The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-01
REVOLUTION IN MEXICO.

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i"inoo us W - ~, ,,, x,a,s vv,,bopt
'eeine' ~. -, 49, 40 r.csot outbreaks
foundation Besides uiefe nave "een no ~
of unusual violence Tor Mexico, which seemed 10 oief
any excuse oyerurning system OF government Just
- ;t ,na,,tion and which hal not been subjected TO
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any Pia0u., ''' ~ =, a.
last aIfi'u iioni 'ioA s' M ~
rumors, and an account Oh the manner Ia winch eiA'
country relieves itself OF CONSTITUTIONAL form OF govern
inent aud conhdes Itself 10 the VIII OF adctatoi we
copy from the New Orleans fcaynne It's accouh, Oh 'he
y,poLltoa
,t; i,,no,tant event took Mace on Thursday morn
/, r. ITth instant and was "a sudden as the move
is - tod and daring ,sverytbing seems u have
,anned nv comonfor and eS Coyernor Bag carried
~ 'shes into execution with a GOODNESS aud CELEBRITY
ms WI, 70. he norae IN the French COM, a. eta, OF the
UNI On, mnIa
~ -, ros,yarnino indeed the Congress- or the neo
~ oy - tn1atsj ova,nr,, ,yas WITH mos, IN
pr,Ia1 hariihood given nv Governor Baz himself the
- hprrs Tn.t dav REASONABLY present in the Cham
u - n,i. no WIS ,na5, the object of very severe
ri,oisn and numerous charges we're ma lie against him
- M howsyer from, deionno 10 rsplv TO them, he rose
~ t't. 80 Co. .alfL;n,, ~. CONGRESS r., oene,aI
,l 80 60 ,S; ua cn,,r.s from The @onenne az the
49,, nnIv and nainv told them that that was the
1, a. th could evar meet " those chambers for the
i' u -, - Ia h. srnt avn,
- - saa,, b, have believed him But the
- ao;r,r At q q clock the roar CT cannon in the
10, - ths otv showed il was no idle threat Soon
80 ~ h,oaJs ..Z,oaea =, one of the most trusted
"ar,,. eonvenenv stationed at Iacnbaya came march
and TOOL, nossession of the citadel Carita and other
l,s " 'ai ,id M salvos of artillery which pro
"iai'qed a., n nav, order of things had begun
M res;stanc, whatever seems I, have been made n-
-, th ,os NJ, finn. far action on the mart of the o-
,to IN the contrary the bells of the city ring
~, neL.ts were sent mn and everything eyinced the
Snr ~ the neonle The tumult however having some
ist snsided the following plan or proclamation made
its ,,naorance
us "pp'"
'Ro'LA"AtioS'
CasaLra,g that the majority of the people have not
been satisfied with the fundamental constitution Carta
which given them by their leaders, because it has
not proved sufficient preserve progress with order and
liberty and furthermore account of the obscnrity of
many Of its sions it has become the of civil
war
Considering that the republic requires institutions
analogous to its and customs, for the develop
of its elements OF riches and prosperity true
fountain OF public peace--and the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and
respectaby to which it is entitled both at home and
abroad;
Lensd rim that the army ought not to sustain what
the nation does not wish but he contrary, should be
the siistaner and defender of public WILL expressed in
many ways. ~ is hefeoy ueciared
ny I'm a,an.,. .n' .t'a,,,nnt a. ,a,,,,,;
. pactno. ths unao;,no,s ,,te If the neone en-
pesd in the free election made by them OF his excel
iency President Don Ignacio Comontot, for supreme
magistrate OF the republic ne shall continue in charge OF
the supreme conan Win 'u powers 20 paelly inc nv
' " foo ,. a., Ala, rt to, 49,. ~ - of hI;o ~,
,;istraton
8 Three months after the adoption Of this plan by the
States into which the republic is divided the person
charge OF the executive power shall convoke an extra
ORDINARY congress, ".nou. any iul'i.I "9'c' 'A. ~
'o'in a ,t ~ 49, Set ;t., nf ~ ,
IT ro,sttrtion before being PROMULGATED shall lie
submitted to the vote of the inhabitants of the re-
public.
~ Ea0C1OQeu
Hshed and afterwards Congress- shall iss,,e
the law for the election of ths constitutional President of
the republic In case that said constitution sbonld not
be appyed by the majority of the inhabitants of the re,
blic it shall lie returned to be reformed according To
the sense of that majority
& Whilst the constitution ia being made his excel
,ncv the President will proeed To mama council; com
posed of one princpa and one substitute member for each
one of the States which shall have the attributes esta
lished by n special law
G. All the authorities that fail to second this plan shall
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subsequently, on the same day, proclamatons appear
ed from the governors of the city of Mexico and of Tacu
,h o,, ~ ;sla a ,oadv o,ei;,ce 10 1,on,onsort
~ Popi " ' '
""eh eNnoi.uol, ho"e'e' seems S'a''e! " i'e peen
necessary as revolution in Mexico is effected through
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Several OF the members Oh the CABINET ad resigned
The arrests not very numerous, but generally
men of distinction. Among them the president OF
,h Cunran,a Curt the nras;ent of CONGRESS- and few