Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1863-11-07

bic curate Miguel Hidalgo, all political parties
have place; for under its shadow there is harm
only to traitors To-day call upon all the in
habitants Of the State, whether conservative, mo-
deladoes or liberals, to lend their services, each
one in the sphere which may be possible, to the
cause of independence 10 day disappear with
political hatrcds all the unhappy denominations
born or civil war. In the bloody struggle upon
which we have now to enter there are only two
distinctions which can henceIorth be known
Mexicans, or Frenchmen and traitors invaders or
invaded, Greemen or slaves. It's not sense of
peril which couasels me to this invocation to ira~
ternlty During the three years Of my admins.
tatlon tolerance has been practical truth in the
State OF Guanajuato, where the same respect and
the same guarantees have been enjoyed by men of
all Shades ofopn0ns, and from all The States If it
were not unworthy Of Government to pronounce
its own panegyrc, could recount to you thou
sand acts which testify that the idea Of univer-
sal fusion has formed Cne oil the cardinal bases of
my administration.
Nor is It fear Of the great POWER Of The French
empire which incites Inc to make this call for re-
cancellation. The power Of France is great. This
ncontestible fact will later form our glory.
But the question is not now which Of the two
uatons ha5 the most power, but which Of the two
has justice on its side Possessing the right, we
have the obligation to defend ii, even when all
tho physical conditions of war are uulavorable to
u.s.
What would have become Of Spain in 1903, il
she had stopped to consider the number and the
strength Of the French armies which had been
perGdicnsly introduced into her principal cities
and fortessos before she had commenced her glo.
rous uprising?
What would Mexico now be If the father o
our independence had stopped to calculate the
immense resources Of the crown of Spain and
epovcrty with which he WAS surrounded at the
moment when he proclaimed our emancipation?
am very far from feeling that spirit Of boast
fal arrogance which would preannounGe triumpha
and enumerate imaginary forces. Our weakness
is fact; it is fact which itself has led to the in
yaslon. Bat our duty is to defend ourselves, and
when duty is to be complied with We do mol
count the number of adyersaries nor are we de-
tered by obstacles, We cannot lose onr nde-
pendence with honor without Grst having defend
ed It with arms 10 tho last extremity.
Then and only then shall we have a right tt
the consideration of the world; then and only then
shall We transmit to our sons the right of rebel
lion against their opprassors whenever they shal
have the power 10 rise; and only thus can we wasl
away with our blood the stain which has bcel
thrown upon the flag Of the nation by those ley
degraded Mexicans who through the asperity o
parties, through hunger or from motives the mos
vile, have lent themselves to serve as the instru
mouts oil the invader, and have flled the positions
which reveal the lowest grade Of objections.
GuanAiuatenses Providence hes destined us II
live in an epoch Of trial
Let us rise to the hight Of the situation.
Be great in the day Of the struggle as our do
mestic dlscords have before made US appear weak
Let US demonstrate to our enemies that We ar
not unworthy Of forming an independent nation,
Let us make them feel the difference betwee
this faction Of beggars, political eheyaliers din
dO,irie, who have asked the aid Of the Emperor
and the immense majority Of the nation, viii
whom the love Of nationality dominates as q Wig
orous and puiSsant passion, who possess that no
bic pride which is inspired by patriotism and VIII
have sacred and inextinguishable attachment 70
the preservation Of our independence
{ lhe lash' the plI3Fy a1d secret executions al
ready canso me hand oil the conqueror to be lei
ID tne ulty OF MeSlco' ..,.
VINO among Us mas not lelt MS brow redde
with shame on hearing Of this Infamous treatmen
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