I require all good and faithful citizens and others within the United States to be aiding and assisting herein, and especially in the discovery, apprehension, and bringing to justice of all such offenders, in preventing the execution of their unlawful designs, and in giving information against them to the proper authorities.
Proclamation 13—Warning Against Unauthorized Military Expedition Against the Dominions of Spain
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