The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-11-09

4 PROCLAMATION.
BY yamss BMchanan, President Of Me Urised
States Of Ayneyicn

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: BY James Buchanan, President Of Me Lril
. States Of america.
: WASHINGTON, Nov. Nv WhereAs, informaii,
. Das reached me from sources which cam
. disregard, that certain persons, by violston
: the neutrality laws OF the United States a
making third attempt to set on foot Militia,
Expedition within their Territory against Mica
ragua, foreign State, with which they are /
J peace. In order to raise money Tor encours
ging and maintaining this expedition, person
connected there with, as have reason 70 be
Iieve, have isxaed and sold bonds and othe
contracts, pledging the public lands Of Nieara
qua ana the transit route through its territory
a. security for their redemption and fulflmens
Inc hostile design Of this expedition is render.
% manifest By the fact that these bonds md con
tracts can be Of no possible value to their hold
ers, unless the preseIk government oi Nicaragu.
shall be overthrown BY force. Besides. III,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten
tlary OF that Government in the United States
mas issued notice, in pursuance Of his in
structions, dated the 9th inst, forbidding he
citizens or subjects Of any nation except pas
sengers intending to proceed over the transit
route from ocean to ocean, TO enter its terrific.
~ without regular passports signed by the pro-
per Minister or Consul OF the Republic, resident
IN the country from whence they shall have
departed. Such persons, with this exception,
VIII De stopped and compelled TO return by
the same conveyance that took them to the
country.
FROM these circumstances, the inference is
'fFesistiole that persons engaged in this expeji
Ton VIII leave the United States with hostile
purposes against Mica, aqua. They cannot. un-
der The guise which they have assumed. that
they are peaceful enigrsnts, conce ii their real
Intentions, and especially when they know in
advance that their Ian ding will be resisted, and
can only 6s accomplished BY an overpowsring
iofce. Inns deception was successfully resorted
20 previous to the last expedition, and the ves-
sei ana those composing it were conveyed to
Nicaragua and obtained clearance from the
Collector Of the Port Of Mobile. Although
after careful examination, no arms or munitions
oi war were discovered on board, vet when
they arrived in Nicaragua thev we're found to
% armed and equipped, and imme diate!y CON-
menced hostilities.
FOR these and other good reasons, and for
'ne purpose OF saving American citizens who
may Lave been honestly deuded into the belief
that tney are about TO proceed to Nicaragua as
peaceiui emisrants, If any such there BE- from
lhe disastrous consequences to which they will
ne exposed, l, James Buchanan, President OF
Y .he United States, have thought it 6t to issue |
'ais my proclamation, eRioining upon all Off |
cefe OF TIE government, civil and military. in |
lheir respective spheres, to be yigilsnt. active.
ana faithful in suppress;ng these Illegal enter I
of'ses and in carving out their standing in /
araciions to that effect and exhorting all good /
''hzens, Dy their respect for the laws, their re-
sard ior the peace and welfare Of the country
o aid the efforts of the public authorities in
ne discharge OF their duties
Ihe leader OF the former Illegal expeditions
y 'he same character, has openly expressed his
Intention TO renew hostiiities against Nicaragua.
las invited, through the public papers. Ameri-
an citizehs to emisrate to that Republic and
las designated Mobile as the place of rendez-
,ous and departure, and San Juan del Norte as
De port to which they are bouasi. This per.
on who has Eenounced his allie glance to the
Inhed States and claims to be President Of
nicaragua, has given notice to the Collector
. the Fort OF Mobile that two or three hun
red OF these emigrants will be prepared to en-
ARK from that port about the middle Of Nov.
mber.
In testimony whereof, ] have heYeunto set
1s hand and caused the seal of the United
'ates to be affixed to these presents.
Done at the Uity Of Washington, this soth
ay OF October, 1858, and OF the Independence
the United States the eighty third.
lSignedl
by the President, JAS. BUCHANAN.
LEWIS CAss, Secretary Of State.