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Show THE WAR WITH MEXICO 249 purpose of making proselytes, yesterday encountered in the vicinity of La Canada the forces of the government, restorative of order and peace, and in that place, unfortunately for them, their triumph ended; for they were routed with the loss of many killed and 44 prisoners, upon whom the judgment of the law will fall. ‘‘Their hosts were composed of scoundrels and desperadoes, so that it may be said that the war was one of the rabble against honest and discreet men; not one of the latter has as yet been found among this crew of vagabonds, unless, perhaps, some one actuated by the fear of losing his life while in their power or of being robbed of his property. The Government has the information and congratulates itself that within ten days the inquietude caused you by the ery of alarm raised in Taos will cease, and peace, the precursor of the felicity of the country, will return to take her seat on the altar of concord and reciprocal confidence. ‘‘The ringleaders of the conspiracy, if they should be apprehended, will receive the reward due to their signal crimes, and the Government, which for the present has been compelled to act with energy in order to show order to country, a Sn nomi aan marewemeret gem apace aa ge te ERR emt ci ACN of Taos!’ Behold Png the works of the champion who guides the revolu- And can there be a single man of sense who would voluntarily join his tion! ranks? I should think not. ‘‘Another of his pretended objects is to wage war against the foreign govWhy, if he is so full of patriotism, did he not exert himself and ernment. of August, lead troops to prevent the entry of American forces in the month or by the instead of glutting his insane passions and showing his martial-val brutal sacrifice of defenseless victims, and this at the very time when an was exarrangement between the two governments, with regard to boundaries, pected? Whether this country has to belong to the government of the United States or return to its native Mexico, is it not a gross absurdity to foment Tancorous feelings toward people with whom we are either to compose one Unquestionably it 18. family, or to continue our commercial relations? troops will commence their ‘To-day or to-morrow a respectable body of in Taos. Pablo Montoya, march for the purpose of quelling these disorders of measures toward all the he government is determined to pursue energetic of and prountil they are reduced to order, as well as to take care refractory honest and discreet men; and I pray you that, harkening to the voice of tect Teason, for the sake of the common happiness and your own preservation, you will keep yourselves quiet and engaged in your private affairs. — Neither my quali‘‘The term of my administration is purely transitory. fication nor the ad interim character, according to the organic law in which I difficult and take the reins of government, encourage me to continue in so of greater thorny a post, the duties of which are intended for individuals enterprise and talents; but I protest to you, in the utmost fervor of my heart all the you secure g to that I will devote myself exclusively to endeavourin Prosperity so much desired by . Se . emma . hentia aaiiaatitii re-union to crush the head of the revolutionary hydra which began itself in Taos, will afterwards adopt lenient measures, in consolidate the union of all the inhabitants of this beautiful under the aegis of law and reason. ‘‘January 22, 1847. Ai your fellow-citizen and friend. DONACIANO VIGIL. ’’ |
