East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-09-16

for the organization of strong gov
ernment, the candidateship of the Aus
trian Prince, as neutral one which
is neither French, English nor Span
ish, appears to us acceptable. The
disappearance of the republican form
is in itself n progress. The resurrcc-
ton of the empire i'll country where
tradition and history assign to it an
eminent place in the social and politi-
cal order is considered by us as ano- (
ther progress which guarantees Euro +
pean interests in that agitatcd region"
The Vienna Press takes the follow
ing ground: os
News is current throughout the city
to-day that Archduke Ferdinand Max ],
nnillian is upon the point of accepting
the imperial crown offered 70 him by
Mexico. We have recently pointed Z
out what appears to us the danger Of
this political plan, and we need there !.
fore hardly repeat how greatly one
should regret the confirmation of this
intelligence. To those persons who
come before us with an aflectation Of
loyalty and declare the press has no
right to interfere in the matter-that
it is a purely private concern of the
Archduke, and that we have no bust
aess to attempt to restrict his personal
fieedom-we reply that they don't
know what they are talking about
Independently Of the fact that we have
not the presumption to suppose our
disapproval will prevent the Archduke
from accepting the crown if he feels
inclined, we arc yet unmistakably Of
opinion that the personal interest Of
the Archduke is not alone concerned
in his taking his seat upon the Mexi-
can throne. We should have to rec
ollect, under any circumstances, that
the ruler of Mexico was the brother
of the Emperor of Austria. Any mis-
fortune that might oveltake him would
be misfortune to the imperial family;
insult 10 the Emperor of Mexico would
be insult to Austria.
We believe that too little is get kaorn
Of the real foundation upon tchich the Hers
icn throne as 10 be erected, or there could
not possibly be any idea of its occupa-
ton by the Austrian Archdukc. Even
at the Tulleries it has not been diff
nitely decided whether TO recognize
the Mexican Assembly of Notablcs
drummed together by Forey, as COM
petent, or whether to ratify their de-
cision by an appeal to universal suf-
rage. The latter course is the most
probable, so that the future possessor {
of the Mexican throne may feel the
leadon weight of French protective
rule as long as possible. Nobody will
convince us that n real election, an
honestly meant nomination Of a ruler
apl1eqbla la. ta.tbe. chief nastias lin, tho
hurried 10 salate the French standards
since the occupation of Vera Cruz docs
not repr, sent a majority of the Mex
lean population, far less its active and
living elements. It's utterance cannot,
therefore, be regarded as the view and
expression of will of the influential
citizens of the fifteen States.
We have often stated that Almonte
and his tail--the generals and bishops
expelled by Jaurez-bolong to the ul-
tramontane party Of an old conserva-
tive minority; that they and their fol-
lowers are powcrless, and destitute of.
the prospect of productive political
future. They are not only incapable
of forming the support of n new throne,
because they acknowledge High
Church principles and refer with pride
and insolence TO their blue Castlian
blood, not only because they profess
ideas which we in Europe are accus-
toned to style rctrograde-for more i,
fanatical elements have established
new empires; more than one royal
church in the Pryenean peninsula,
more than one princedom in the Le-
want, have been set up by the outcasts
of the Crusades-but their incapacity
is due to the fact that they are for
eign in blood and civilization to the
great mass of tho inhabitants of tho
country. Almonte and Company, tho
aristocratic ruins of the party of San
ia Anna, the allies of the French in
yading army, are the last remnant of
the pure blooded Creoles of American
descent, who, after forty years of an
embittered conflict of races with the
natives of the country, with the highly
civilized deccndants of the ancient
peoples subdued by the swords of tho
Conqucstadors, have finally been obli-
god to call upon stranger for help.
They have received this help, and
now-although fast disappearing
small minority, not amounting to n
sixteenth part of the population, altho'
in right Of their blue blood certainly
entitled to style themselves notablcs--
they arrogate the right Of handing
over Mexico to regent. So long as
foreign soldiers cross the seas, and, as
in the Spanish time, support the mas
terry of these Creoles, they may main
1 tain themselves and the man of their
choice; but not an hour beyond
Were the question really one of prin-
ciples, were greater or less portion
of freedom at stake, compromise might
be possible, and final reconciliation
not unlikely. But the lordship Of q
foreign prince will never strike firm
root into this elementary struggle OF
two separate races. IIo would never
be forgiven for belonging 10 the sons
of thepale faces who destroyed the tenn
pies of Montezuma, and have render
cd desolato the towns and republic of
Anahuac.
Tho 7ifJ,o,e's special says: "1t is
believed by military mcn, whose means