The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-11-05
Proclamation by the President.
WAsHiNcToN, October 81, 1858.
By james BVcdanan, President of the United
States of .4aprica.
A PROCLAMATION.

Is james BUcHHhHh, IFRStHeHt oJ bHe tHHS1 /
States Of .4merica.
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Information has been received
from sources which | cannot disregard, hat GER
tain p-fsors, in violation OF the Neutrality Laws
of ihe United States, are mating lhiTd attempt
TO set on foot a military expedition within this
territory, against Nicaragua. toreign State,
with which th y are at peace. 10 order to raise
money for eqnlpplng ant maintaining TINS eApr-
dnIon persons connected therewrth, az / have
reason to believe, have issued and sold bonds,
and other contracts, pledging the pubic lands
| OF Nicaragua, and the Traus Route through
/ It's territory, as security Tor their redemption
aud fulhlment. The hostile deSign OF this eXp1-
dion is rendered manifest by the fact that these
bonds and contracts can be OF 20 possible value
10 their holders unless the present Gov ernment
of Nicaragua can be overlhro~n by force
Besides the Envoy Extraordinary aud Minister
/ Plenipoteuliary OF hat Government in the u
nited States, has issued notice IN pursuance of
his instructions, dated the 27th foTUlddng
the citizens or subjects Of any nation, except
passr intending to pass through Nicaragua
over the Transit Route from OCEAN 10 ocean, 10
enter IFS territory without regular passport
signed by the proper Minister or CDnsui-Genrral
of the Republic, resident IN the country from
whence they snail have departed. Such per-
sons with this exception, will be stopped and
compelled TO return by the same Conveyance
t that took them to the country.
, From these circumstances The inference is IT.
resstibls that the persons engaged 10 this eXpa-
t dition will leave the United States with hostile
purposes against Nicaragua. They cannot un-
S der thr guise which they have assumed, that
! they are p-acrul euigrants, conceal their zeal
b intentions, and especially when they know in
/ advance their landing viii be resisted, and can
: only be accomplished 10y an overpowerlrg iorce
= THIS exprdlent was successfully reSoned 10 pre-
IS viouS to the last expedition, and he vessel il
: " hich those composing it conveyed &c
IS Nicaragua, obtained a clearance from the Col
|! lrctor OF the Port Of Mobile. Although, after
careful examination, no arms OF munitions o
war were discovered on board, YET when they
arrived at Nicaragua, they were found TO be ar
med and equip, ed, aud Immediately commen
ced hostilil+S. The leaders OF the loImer iIle
l. gal expeditions ofthe same character, have open
= Iy expressed their intentions 10 renew hoStil
ar ties against Nicaragua. Onr OF them, who ha
Y already been twice expelled from Nicaragua
4 has inytted through the pubic newspapers
- American citizens 10 emigrate 10 that Rrpu5
10 lie, aud has dasigned Mobile as the place q
as Norte as the port to which they are bound
ID This person who has renounced his alrgIanc
is TO the United States and CLAIMS 10 be The Pre-
ld sidrnt of Nicaragua, has gwen notice TO tn
!" Collector Of Mobile that two or three hundre
st OF these emigrants will be prepared to embaF
from the port about the middle Of November.
For these and other good reasons, and tor th
purpose Of saving American clilz-os who ma
have been honestly deiuded into the belief tht
they are about 10 proceed to Nicaragua as Peact
:, fol emigranis if such there be. from L. disa
toGg ht il I'll to issue this N
d Proclamation, eujoning upon the officers of in
y government, civil and military, IN there r.
10 s1rcIve spheres, to be vIgllaut, active an
it faithful IN supressing these illegal enterpriz+,
Y and in carrying out their standing instruction
to that effect, exhoftIng all good citizens by thei
Il respect for the laws, aud their regard for tn
e peace and welfare ofthe country, to and the 4f
d forts the public authorities 10 The dIschar,
Of their duties.
\ In testimony whereof, have hereunto set N,
d hand, and caused The seal of the United Stat
/ to BE- affixed 10 these presents. Done al th
/, City OF Washington, ON TIE thirteenth dav =
= October, one thousand eight hundred a aJ nh y
= eight, aud oi Independence The eiobtv-,bird
q JAMES BUCHANAN.
. By the President: