You had me sent a confidential letter dated 2 of this from the frigate Novara. Politeness compels me to give you an answer, but I have not been able to meditate, as you understand, the delicate and important position of president takes all my time without resting or even at night.
The Frenchman filibuster endangered our nation and I, by my principles and my oath I have been called to sustain the integrity of the nation, sovereignty and independence, I had to multiply my efforts to respond to the nation's sacred trust, in exercising its sovereign powers, has given me. However, I plan to answer no matter how briefly the main points of his letter.
You say that "leaving the succession to a throne in Europe, his family, friends and their properties and what is most dear to a man, country, you and your wife Dona Carlota have come to this remote and obeying only the unknown land called spontaneous of the nation, which you figure your future happiness. "
really admire your generosity, but then I was greatly surprised to find in your letter the phrase" called spontaneous "because I had seen before when the traitors My country is presented on its own in Miramar to give you the crown of Mexico, with the accession of nine or 10 villages in the nation, you saw in this a ridiculous farce, unworthy of an honest and honorable man take it into account.
In response to this absurd request, replied by asking to the free expression of national will through universal suffrage. It was impossible, but it was the response of a honorable man.
Now how great is my surprise to see him come to Mexico without any demand conditions have been satisfied and accept the same farce of traitors, adopting their language, decorate and take their service to bandits like Marquez and Herran and surround him in this dangerous kind of Mexican society. Frankly speaking I am very disappointed because I thought and hoped you would be one of those organizations that pure ambition can corrupt.
You kindly invited me to Mexico City, where you're traveling, so we have a conference with other Mexican leaders are now in arms, promising all the forces necessary to escort us on our trip, pledging his word of honor, public faith and honor, as a guarantee of our security.
It is impossible, sir, go to this call. My official duties did not allow it. But if, in the exercise of my public duties, I could accept such an invitation, would not guarantee public faith, the word and honor of an officer of Napoleon, a man whose safety is in the hands of the traitors and of a man who is at this time, the cause of one of the signatories of the Treaty of Solitude.
Here in America, we know too well the value to have that public trust, that word and that honor, as well as the French people know the worth of pledges and promises of Napoleon.
tells me you do not doubt that this conference, if accepted, I will be peace and happiness of the Mexican nation and the future Empire reserve me a distinguished position to be reckoned with the help of my talent and my patriotism.
Certainly, sir, the story of our time records the name of great traitors who have violated their oaths, their word and their promises have betrayed their own party, its principles, its history and all that is sacred for a man of honor and in all these cases, the traitor has been guided by a vile lust for power and the miserable desire to satisfy their own passions and even their own vices, but the current manager of the Presidency of the Republic emerged from the dark mass people will succumb, if this is the desire of Providence, fulfilling his duty to the end, corresponding to the hope of the nation and meeting chaired by the dictates of their conscience.
I have to conclude for lack of time, but I will add one last observation. Is given to man, sometimes, to attack the rights of others, take over their property, threatening the lives of those who defend their nationality, have the highest virtues seem crimes and give their own vices the luster of true virtue.
But there is one thing that can not reach or falsehood or treachery and is a tremendous statement of history. She will judge us. Benito Juárez