New-York tribune., 1876-04-11
GEN. PoRFIRIO DIAZ's DEFENSE.

HIS REASONS FOR ATTEMPTING 10 OVERTHROW
TIE GoyERSMEST-HE DENoUNCEs RAILROAD
SCHEMES, AsD TELLS WHAT HE INTENDS TO DO.
Don Poriiro Diaz has issued two addresses
to the Mexican people, explaining his reasons for taking
up arms against tho Government In these documents
he says:
The country has been burdened with contract en-,
tered into with the English Company. granting To said
Company certain privileges for the vera cruz kalroau'
posed by said Company have conprcy Pariykeu the
agricultural and coinmereai relnuons ,nE , bpa
granted To the said railroad company pohlDts ,h nu
ing o other roads ami thereby causes marked dsPre-
citation In our interior trade & ne nnc and tr
eat misery In every direction. The same Government mas
conceded to the Company under the preepsc OF
charter authorz Dg tie construction OF the Leon Rail
way. the exclusive privilege OF carrying on io,s,y
bllslncss all Of which is violation OF the Constitution
The President hts friends have recognized the enor
nous English debt, by which s2ooooo are distributed
rot only immoral but unjust because Mexico receives no
ndemnity this enravagaut contract Beside that
unto IN. United States the cobt aforesaid which woud
be equivaent TO selling our country 10 tne aYoIhS
II we should acquiesce In tDls cSh act on 'e
part Of the Administration ana permit our country 10 n
stroyed all hopes In securing rcned 10 our eNs
through pacific means owing 10 the outrageous hahn'
In which our elections are conducted
The principal articles Of the scheme which Gen. Diaz
proposes to carry into effect are as follows:
ARTICLE l. Tht supreme laws Of the Republic shall be
the Constitution OF 1857. the Reform act promulgated
ArT. . The same law making the President and Gov
erpors the nc blc To the same posiion VIII De
maintained, this being measure OF constitutional reform
which we agree sustain by a the legal means Afforded
to lis by the Constitution.
ARI g. We rrpuJiate Don Sebastian Lerdo de Tcjada
as President of the Republic aud all those persons EN-
ployrd by him, or occupying porlIions uhuer hlh' OF
elected al the elections OF July, 1879.
ART. T. All State Governments adberng to this plan
Will be recognizcd those refusing 80 To do Will be placed
under provisional government to be appointed by Tho
executive officer of the army. 80 IL, ,
AKI g. The election Of the officers OF the Union VIII be
held two months after the capture OF the capital of ne
repubic at such places the executive shall appoint,
one month after tie capture and viii be held under tne
election laws Of Feb IL, 1857 and Oct 23 1877 Az the
time appointed for the interior elections tho Congress
shall ssrmbe and shall proceed immediately TO carry
ont the provisions OF Article 81 OF the hrstmentoncd
laws in order that the President OF the Ke
public may upon the discharge Of the functions of
his office aud that the supreme tribunal be installed
AKT. O. The executive powers except those wnch ae
purey will be conferred during the eec
lions upon the President Of the Supreme Court of Jusee
or upon the magistrate dschargng tho duties OF MS
office they shall have accepted In all their parts
and the conditions Of This pan and shall have
smhed their said acceptance by publishing the same IN
The public press within month from the day tho SAID
nlan shall have published In the newspapers OF the
capital The neglect refusal on the part OF the Iunc
topsry will the chief military officer VI that state
with the powers Of chief executive