[Translation.]
Mr. Romero to Mr.
Seward
Mexican Legation in the United
States of America, Washington,
February 18, 1866.
Mr. Secretary: I have the honor to inform you
that the governors of the States of the Mexican republic have already
begun to express their approbation, in the name of the States they
represent, of the decree of the Mexican government on the 8th of
November, 1865, prolonging the constitutional term of the President of
the republic till the condition of the war will allow a new election. In
this way the decree is receiving the popular sanction, in spite of the
opposition of the enemies of the Mexican republic.
Reserving to myself the privilege of sending you hereafter, for the
information of the government of the United States, all documents that I
may hereafter receive in relation to that sanction, I now send you No. 3
of the official paper of the Mexican government, published at Paso del
Norte, the 11th of January last, where you will find three
communications from the governor and military commandant of the State of
Coahuila, explicitly ratifying the dispositions of the decree referred
to.
I profit by this occasion to renew to you, Mr. Secretary, the assurances
of my most distinguished consideration.
Hon. William H. Seward, &c.,
&c., &c.
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No. 1.
[Translation.]
Department of Foreign Relations and
Government, Office of the Governor and Military Commander of
the State of Coahuila de Zaragoza.
As this government and command have received the supreme decree of
the 8th of November last, prolonging the functions of the citizen
President of the republic for the specified time, during the present
state of the war, and those of the powers of the person who may be
president of the court of justice for the time necessary to the
object of its prolongation, and sees that it is in conformity with
the spirit of the constitution and to the interests of the republic,
agreeable to the national will, and particularly to this State, it
therefore decrees that it be fulfilled, and for that purpose has
published it this day to the authorities and forces under its
command, and will endeavor to give it the greatest publicity in the
State.
I have the honor to communicate this to you for your information and
that of the chief magistrate of the nation.
Independence and liberty!
Rosas, December 8, 1865.
A. S. VIESCA.
Eduardo Muzquiz, Acting Secretary.
The Citizen Minister of
Foreign Relations and Government,
Chihuahua.
No. 2.
[Translation.]
Office of the Governor and Military
Commandant of the State of Coahuila de
Zaragoza.
I have the honor to inform you, that you may bring it to the
knowledge of the citizen President, that the decree of the 8th of
November last has this day been ordered to be circulated in the
State, in which decree the supreme government declares citizen Jesus
Gonzales Ortega responsible for having voluntarily resigned the
office of president of the court of justice, and gone to reside in a
foreign land, without a license from the supreme government; and he
is also declared responsible for the crime of abandoning the flag
and cause of his country while a general in the army; and, in
conformity with laws of congress and his full powers, he has
appointed a president of the supreme court, for the purposes above
mentioned.
Independence and liberty!
Rosas, December 8, 1865.
A. S. VIESCA.
Eduardo Muzquiz, Acting
Secretary.
The Citizen Minister of
Relations and Government, Chihuahua.
No. 3.
[Translation.]
Office of the Governor and Military
Commandant of the State of Coahuila de
Zaragoza.
I have the honor to inform you that the supreme circular of your
department ordering the imprisonment of generals, chiefs, and
officers who come from abroad without a license from the supreme
government to leave the country during the war, and those who have a
permit to go through another country and remain in it more than four
months, unless they have been compelled to it by being carried off
by the enemy, and return faithful to the cause of the republic,
determined to continue their services to it, has this day been
ordered to be promulgated in this State, for its due fulfilment.
Please make this known to the citizen President.
Independence and liberty!
Rosas, December 8, 1865.
A. S VIESCA
Eduardo Muzquiz, Acting
Secretary.
The Citizen Minister of
Relations and Government, Chihuahua
