Daily national Democrat., 1860-12-14
New Movement Brewing in Sonora
Admission in the American Union
Wanted.

IA NCN MONOhteHt bEeWlnS III SOnOTd--~
Admission in the American Union
Wanted.
The following is an extract from letter to
the San Francisco Times, written from Her
mosillo, Sonora, and dated Nov. oath;
The principal merchants and other citizens
of this citG Gunymas and Alimos on whom
the burden Of supporting the war waged
against the Yaquis chiefly falls, are busily
engaged in devising ways and means to re-
lieve the State from the disasters consequent
upon the internecine strife now prevailing
throughout its borders Next June is the pc
riod provided 10y the Constitution-w hich
Pesqueira carries in his head (there being
no written or printed Constitution of the
State of Sonora that can iind) for the cleo
tion of new Governor A committee con-
sisting Florencio Nonteverde Francisco Agui-
lar, Juan Salazar and Jesus Mendez, have
been appointed to select a candidate for the
| succession. 1t is understood that Governor
Pesqueira does not desire reelection The
names of Jesus Quejada. of Ures and Jose
Maria Almada, of Alimos, are prominently
spoken OF The latt is supposed to be the
richest man in Sonora, and is now extensive
" engaged in mining. He belongs tn the
school of the moderados He is looked upon
as fair compromise between the two con-
tending factions, neither of which, it would
seem, will ever consent to be governed by the
other. Foreign merchants also, who have
resided in the State many years, are exercis-
ing their wits to bring about u compromise.
The Canon Bros. (Frenchmen) John A. Rob
inson, (American,) Mateos Alzua, Chilean J
Francisco Ospuri, (Spaniard,) and Dr. Hill,
(American,) are taking hold of the matter in
good earnest, and will probably succeed
This accomplished, the purpose is, as un-
derstand it, to declare the State of Sonora
Free, Sovereign and Independent" and then
ask admission into the American Union under
the Constitution OF the *'Free State of Occi-
dente," formed at the Villa de Fuerte, on the
I'd of November, 1925, and which instrument
leaves the impress of the master mind OF
Henry Clay.
Manuel Montverde, Secretary of State,
complains bitterly at the asylum granted by
the Americans to the two young brothers
Gandaras and Remigio Rivera, who have es-
capped over the line. He says that their
avowed purpose is to levy war and fit out an
expedition against the State of Sonora and
| Ee peace and repose OF the Mexican Repub-
lie. They thus abuse the privilege accorded
to eXied patriots or political prisoners lie
looks upon them as "ualefactors," and he can
conceive of no international code existing
among nations as a warrant for their conduct
In the case OF British subjects in the United
states levying war and enlistiug men to ope-
rate against Russia, power with which We
were at peace, thus carrying on hostile ope-
ra,ions on neutral ground, the prompt action
OF the American Government in dismissing
Minister Champion and the British Consul at
Philadelphia, ought, he thinks, to operate as
safe precedent for the authorities in Arizo-
ma in the present instance. He thinks Mr..
Auchanan should not exempt Mexican ci,i-
zens from the rule applied to British subjects
under the administration of President Pierce
lie submits this as as nice point of dscrim-
ination for the anal ytical reasoning of the At
torney General of the United States To that
end he has drawn up a remonstrance, or pro
test, which he has sent to Juarez's Minister
of Foreign Affairs to be forwarded to the
Mexican Minister at Washington, to he laid
before Gen. Cass for his action in the premis
es. have no time to add more
Thine, JUAN DE PRocDA