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Lot Number: 47009

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Anastasio Bustamante: Two Printed Addresses as President. Includes:

Discurso que pronunció en la solemne apertura de las sesiones del Congreso general mexicano el exmo. señor presidente, de la repúlica, gen. d. Anastasio Bustamante, el día 1o. de enero de 1838. México: Imprenta de la Aguila á cargo de J. Jimeno, 1838. 4 pages, 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches. In his annual address to Congress, President Bustamante reports on the state of the country, with particular attention to ongoing rebellions - including Texas, which they refused to concede, and deteriorating relations with the United States. In part (English translation):

"The Departments of the Californias and New Mexico have returned to national unity. Their simple inhabitants, deserving of all the Government's care, demonstrate through repeated acts of obedience and patriotism the sentiments that move them, and their loyal cooperation in suppressing the ungrateful individuals who sought to subject them to foreign domination. They are now informed of the measures adopted by the Government to obtain such satisfactory outcomes, and it is to be hoped that the authors of the deplorable excesses committed in New Mexico will suffer their due punishment.

Regarding the campaign in Texas, I will only say that it is the foremost duty of the Government and of all Mexicans, and that I would not be properly fulfilling the position I occupy if I did not exercise all the powers and faculties of the Executive to overcome the obstacles that have delayed it...

I regret to inform you that the Government of the United States has not duly appreciated the conduct maintained by that of the Republic, which has defended national rights with dignity..."

OCLC lists only two copies at Berkeley Library and UT Austin.

Discurso que pronunció el Exmo. Sr. general don Anastasio Bustamante, presidente de la República Mexicana, al abrir el Congreso Nacional sus sesiones el dia 1o de enero de 1841. Mexico: Imprenta del Aguila, dirigida por José Ximeno. Four pages, 8 x 11 1/2 inches. Bustamante's 1841 report to Congress on the state of the country.

On pending claims from some citizens of the United States, the Government of the Republic is working on a treaty "to prevent, as far as lies within its power, the horrific traffic of slaves." He mentions that the revolution in Yucatán (1840) has already been quelled.

Bustamante assures a favorable resolution to ongoing insurrections in states along the border with Texas. While blaming Texas for the revolts, he sees an opportunity to reclaim the rebellious province: "The revolution in the North, which so deeply affected national sentiment due to the distressing notion that misguided Mexicans were waging war against their homeland, has concluded in the happiest manner one could hope for. Congress has already been informed of their submission to the Supreme Government and of the noble frankness with which they have presented themselves, acknowledging their error and vowing never to support the usurping ambitions of the ungrateful Texans. Truly worthy of national gratitude are the brave defenders of the integrity of the territory on the northern frontier, who, successfully combining courage and diplomacy, have achieved an outcome so honorable for the good name of the Republic. This fortunate event will facilitate the recovery of the Department of Texas, relying on the assistance I expect from your effective cooperation."

OCLC lists only one copy at Yale.

Condition: Previous collector's annotations in pencil at top right on first page on both. 1838 address previously folded in four, with three small tissue repairs made at an earlier time. Second sheet has a few chips and creases along vertical edge. 1841 address is disbound with multiple tissue repairs along gutter made at an earlier time, with loss at very bottom.

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