,
as a security for their redemption aud ful-
flment. The hostile design of this expe-
dition is rendered manifest by the fact
Il a. their bonds and contracts can be OF
no possible value to their holders, unless
the present government of Nicaragua
shall be overthrown by force.
Besides, the Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary of that govern
ment in the United States, has issued
notice in pursuance of his instructions, ia
ted the 9th inst, forbidding the citizens
or subjects of any nation, except passen-
gers intending to proceed to Nicaragua
over the transit route, from ocean to ocean,
to enter its territory without regular
passport signed by the proper Minister
or Consular General of the Republic, res
ident of the country from whence they
shall have departed. Such, persons, with
this exception, will be stopped aud COM
PEELED to return by the same conveyance
that took them to the country. From
these circumstances, the inference is ire
sistible, that persons engaged III this expe-
dition will leave the United Stales with
hostile purposes against Nicaragua; they
cannot under disguise which they have
assumed, that they are peaceful emigrants,
conceal their real intentions, and especial
" when thew know in advance that their
landing will be resisted, and can only be
accomplished by an overpowering force.
This expedient was successfully resorted
to previous to The last expedition, and the
vessel on which those composing it were
conveyed to Nicaragua, obtained clear
ance from the Collector of the port of Mo
bile. Although, after careful examna-
ton. no arms or munitions of war were
discovered, yet when they arrived in Mic
aragua they were found to be armed and
equipped, and Immediately commenced
hostilities. The leaders of former ille-
Gal expeditions of the same character, have
openly said that their intention was to
renew hostlities against Nicaragua. One
of them, who has already been expelled
twice from Nicaragua, has invited through
the public newspapers, American citizens
to emigrate to that Republic, aud has des
ignated Mobile as the place ofrendezvous
and departure, and San Juan del Norte
as the port to which they are bound.
The person who has renounced his al
legiance to the United States, and claims
to be P, esdent of Nicaragua, has given
notice to the Collector of the port of Mo
bile, that 200 or 800 of these emigrants
will be prepased to embark from that port
about the middle of November. For
these and other good reasons, and for the
purpose of saving American citizens who
have been honestly deludcd into the be-
lief that they are about to proceed to Mic
aragua as peaceful emigrants, if any such
there be, from the disastrous consequences
to which they will be exposed, |, James
Buchanan, President of the United States,
have thought it fit to issue this my Pro
clamation, enjoining upon all officers OF
the government, civil and military, in
their respective spheres, to be yigilant,
active, and faithful, suppressing these lille
gal enterprises, and in earring out their
standing instructions to that effect, and
exhorting all good citizens, by their res
pect for the laws, and their regard for
the peace and wafare Of the country, to
aid the efforts { f the public authorities in
the discharge of their duties. In testi-
mony whereof have hereunto set my
hand, and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed to the presents.
Done at the City of Washington this
thirtieth day of October, 1858,an of In
dependence of the United States, the SD.
(Signed) JAMES BUCHANAN,
LEWIS CAss, Sec. of State. Pres't.