The Louisiana Democrat., 1868-06-24
The Last Mexican Revolution
PorHrio Diax Pronounced President
THE PLAN IN PULL

We have another champion who has
raised the standard Of revolt. with the cry
Of long live Porfrio Dias and death to Jul.
arez. Said chieftain is Don J. Betanzos
who calls himself General-in-chief Of the
Northern Division, and has issued the fol.
lowing plan and proclamation. He pr
nounced in the village Of Tepojaco, near
1ezayucant and from there he went tn
Iezentepec, took ali the money he found
in tho Treasury, and the horses ofsome Of
the citizens, and went to the town of San
Agustin Zapotlan, kidnapped q few per.
sons, and started for Zempola. a
PLAN AND PROCLAMATION OF BETANzos.
In the town Of Picacbos, on the ,7th day
Of October, 1867, assembled the Coloneis
Jesus Betauzos, Leon UgBlde, Adolfo Gar.
20; Lieut.. Coils. Antonio Racion, Elicio
G. Lonzano and Trinidad Santa Cruz; Ma.
|jors Francisco Naryaez, Jose Maria Gomez
and Francisco Alcalde Capts. Vincente
Bustamente, lgnacio Barreiroo and Thomas
Cedillo, and more than three hundred men,
proclaimed the following: Il p IS
Considering that Don Benito Juarez has
overthrown the constitution Of 1857, with
his decree OF convocatoria Of the 18th of
August last, iniwhich he establishes copi-
GUS reforms, for,his ambition and to perpet.
uate his power. 49,. ~ E,
Considering that with such an. act he
has BETRAYED the institutions or the coun.
try, which cost tbelrepublic SO much blood
in the pretended interyentiou Of Napoleon
the III; and ,,.. 5.
Considering, finally, that the said funda.
mental code, is the one which saved the iu-
dependence of the Mexicans that Juarez
in his dream Of Dictator has availed him:
sell. of abusive means, gaining the election
in many places by armed force, and that
the willof the nation been in favor Of Gen.
Porfrio Diaz, haveagreed to resolve the
ART. |. The constitution Of '57is inyio-
late and It will be sustained without any
reform whatever. isii 49,
ART. 2. Gen. Porfrio Diaz is President
Of the Mexican Republic, who will receive
the reins Of government as soon as the ma
jority. Of the States declare that he is popu-
lariy elected, and ifsach is not the case, on
account Of the opposition Of Juarez, then
he will take possession in the meantime
and convoke the nation anew.
Arr. 8. The Governors Of the States, as
also the military commanders, will forward
to these headquarters their acts Of adher-
ence to; the present plan, taking precau-
tions to send duplicated one to Gen. Por-
grio Diaz, and to order the same to be car
ried out in their respective places. sit,
ART. 4. The failure to comply with the
above articles will be punished with dis
charge from the service and loss Of the right
of citizenship; no redress will be left to
them until the installation of the Congress
ofthe Union by virtue ofth present plan.
ART. 5. The military men who. knowing
the above articles, continue to lend their
services to the pretended dictatorship oi
Juarez, will be considered traitors to the
constitution Of the country, and discharged
from the army. !.
ART. 6. Gen Ascension Gomez is Gen.
etal-in-Chief ofithe Republican forces, III
has ample powers to conduct all, and will
continue to Do SO, until Gen. Diaz takes
possession of the government.
ART. !. Col. Jesus Betanzos is Chief oil
the Northern line, and will give accounts
ofhls operations to the General-in- Chief
ART. s. The appointments made are not
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