The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-05-30
Of the RsvolusiOnists in Michoa-
can, Mexico
tFrom the Diario odleiAl)

Qrom the Diario Ofneal)
Having respect for the original text, we
copy the following proclamation, issued by
the revolters in Michoacan:
Hurrah fo- religion Hurrah for liberty I
Hurrah for the plan of Nuevo Urecho {!
-Mexicans when the voice Of the people
Is not heard, when a minority, simply be-
cause 1t is supported by arms, pretends to
overwhelm the masses of the people whom
they represent. when the faculties granted
to them are abused; when, finally, the com.
mander wishes to become the lord and
master OF the governed, what M ust be- done
to check the evil of such proceedipgsq The
answer ID obvious The recourse rs To 90
pose the strength, to come out on the field
Of honour in order to give a lesson to him
who abuses, or die before allowing the
abuses of the most infamous tyranny.
Oar government but why do / say
ours NO, the present government does
not understand and has never been willing
to understand which are the means Of
making happy the citizens that it governs.
1t has never occupied itself with anything
that will do the people good.
:" The government has only adopted that
which will increase the treasury and it
matters but little that in so doing, Com
merce, Agriculture and Mining will be
ruined. 1t seems that the government has
no other purpose than destroying the capt.
plIsh it, should we continue suffering pa
tientiy so many arbitrary measures.
% say that the present government is
not ours because it has not observed the
rules of election laws, because there has
been no freedom in the elections and be-
cause some men elected that were not suita-
BILE for mean interests have been sup
pressed. Hence there has been no legiti-
macy on the part of the authorities. And
even If there was any the representatives
Of the people are governed by internal
passions and do not carry out the princi-
Piles of the voters.
Why should we suffer these miserable
beings to deprive the people of their rights
Shall we allow them to ruin Us and let
them go to foreign lands to enjoy the COM
forts OF life and laugh at our stu pidity
No, Mexicans, let us raise our arms
against this handful of ungratefal men that
have taken possession of the government
and wish to become soveregns. They
lave become mean instruments of masonry
and want to deprive us of that religion
which our forefathers left ne, and fiually,
abusing the poor soldiers on whom they
rely. they make use of them to persecute
the Catholic, Apostolic and Roman religion
which they profess. Neither our voice nor
our reasoning have been heard. Very
well, then, let Us see if the roariog of our
arms and the cry of victory that awaits US,
are beard. Doubt it not, since we trust on
the aid OF the God of armies and the protec-
ton of Mary, our supreme mother.
% But should we not obtain the temporal
triumph because the Almighty's orders
have not been obeyed, we will come to God,
since we are going to fight for the defence
of our holy and august religion and the
salvation of sound morals, now PROSTATE
on the ground.
Therefore, we agree in all with, and
accept as our, the plan proclaimed in Nue.
vo Urecho, on the 3D. of March, 1882