The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-11-10
OFFICIAL.
BY JAMES BUCHANAN.
Presideni Of the United States Of .america.
OFFICIAL

81
Presidenl Of the United States Of .america
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas information has reached me from
sources which cannot disregard that cer-
tain persons, ia vioia,ion OF the neutraIlty
laws Of the United States, are max ing third
attempt to set on foot a military expedition
within their territor, against Nicaragua. a
foreign State with which they are at peace.
In order to raise money for equipping ami
maintaining this expedition, persons connect.
ed herewith, as | have reason to believe,
have issued and sold bonds aud other con-
tracts pedging the public lands of Nicar-
aqua and the transit route through its terri
tory asa security Tor their redemption and
fuliilmrnt.
Ilhe hostile design Of this expedition is
rendered manifest by the fact that these bonds
and contracts caa be Of 40 possible value to
their holders unless the present Government
81 Nicaragua shall be oyerthrown Jy force.
Besides. the Envoy Extraordinary aud Min.
lister Plenipoentiary oi that Government iu
the United States has issued notice, in pur.
susace oi his instructions, dated on the eth
instant, forbdding the citizens or subjects
oi amy nation, except passengers'intending TO
proceed through Nicaragua over the transit
soute from ocean to ocean, to eater its terri.
tory without regular passport, signed by
the proper Minister or Gonsui. General Of the
Republic resident ia the countiy from whence
they shall have departed. Such persons, with
this exception, :. wall be stopped and com
PEELED 10 return by tile same conveyance that
took them 20 the cunntry." From these cir
ug IN inf i.
persons engaged in this expedition will leave
the United States with hostile porposes
sgainst Nicaragua. They cannot, under the
guise which they have assumed that they are
peaceful enigrants, conceal their real inten.
tions, and Especially ahrn they know. IN all.
vance, that their landing will be resisted, and
can only be accomplished BY an oy,rpawer.
ing force. 'lhis expedient was successfully
fesortad To previous 10 the last expedition,
and the vessel in which tlIuse CON posing IL
were conveyed To Nicaragua obiained a
clearance lr0m the Collector of the port of
Mobile. Although alter a careful exanina.
ton. no arms or munitions of war we're dis
covered OF beard. yet, when they arrived in
Nicaragua. they we're fund IL be aimed and
equipped and immediately commenced hos
tIlIues.
The leaders of lormtr illegal expeditions
OF the same character have openly expressed
their intention to renew hostilIiies against
Nicaragua. One Of them. who has alrea-
dy been twice expelled from Nicaragua,
has invited. through the American news
papers. American citizens 20 emig,ate 10
that Republic. aud has designated Mo.
bile as the place Of rendezvous aud de-
parture, aud San Juan del Norie ~ the
port 10 which they are bound This per-
son, who has rrnuuneed hi allegiance TO
the United States. and claims 10 Jr Presi.
dent q Nicaragua. has gwen notice to the
Collector ~ the pprt 81 Mnb,le that two or
three hundred Of these rmlgrsnis viii be pre-
pared 10 embark from that port about The
middle Of November.
For these aud eihrr good reasons, and for
the purpose 81 SAVING American citizens WIN
may have been honestly d.luded into the be.
lief that they ATE about to proceed TO Nicara.
qua as peaceful emigrants. if any such there
be. from the disastrous consequences TO which
they will be exposed. !. James Buchanan.
President Of the United States, have thought
Il ht to issue this ny proclamation. enjnining
upon all officers 81 the Government, civil and
military, 90 their respective spheres. to be
yieilant, active. and faithful ia suppressing
these illegal enterprises. and in carrying out
their standing instructions 10 that effect !;
erhnrtng all good citizens, by their respect
for the laws and their regard for the peace
aud welfare % the country. TO aid the Efforts
Of the public authorities ia the discharge Of
their dates.
In trsIimony whereof. have hrreunto set
nv hand aud csu.sd the seal 81 the United
States 10 he affixed 10 these presents.
Done at the city of Washington The thli-
Done a the city of Washington the thir.
teenih dav Of october. onr lhuu-and
r., eight hundred AID hiiy.right. and &c
ls-A' the Independence Of the Unitrd State.
the eighty. third.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
By the President:
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