The Kanzas news., 1858-12-04
Proclamation OF the President in Re-
gard to FilibusteFing.
The President has issued the following
proclamation:

| ger0 Co f1hbusteFing.
The President has issued the following
proclamation:
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 1858.
| Whereas information has reached me
from sources which / cannot disregard.
that certain persons, In violation of the neu-
trality laws of the United States, are ma
king a third attempt to set on foot militia
ry expedition against Nicaragua, 8 foreign
State, with which We are at peace. In or
der to raise money for equipping and naia-
taiEing this expedition, persons connected
Herewith, as have reason to believe, have
issued and sold bonds and other contracts,
pledging the public lands in Nicaragua and
the Transit route through its territory as
q security of their redemption and fulfill
ment.
The hostile design of this expedition is
rendered manifest by the fact that these
bonds and contracts can be of no possible
value to their holders unless the present
government of Nicaragua shall be over
thrown by force; besides, the Envoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
of that government IN the United States has
issued a notice, in pursuance of his instruc-
ton, dated the eth instant, forbidding the
passengers intending TO proceed to Nicara-
qua over the transit route from ocean to
ocean, to enter its territory withoutssa regu.
lar passport signed by the proper Minister
or Consul General of the Republic, resi-,
dent in the country from whence they shall
have departed. Such persons, with this
exception, will be stopped, and be compell-
ed to return by the same conveyance that
took them to the country.
From these circumstances the inference
is irresistible, that many persons engaged
in this expedition will leave the United
States with hostile purposes against Mica
ragua. They cannot, under the guise
which they have assumed, that they are
peaceful emigrants, conceal their real in
tentions, especially when they know in ad-.
vance that their landing will be resisted,
and can only be accomplished by an over
powering force. This expedition was suc-
cessfuliy resorted to previous to the last
expedition, and the vessel, in which those
comprising it were conveyed to Nicaragua
obtained clearance from the collector of
the port at Mobile. Although, after care
full examination no arms or munitions of
war were found on board, yet, when they
arrived in Nicaragua, they were found to
be armed and equipped, and Immediately
commenced hostilities.
The leaders of former illegal expedition
OF the same character have openly express
ed their intention to renew hostilities against
Nicaragua. One of them, who has been
twice expelled from Nicaragua, has invited,
through the newspapers, American citizens
to emfgrate to that Republic, and has de-
signated Mobile as the place of rendezvous
and departure, and San del Norte as the
port to which they are bound. This per-
son, who has renounced his allegiance to
the United States, and claims to be Presi-
dent OF Nicaragua, has given notice to the
Collector of the port of Mobile that two or
three hundred of these emigrants will 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 deluded into
the belief that they are about to proceed to
Nicaragua as peaceful emigrants, (if any
such there be J, from the disastrous conse-
quences to which they will be exposed, I,
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 re-
speetive spheres, to be vigilant, active and
faithful in suppressing these Illegal enter
prises and in carrying out their standing
instructions to that effect; exhorting all
good citizens 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, I 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, this, the
30th day of October, 1855, and of the
Independence of the United States, the
eighty third
(Signed.) JAMES BUCHANAN.
By the President. -.-..-
LEWIS CAss. Secretarv of STATE.