The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-07-18
DICTATOR ANNOUNCES Ills RES.
1GNATION IN ORDER TO
BRING ABOUT PEACE.
Chamber of Deputies by Ovcrwllellu-
Ing Vote Accepts Resignation. -
Francisco Carbajal, Minister of For.
cign Relations Succeeds Hucrta rs
Provisional President - Hucrta
Complains of Course of United
States.

1
was accepted by the senate and cham.
Der OF deputies by vote of 121 to L..
Francisco Carbajal then was ap
pointed president, and took the oath
of office at the joint session of the
deputies and senator's.
Huertas resignation was submitted
through the department of foreign re-
lations. 1t was read in the house and
was greeted with cries of "Viva HUI
erta." 1t then was referred to the Joint
committee Of gobernacion. After brief
consideration the committee report
ed, accepting the resignation in the
following terms:
Article 1. We accept the resigna-
ton presented by Gen. Victoriano HUI
erta as president of the Mexican Unit
ed States.
Article 2. We call Licentiate
Francisco Carbajal, minister Of for
eign relations to assume the presi-
dency."
A ballot was taken and the Joint
session approved the report.
President Carbajal proceeded to the
National Palace under an escort of
presidential guards, and all along the
way was greeted with tumultuous
cheering.
The text of Gen. Huerta's resigna-
tiOn follows:
Deputies and Senators: Public
necessity. admitted by the chamber
of deputies. by the senate and by the
supreme court, called me to the
supreme ministry of the republic.
Later. when in this same hall l had
the honor Of addressing you in COM,
pliance with the constitutional precent
l promised at all costs to bring about
peace
Seventeen months have passed. and
In that brief period Of time 1 have
formed an army with which to carry
out that solemn promise. You all
know the immense difiluclties whichs
my government has encountered ow-1
Ing to scarcity Of funds as we'll as
to the manifest and decided protec-
tion which a great power Of this con-
tinent has afforded to the rebels-so1
much so that when the revolution had
been broken up. seeing that it's chief
leaders were and continued to be di-
vided, the power in question sought
a pretext to intervene directly in tho
conflict, and the result Of this was
the outrage committed at Vera Cruz
BY the American fleet.
Success was had, as you know,
In adjusting hOnorably, through our
delegates at Niagara Falls, the petty
Tampico incident. but the revolution
continued with the support of whom
we all know. Yet after the highly
patriotic work achieved by our dele.
gates at Niagara Falls, there still are
some who say I, come what may
seek my personal interest and not
that of the republic. And as l need
to refute this allegation with facts
tender my for NAL resignation Of the
presidency Of the republic.
1.-The national congress must know
that the republic. through it's govern
ment, has labored in entire good
faith and with the fullest energy,
having succeeded in doing awaf
with the party which in the United
States calls itself Democratic and
having shown how the right should be
defended.
"TO be more explicit, I will say
that the action Of the government of
the republic during it's short life has
dealt death blows to an unjust power.
Later on, stronger workers will come
using implements that undoubtedly
will end that power that has done SO
much harm and committed so many
Outrages on this continent.
"In conclusion 1 will say that
abandon the presidency Of the repub.
lie. carrying with me the highest sum
Of human wealth, for l declare that
l have arraigned at the bar of univer-
sal conscience the honor OF u puritan,
whom /. as q gentleman, challenged to
wrest from me that possession.
MAY God bless you and me-"
The galleries of the chamber were
packed before tho beginning of the
session today.
Intense excitement characterized
the gathering and at the close of the
reading Of liucrta's resignation the
deputies and senators broke into loud
and continued applause.
After the acceptance Of IIucrta' 5
resignation, Il commission was APP
pointed by the president of the cham
bcr to escort ScnOr Carbajal to the
floor. SCnor Carbajal soon appeared
i'm front of the chamber DaSsinu