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on the 17th an address to the nation,[1] and made a requisition on the states for 52,000 men. He also extended the period of the last amnesty law, and decreed a tax of twenty-five per centum additional on all imposts, whether federal, state, or municipal. He permitted peaceable Spaniards to continue residing in the country; but as they were abused everywhere, they finally had to emigrate. He likewise established
Vera Cruz to Puebla.
a general tax of two per centum upon all property of the value of $500 or upwards.[2] General Uraga
- ↑ He set forth with moderation and dignity the pretexts Spain might have to wage war on Mexico, and summoning all Mexicans to the defence of their country, declared miscreants and traitors all who should join or aid the foreign invader. Archivo Mex., Col. Ley., vi. 655-6, 662-71, 687-90, 698-703; Dublan and Lozano, Leg. Mex., ix. 344-6; Le Trait d'Union, Dec. 16-19, 1861.
- ↑ This brought on further reclamations, in which the Prussian minister took part, and Doblado sustained Mexico's right to tax foreign residents. The scarcity of money was such that Zaragoza's brigade was detained sev-
