The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1858-11-09
rrrsldenrs Proclamation.

WAsAISeToN, Oct 81,
By James Buchanan, President Z. S. A.
Where's, information las reached o
from sources which 7 cannot disregard. that
certain persons in violation Of the neutrali
~ laws Of the u. S., are making q third
attempt TO set on foot military expiditi N
within their territory against Nicaragua,
foreign State with which they arc at peace
in order TO raise money for cquipping
and maintaining this expedition, persons
connected Herewith, as | have reason TO
believe, have Issued and sold bonds and
Other contrac,s, plelging tho public land
OF Nicaragua and the Transit route through
ITS ferftcry, rs security f}r The redenp-
tim and fufllment hostile design Of
this expedition is rendered manifest by the
fact Tn these bonds and contracts can be
Of impossible value &c ihcir hollcrs unless
tie. present Government Of Nicaragua
shall be ovcrtirown by force
Besides the Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Planipotentiary Of that Govern
mont in the United States, hqs issued
notice in pursuance Of his in'tructions, da
ted the 9Th inst, fo'bilding the citizen
or Subjects ofani nation, except passenger
intending to proceed 10 Nicaragua over the
the tfansit route from ocean 10 ocean, to
enter its territories witllout a regular pas.
p6ft; signed by the proper Minister or con
sul general of the Republic, resident in the
country from whence thoy shall have dc
parted. Such persons, with this eycep.
tion, will be stopped and compelled to ~
turn by the saino conveyance that tool;
them to the country. From the circum.
stances the Inference is irrcsistabc, that
persons crgagod in tho expedition will
leave tho Unilod State with hoslilcpIrposo
against Nicaragua. They cannot, under
the guisc which they have assumed, IN
they arc peaceful cmigrants conceal thcir
real intentions, and especially when thoy
know in advance tha, their lnuding will he
resisted and can only b. accomplished 10y
an over poworing force. This cxpedienl
was successfully resortcd 10, rreyioua 70
the expedition, md tho vessel in which
those composing il were conveyed TO Me
.aragua obtnincd clearance from the Col
lcctor Of the port of Mobile, although after
car(ul examination no arms or munitions of
war were discovered on hoard, yot when
they arrived in Nicaragua thcy were found
TO be armed and equipped, and immediate
" commenced hostiliiics. The leaders Of
the fomer illegal expeditions of this charac.
ter have openly expressed their intention
to renew hostiliics against Nicaragua. Ono
Of them who has already been expelled
twice from Nicaragua, has invited, through
the public newspapers, American citizens
to cmigratc TO chat republic, and has dcs-
iguated Noble as TIE place of rendezvous
and departure, and San Juan ID Norte as
the place whore they are bound. This
person, who has renounced his allegiance
to the United States, anil claims to be
President of Nicaragua, has given notice
TO the Collector Of the port of Mobile, that
two or three hundred of these cminrants
will be prepared to embark from that port
about the middle of November. For these
AMI other good reasons, and for tho pur
pose of saving American citizens who may
have been honestly dcluded into tho be-
lief that they are about to proceed TO Mic
aragua as peaccablc cmigrants, if any such
there be, from the disastrous consequences
to which they are exposed, !, James Bu
chanan, President of the United States,
have thought it fit to issue this, my proc
Iaination, cnjoining upon all officers Of the
go ernmcnt, civil or military, in there re-
spcctive spheres, 10 be yigilant, active aud
faithful in supprcssing these Illegal enter.
prizes, and in carrying out their standing
instructions TO that effect, and expecting
all COOL citizens, by their respect for the
laws and their regard for the peace and
welfare of thh country, to aid tho efforts OF
the public authorities in the discharge Of
their duties.
In testimony whereof, havo hcreunto
set my hand, aal caused the Seal of tho
United States TO be affixed /, those pres
cnts. Done at the City Of Washington,
this 30lh day Of Oetobcr, 1883, and of
tho Independence Of the United States
tho 63l.
Signed, JAMES BUCIIAN An.
by The President;
LEWIS CAss, Scc'y Of State,