APPENDIX. PROCLAMATIONS. Nos. 35, 36, 37. 787 themselves by the basest means; and whereas the unlawful intentions of the members of these lodges have already been manifested in an attempt to destroy the lives and property of the inhabitants of Chippewa, in Canada, and the public property of the British government there being: Now, therefore, I, JOHN TYLER, President of the United States, do issue persons cm,- this my proclamation, admonishing all such evil-minded persons of the condign penned in these punishment which is certain to overtake them; assuring them that the laws of {Hegel P1‘°¤¤€d· the United States will be rigorously executed against their illegal acts; and that ;‘}gi,$° lX“”““d if in any lawless incursion into Canada they fall into the hands of the British qu,,,,,,GS°,,g?Qx_ authorities, they will not be reclaimed as American citizens, nor any interference horted di desist. made by this government in their behalii And I exhort all well—meaning but deluded persons who may have joined these lodges, immediately to abandon them, and to have nothing more to do with their secret meetings, or unlawful oaths, as they would avoid serious consequences to themselves. And I expect the intelligent and well-disposed members of the community to frown on all these unlawful combinations, and illegal proceedings, and to assist the government in maintaining the peace of the country, against the mischievous consequences of the acts of these violators of the law. Given under my hand, at the city of Washington, the 25th day of Sep- [L S] tember, A. 1). 1841, and of the independence of the United States ’the sixty-sixth. JOHN TYLER. BY rm: Pnnsxnnurz DANIEL `WEBSTER, Secrelary of State. No. 36. Revo/cing the Eacequatur of the Spanish Consul at Mw Orleans. ZACHARY TAYLOR, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF Jan. 4, 1860. AMERICA. ~ ~······~·—— To all whom it may concern : AN exc uatur havinrr been ranted to Senor Carlos de Es ana, bearinrr date the 29th Olctober, 1846T recognigzing him as the consul of Heii Catholic Majesty Pm2mb1B` at the port of New Orleans, and declaring him free to exercise and enjoy such functions, powers, and privileges as are allowed to the consuls of the most favored nations in the United States: These are now to declare, that I do no Exequatur of longer recognize the said Carlos de Espana, as consul of Her Catholic Majesty §€i<>§ C=¤`l0¤ d6 in any part of the United States; nor permit him to exercise and ernoy any of "°; the functions, powers, or privileves, allowed to the consuls of Spain; and I dog,;,, 0,.k,;;§’,.B_ hereby wholly revoke and annuzl the said exequatur heretofore given; and do vgkgd_ ° declare the same to be absolutely null and void from this day forward. In testimony whereof; I have caused these letters to be made patent, and [L. s.] the seal of the United States of America to be hereunto affixed. Given under my hand, this fourth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty, and of the independence of the United States the seventy-fourth. Z. TAYLOR. BY run Pnnsrnmrr: JOHN M. CLAYTON, Secretary of Slate. N0. 37. Respecting an apprehended Invasion of CuZ2n. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Apri125, 1851. A PROCLAMATION. Wnrziznes there is reason to believe that a military expedition is about to be fitted out in the United States with intention to invade the Island of Cuba, a
