The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-10-29
From the Toronto (Canad&) Leader.
The Mexican Empire,

-. The Mexican Empire,
,, That Maximilian of Austria will accept
the crown of Mexico seems now to be placed
beyond any doubt. The event will doubt
less exercise a very considerable influence
on the destnies of this continent.
To Mexico it can scarcely fail to prove
very great blessing. The chronic anarchy
with which that country has so long been
cursed has inflicted such evils upon its people
that. while things may be made better, it is
almost impossible they can be made worse
If Macmillan should do nothing more than
render life and property secure, he will do
enough to entiLle him to the lasting grati-
tude of Mexico. '
But. to render life and property secure, it
is necessary to punish offenders; and to pun
ish offenders, it is always requisite to possess
IA faithful police force, and, in places where
offenses are so serious as in Mexico. faith
full military force. Yet, to find sich forces
in Mexico is almost impossible. There the
troops have been accustom ed to form their
own opinions on politics, and to enforce them
with their swords 1t is not very likely that
they would abandon this practice merely
because an Austrian Prince had become their
ruler. 1t is, therefore. almost beyond
doubt, that, to enable Maximilian to enforce
law and order in Mexico, the presence Of a
army m ust be- French, is equally clear. Aus.
tria is the only other power from which he
could possibly expect it. That Austria
could spare the men is very doubtful, and
even supposiug they could be spared, it is
pretty certain that Meth er its Reichsrath-or
Parliament-nor the Emperor Napoleon
would permit it. We therefore assume that
if Maximilan becomes Emperor of Mexico,
he will be kept on his throne by French
soldiers. under which circumstances e would
be no more than the viceroy of n apoleon III.
and this it is which renders his accession so
significant.
IfNapoleon wishes to conserve the ground
thus gained there can be little doubt that he
will lot allow the Northern States to conquer
the South; seeing in that case he would be
exposed to an attack from the "Great Re-
public" maddened by success, and furious
at his violation of the Monroe doctrine -
Thus ore result of the establish meut of the
new Mexican Empire will be, that even if
the North is abeto conquer the Coufederacy.
it will not be allowed to exercise its ability.
Macmillan in Mexico secures Jefferson
Davis in Richmond.
But besides tending to establish the
Southern Confed eracy, the new Mexican
Empire will largely increase the power of
Napoleon. Its defense will indeed draw
away from Europe some Of his troops. but in
their stead he will gain Mexican recruits in
probably greater plumbers. The mines of
Mexico he will use to fiji his Golfers, its har-
bors to shelter his fleets, and its commerce
to enrich French merchants and msnufac-
turers. The country is naturally one of tn e
richest IN the world, and if only decently
governed will undoubtedly. through its
commerce pour food of wealth into France,
and if Napoleon should exact a favorable
comm ercial treaty as the price Of his recog-
nizing the South, it is very possible that by
these means French commerce might be-
come a much more serious rival to that of
England than it is at present.
@%'be geographical position of Mexico,
however. enormously increases its value to
any ambitions and enterpr'sing ruler. by
seziug the Isthmus of Darien" said, Sir
Walter Raleigh, you will wrest the keys of
the world from SPAIN A glance at the
map will convince any rejecting person of
the truth of this proposition. Darien stands
midway between the Old and New World.
commands a short cut to China, the East
Indies, Australia and the Pacific coast OF
America. There can be little doubt that
unless our Pacific Railroad is built very
quickly, the whole commerce OF America
with Asia, will be turned into this route. A
canal across the Isthmus has been talked of
almost since the time when Balboa first
crossed it, and its completion is by no means
beyond the raUgs of possibility. II is true
that the Isthmus itself is net in Mexico; but
a route can neverthe ess be found within its
boundaries and we may be sure that if Ma
poleon desires the Isthmus. he will not allow
the insignificant States which stand in the
way to stop him.
This again raises another consideration,
which is. tha: every advantage which Mex
leo offers for commerce, it offers also for ag-
gression. In possession of NJ exico. Napoleon
could swoop down upon Australia many
weeks before reinforcements could reach it
and IN a Ike manner he could assail Califor-
MIA, British Columbia or any of the East In
dia settlements; besides which, 1t offers to
his view a most tempting enterprise, which
we suspect he meditstes, and that is to in
wade and conquer all those StVtes which once
were Spanish America. They are nearly all
in as bad condition as was Mexico, and TO
bring them under one ruler would be an i'm
portant step in the union OF the Latin race -
Such are some Of the possibilities which
the conquest of Mexico opens. We may be
sure tn at if Napoleon should think any of
them advantageous, he will not omit to
realize it. Scarcely any ruler ever con-
sidered his schemes moro deeply than he.
We NAV be sure th at bis invasion of NJ exico
was in pursuance Of some matured scheme,
ar6 that this scheme be will execute unless
something more advantageous should arise
before his view.
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