The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-01
BY JAMES BUCHANAN, PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas information has reached me from sour
ces which cannot disregard that certains persons,
in violation of the neutrality laws of the United
States are making third attempt to set foot a
military expedition within their territory against
Nicaragua, a foreign State with which they are at
peace. In order to raise money for equipping and
maintaining this expedition, persons connected
Herewith, as have reason to believe, have issued
and sold bonds and other contracts pledging the
public lands of Nicaragua and the transit route
throughit its territory as Il security for their re-
demption and fultlment
The hostile design of this expedition Is rendered
manifest by the fact that these bonds and contracts
be of possible value to their holders, unless
the present government of Nicaragua shall be over
thrown by force. Besides, the envoy extraordi-
nary and minister plenpotentiary of that govern
ment in the United States has issued a notice, in
pursuance of his instructions, dated on the 9th
instant, forbdding the citizens or subjects of any
nation, except passengers intending to proceed
through Nicaragua over the Transit route from
ocean to ocean, to enter its territory without n
regular passport, signed by the proper minister or
consugeneral of the republic resident in the coun
try from whence they shall have departed. Such
persons, with this exception, ''wl be stopped and
compelled to return by the same conveyance that
took them to the country"
From these circumstances, the inference is ire
sitbe that persons engaged in this expedtion will
leave the United States with hostile purposes
against Nicaragua. They cannot, under the euise
which they have assumed, that they are peaceful
emigrants, conceal their real intentions and espe-
cally when they know, in advance, that their land
ing will be resisted, and can only be accomplished
by an empowering force. This expedien: was
successfully resOrted to previous to the last ovnedi
ton, and the vessel in which those composing it
were conveyed to Nicaragua, obtained a clearance
from the collector of the port of Mobile. Although
alter careful examination no arms or munitions
OF war were discovered on board, vet, when they
arrived in Nicaragua, they were found to be armed
and equipped and Immediately commenced hos
tilites
The leaders of former illegal expeditions of the
same character have openly expressed their inten-
ton to renew hOstilities against Nicaragua. One
of them who has already been twice expelled from
Nicaragua, has invited, through the public newspa-
perS, American citizens to emgrate to that repub-
lic and has designated Mobile as the place of rem
devious and departure, and San Juan del Norte as
the port to which they are bound. This person.
who has renowned his allegiance to the United
States, and claims to be President of Nicaragua,
has given notice to the collector of the port of Mo-
bile that two or three hundred of these emirrants
VIII be prepared 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 may have
been honestly deuded into the belief that they are
about to proceed to Nicaragua as peaceful emf
grants 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 proclamation
enjoining upon all officers Of the government civil
and military, in their respective Spheres to be vigil
liant, active and faithful in supprcssing these il
legal enterprises, and in carrying out their standing
instructions to that effect eXhorting all good cti-
Zens, by their respect for the laws and their regard
for the peace and welfare of the country to aid the
efforts of the public authorities in the discharge of
their duties
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States to be
affixed to these presents
Done at the city of Washington the thirticth dav
4. ST. of October, one thousand eight hundred and
fifty-eight, and of the independence of the
United States the eighty-third.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
By the President: