The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-01-03
The Mexican ReyOlutiOnists.

MONTERREY, Mex, Jan. 2.-The Mexi- |
can government, through the efforts of |
Bernardo Refs, governor of the state 0,
Neuvo Leon. has secured evidence impli |
eating 200 prominent Mexicans of the
state of Tamaulisas and the Texas from
-ier in the present revolutionary move
ment. This evidence is in the nature of
secret revolutionary pronunciamento
distributed only among those believed to
be in sympathy with the cause.
The following is a translation of the
pronuuciamento:
The plan of the revolution is conceived
for the purpose of overcoming the des
potism and tyrrany of President Diaz and
returning the country to its constitutional
order The undersigned Mexican citizens,
in full exercise of our rights and making
use of the national laws conceded to us
to govern ourselves and in search OF
means for securing happiness, consider
that people at ali times have the right TO
revoke the power of their sovereign
when the executive converts it into
tyranny and uses it to his personal ad
vantage. General Diaz and his cabinet
execute any arbitrary power, taking
| for law their own voluntary
caprices, in order to satisfy their own
| illegitimste ambitions and personal ven
gence exceeding in cruelty the most ter
terrible beast. They exercise avarice
aud other passions. They have demor-
allied the nation with their system of
terrorism, placing the common people
under the most terrible yoke, taking
away their principal rights, the right of
tn lnh nf I.
al liberty and the right of prosperity. For
the above reasons We agree to sustain
the plan of revolution to overthrow the
power of General Daz and re establish
the constitution of 1857 in the country,
to disown Diaz as President of the United
States of Mexico, and we pronounce him
traitor to his country and the constitu
ton he swore to guard. We denounct
the secretaries of state and governors who
will be triei and punished according tc
the charges which may be placed agains
them The military chiefs and civi
authorities, of whatever class, that tak'
up arms against our plans, will be con
sidered traitors to their country anC
punished accordingly.
From the publication and circulation
q OF this plan the Mexican nation is de
y clared to be in a state of siege, and TO
. the proper execution of this siege tn
, Mexican people are called to arms to b
called the constitutional aImV and 1t
. motto shall be the constitution Of 1876
y and national integrity. Ga taking pos
y session of the capital, General Carr
y, will call a general election of the cour
:, try for constitutional convention,
= meet in the City of Mexico, four month
! after the capture of the cap
- tai to revise the constitution {
. of 1857, making such reforms an
- amendments as they may consider prope
~ always keeping in mind the liberal sy
: tenn of federal democracy. The COVE
= nor's and other authorities who immed
ately recognize this plan will be retaine
in their present positions, provided th'
may have been honorable members of Il
Tuxtepec plan constitution of 1857 al
[h national integrity, free suffrage and
J; re election.
"a On the banks of the Rio Grande,
a. the state of Tamaulipas, December 2
ID 1892. (SignedD
n PRUDENCIo GONZALES.
al SEURIANo JULIAv FLARENs
II, EUsTICARD Jos. PENA.