The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1866-11-02
From the New Orleans Times.
Sen. GrGega Addresses Gen. Shcri-
dana.

Gen. Jesus G. Ortega, constitutional
President of Mexico" yesterday replied to
the letter of instructions regarding the Rio
Grande difficulties, which Gen. Sheridan sent
a few days ago to Gen. Sedgwick. The fol-
lowing is a translation of Cen Ortega5
epistle
GeneraI-On my arrival in this city | read
in the newspapers an official communication
signed by you and addressed to the cOmman-
der of the sub-district of the Rio Grande at
Brownsville, Texas. Said communication
touches and decides in military manner
international questions of grave import,
concerning the neutrality laws, which are
violated from the moment you promise 1.-THE
heartiest support to the adherents of Sr.
Juarez, and denominate "a faction the up
holders "f tho leSit,Haatg GOVERNMENT OF
Mexico. This, sir, although Indirectly, is an
attempt to impose on that nation a govern
ment against its Will and against its Consti
tutional laws. 1t is also an attempt to in
tervene in the international questions of the
Republic of Mexico, which she alone has the
right to decide. The Government of the
United States has not heretofore taken any
part in them.
l, at first, could not understand your COM
munication, but mature rejection convinced
me at last that it did not concern me. Such
was my impression, and the day before yes
terday called at your residence to have the
ny of the good relations existing between
the United States and the Mexican Repub-
lie, which / heartily desire to preserve
Yesterday, however, two officers of your
staff handed me a copy of the abOve-men-
toned document, without any communica-
ton for me, and only with my name written
on tho envelope as a sign that it was adj
dressed to me.
l once more read its contents and could
not be persuaded that it concerned me at all
nor what YOU meant in transmitting ii to me
in such manner.
For reasons, to which it is at present not
necessary to refer. but which are well known
to your Government, and to a great portion
of the inhabitants of the United States, l
have been residing in New York, and left
that city on the 2lst inst, on the way to my
native country, traverSing the territory of
this illustrious nation under the safeguard
and protection of its laws.
1t is not ignored in the United States that
I am the Constitutional President of the
Mexican Republic that such position rc-
quires of me the performance of great and
painful duties, from which no one, unless
violating the laws, can deyiatc me, but the
same supreme national viii who granted me
their vote; that it is not the de fuctO gov
eminent of Juarez the only one friendly TO
the United States, but that the great LIB
eral party ofmy country is also friendly, and
UdltE has ttstSCu W AtIAtHtiAI II AApAAA wv
day he violated the Constitution OF the Re
public.
For the above reasons l deny that have
created or represented faction. | am the
true and only representative of the cOnStiCu-
tional law of Mexico, to which nation, | re
peat, belongs the right to decide its internal
questions.
For the same reason that / represent the
constitutional principles of Mexico, | have
acted during my residence in the United
States with the propriety and discretion
which nv mission demands. The superior
authorities of the United States have more
than one proof ofthe truth of my assertion
l am determined 10 act always with the
same prOpriety and discretion, and you may
rest assured that / viii not violate neutrali-
tv spoken of in your communication. Those
who support my claims have not even taken
part in the cOnspiracies which have been
formed on the Rio GTande to sUbyert the
present order of things on the Mexican side
In conclusion | must state that the reason
that Juarez has heretofore been considered
as the head of the Liberal Government of
Mexico, is owing to the fact of my necessary
absence from that country, the evidence of
which can he established by official docu-
ments that l have already published
do not admit that your communication
applies TO me. Reasons of public policy
which / do not desire to mention, and are al
ready understood, conurm me IN TINS beIlel
Otherwise, | would be more explicit, and
protest against said communication in the
name Of the Mexican Republic and OF the
laws of nations, appealing for justice, if nee
essarv, to the wise and liberal laws of the
United States
l have the honor to be your servant,
J. @. ORTEGA
Constitutional President of the Republic of
Mexico
Major Gen. p H. Sheridan, Commanding
Department of the Gulf, present.