New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-02
THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION
THE PRunuNcIAMIskT9 OF GENERAL DlAz

The REPUBLICAN is under Obligations to
General Portirio Diaz leader OF the Next
csn revolutionary movement. tor official
copies of his address to his countrymen and
his plan of procedure. We have had them
carefully translated. and present them to
our readers for the purpose OF giving them
. correct idea of the purposes and Intents
which lie behind the reactionacv movement
in Mexican politics. Il will be seen that
the documents bear comparatively recent
date-that of March Gland give evidence
of being carefully prepared and digested.
While we have no sympathy to express in
behalf of the opposition TO the regular gov
eminent of Mexico it is but jest to the gal
liant soldier who leads the political elements
in opposition thereto to present his state
meut of the situation to the public:
Address of Don Poriirio Diaz to the
Mexican People.
FELLow-CIr1zENs-The people of Mexico
have at last succeeded in establishing their
own government in rejecting the tyranny
which had been imposed upon them with
out regard to the fundamental laws of their
country. The Mexican people have had
the energy, the power and tue gailsntry TO
achieve and to maintain their independence
and constitute themselves tree nation.
They have succeeded in freeing themselves
from the power OF the arbitrary govern
ment to which they have been subjected
through the power OF arms, and to 0r.ve
away from their territory the foreign armies
who attempted tc invade it; and a people
whose efforts have been crowned with such
grand success can not submit to humilla-
ton, but must strive to establish govern
ment for themselves.
That the present government does not
end has never had the confidence and sup
port Of the Mexican people, is a fact too
notorious to be contradicted. l. has been
unanimously and repeatedly declared
failure, owing to the gross abuses which
have been committed hereunder by means
of its infamous election laws. The govern
ment which deprives its citizens OF the right
of exercising their choice at the tallot-box,
and is sourrounded by small circle OF am.
bilious courtesans and servants, whose only
aim is to plumber the public treasury. IN.
crease taxation, monopollze the most useful
branches of our industries. and permit the
unlawful importation Of merchandise with
II the territory, is not, and can not De said
to have been instituted tor tle public wei
fare.
The government. which bearing the name
OF federal republic. concentrates into the
hands of one person tbe three powers of
the federation. and which also assumes TO
control those OF all the States. through the
authority conferred upon irresponsible
officers. who are themselves subject 20 the
executive will. is not and can 10. pretend
TO have been established for the people and
for their good. The government which EN-
deavors TO perpetuate lis terrible oD1i-
potence and its irresponsible authority,
whose acts are VIGOROUSLY oppressive and
urjust and has. given rise in the minds o.
the people to the conception of revolution
airy ideas: which has caused the Suspension
o. all financial transactions. the decrease Of
our credit, and the absolute starvation
among the !aboring people, and has insti-
gated al actual state of violence among all
classes of society, neither is nor snail
longer remain that OF the Mexican people.
Now, considering the above facts, II re-
mains to US 10 ascertain whether we have
exhausted all legal means to save our peo-
pie from such a p-cs.i.uted government.
TIE details of our utter failure in thai d.
rection are too familiar to ali the people 20
be again reiterated here. Every citizen o.
Mexico is aware how the Congress has
evaGed the law
Owing to the state OF affairs set forth
above II becomes an imperative matter of
necessity TO appeal to the people o. this
country anu urge upon them the necessity
CT assisting US IN the eraGicas hon AMI total
adjustment OF the tyrannical government
under which We live and 10 establish an
other which, being warned by this ELOQUENT
act of Justice, will &C. il conformity With
the wise provisions of the constitution OF
1857, will cause the three branches co,npos
ing the administrative machinery OF the
government to be separated and conducted
independently from each other, which gov
eminent has already received the unanim.
Gus assent Of the people. given generously
and spontaneously. and sealed with its
own blood, which event forms the most
glorious pages of the history known as the
three years war"
In order to accomplish this great regen-
erative work we required the strong sup
port of our people, and that support has
fortunately been accorded to Us abundant
ly. Men of the lowest grades OF society
should be ashamed to be called Mexican
citizens under the despotic dominion whlon,
like the present government, brings dis'
grace to its people and viliheS them, ana
should those men, like ourselves, feel that
they will neither change their nationality
nor abandon their native land, We have no
doubt that they also, following our exam
pie, will shoulder their musket, Join rs, and
assist US in indicating the dignity Of the
nation, and IN the establishment of . gov
eminent based upon true Democratic prin-
ciples, which it has been our misfortune to
know BY theory only, and also in CONSOLE
dating the judicial power Of the nation, %