M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-02-06
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France, England andakSPan have
boundRi together to subdue Mexico,
Sh the res3 3Nf having debts dye from
Mexico. f6e President q Narez) of
Mexico puts.the whole facts before
the world iuthe following RfOclama
ton. We look upon the. actspf these
European Governments as cnly ad.
ditional insult to the United States as
all know that the policy of our Gov
ernment has, since 1904, been nou.in.
tervention by European powers, i'll the
affairs Of this Continent. The reader
will observe that Mexico acknowl-
edges all just claims upon the Govern
ment but pleads inability to pay
The Castle of San Juan de Ulloa, is
now in the possession of the enemy
! We hope our minister CoRSIN will
see that our rights and dignity as a
nation is maintained.
PROCLAMATION OF PRESIDENT JgAREz
ON THE SPANISH INVASION OF MEX
100.
MExICANs The warnings Of the ap.
preaching war which war preparing
in Europe against us have begun, un-
fortunately, to be realized. Spanish
forces have invaded our territory; our
national dignity is insulted; and, per
haps, our independence in dagger
Under such:diffcult circumstances, the
Government OF the republic believes
that it complies with one Of its prin.
cipal duties BY placing within your
reach the cardinal idea,. which shall
be the basis OF its policy in the pres.
ent state of affairs. The interest of
all are concerned. and ifall are bound
as good sons Of Mexico, to contribute
their intelligence, their fortune and
their blood toward tue salvation of
the republic, all claim HRn equal right
to be informed Of tho conduct of pro.
ceedings OF the Government.
On the 14th Of the present month,
the Governor oil the State OF Vera CrH
received an intimation from the COM
mander of the Spanish naval forces to
eyacuate at.clty and the fortress of
Ulloa, which that commander annou4
ces his determination to hold as a 81
curity, until the Government OF tile
Queen oESpain shall be satisfied that
the Spanish MAJ ion shall be treated
in the future with the consideration
which is due,and that the compacts B.
tween both Governments shall be Ie,
ligiously observed. The Spanish Of:
fcer also declares that the occupation
of the city and castle will serve as IA
guarantee for the claims which Gre At
Britain may have against the Mefi-
can Government.
The grounds for this aggression are
pcorrect--namely insults offered r
her Catholic Majesty by the Goverf
ment Of the republic, aid blind obStk
macy with which the Government Of
Mexico has constantly refused to liz 1
ten to the just claims ofSpain.
The consistent behavior ofthe Mex
jean Government does not permit the
impartial eyes OF justice to assent 10
such imputation' Since the treaty of
1885 the Spanish Government has al.
ways been considered as friendly
Power, and bound to Mexico by spe-
cial ties, without the expulsion ofthe
Spanish ambassador 5eing used as a
weil-founded objection TO that truth.
Since the peculiar circumstances Of
that case are well known, and no less
well known is the disposition which
the Government had and still enter.
tains, to give the most reasonable and
suitable explanation in regard to that
affair, which may be reduced to a few
words-the necessity of removing
from the national territory foreign
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