The Congress solemnly declares that at no time was there any right to bind the Mexican nation to subject itself to any law or treaty, unless by its own consent, or that of its representatives appointed according to the public right of free nations. Therefore the Plan of Iguala and the treaty of Cordova do not subsist as to the form of government and the invitation given; and the nation is at full liberty to constitute itself according to the form of government that suits it best. Mexico, 8th April, 1823.