Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-11-04
nv James buchanan
President of the United States Of Amer'ea.
PROCLAMATION.
W.snINGroN. October Sd


WASHINGTON. October 80.
Whereas, information has reached me from
sources which cannot disregard, that GER
tain persons in violation OF the neutrality
laws of the United States. are making third
,ttempt to set on foot q military expedition
within their territory against Nicaragua, o
foreign State. with which they are at peace.
Tn order to raise money for equipping and
maintaining this expedition. persons conuec-
tod Herewith as I have reason to believe
have issued and sold bonds and other con-
tracts pledging the public lands in Nicaragua
ond transit route through its territory as a
scuritv of their redemption and iuihiiment.
The hostile design of this expedition as rem
dered manifest by the fact that these bonds
aud contracts can he of no possible valne to
their hold RS. unless the present government
Of Nicaragua shall he overthrown by force;
besides the Eavoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter Plenipotentiary OF that government IN
the limited States has issued notice In pllr-
suapce of his instructions dated on the 9th
inst. forb dbl ~ the citizens or SUBJECTS OF any
nation Except passengers lnteudlnS 10 proceed
To Nicaragua over the Transit route rom
ocean to ocean to enter its territory. without
regular passports signed 10y proper minister.
nr consul general of the Republic, resident in
tho country from whence they shall have
drnartad Such persons. with this exception
will be stopped aad compelled to return ny
tho Same. CONVEYANCE that took them to the
country. From these circumstances the IN
ference Is irresistible that persons engaged IN
this edition will leave the United States
with hottie purposes against Nicaragua. ihey
cannot. under the guisc whch they nave
assumed. that they are peaceful emigrants,
rorcaul their real intentions. and especially
vcben they know in advance that their land
ing will he resisted, and can only be accom-
nlished by an empowering force.
This pxpedirnt was successfully res0rted to
rr.vious TO the last expedition. and the vessel
in which those composing IT were conveyed
to- Nicaragua obtained clearance rom tne
collector OF the port OF Mobile; although
after a careful examination no arms OF ihuh'-
tions of war were discovered on board, yet
whom they arrived in Nicaragua they were
fonnd to be armed and equipped. and imme-
d;,telv commenced hcstihties. The leaders
of former Illegal expeditions of the same
character have openly expressed thelr lnteh-
ton to renew hostilities against Nicaragua
One of them who has already been twice ex-
nelled from Nicaragua, las invited through
the public newspapers. American c'ulehs 10
an,;arate tn that republic. and has designated
Mobile as the place of rendezvous and depar-
turn and San Juan del Norte as the port tn
which they are bound. This person, who has
ranounced his allegiance to the United States
and claims TO be President of Nicaragua, has
given notice to the collector of the port of
Mobile that two or three hundred OF these
emiorants will he prepared TO embark from
that mort about the middle of November.
For these and other good reasons and Tor
the purpose of saving American citizens VINO
NAV have been honestly deiuded into the be
lief that they are about proceeding 10 Nica-
raeua as peaceful emigrants, II any such
there be, from disastrous consequences, 10
WHICH they will be exposed, L, James Buchan-
an President OF the United States have
Thought il fit to issue this my proclamation
epioining upon all officers OF the government,
civil and military, in their respective spheres,
10 be yiyilant, active, and faithful IN sup
pressing these Illegal enterprises, and in car
rying out their standing instructions to that
effect. exhorting all good citizens by their re-
spect for the laws aud their regard for the
neace and welfare OF the country. to ald the
efforts of the public authorities in discharge
of their duties In testimony whereof have
bercunto set my hand aud caused the seal OF
the IJnit.d States to be affixed TO these pres
ents. Done at the city OF Washington this
the 3Oth day of October, 1858. and OF the In
dependeuce OF the United States the SD.
(Signedl JAMES BUCHANAN.
By the President.
LEWIS CAss Secretary Of State.