The New York herald., 1863-09-02
THE MEXICAN THRONE.
Austri"n n Objs c,,ons 90 ITS E.f.siish"ens

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from the Vienna Press, August I4.1
News IL current throughout the city day that Arch
duke Ferdinand Maximan Is upon the point of accepting
the imperial offered to him by Mexico. We have
recently pointed out what appears TO M dag,r Of this
Tocdi pan, and We need therefore hardly repeat how
greatly should egret the confirmation of this ntei
gence 10 those persons who before with anec-
OF loyalty aud declare the press has right. inter
the matter that II purely private Of
The archdnke and that We have no business to attempt q
restrict his personal reedomwe reply that they dent
know what they are talking about INDEPENDENTLY cf tho
fact that the presumption suppose dis
approval will prevent The archduke from according the
crown II he feels inclined are yet Enthusiastically of
alone concerned his taking his seat uron the Mexican
throne We should have 20 rccoect under any clrcum
that the ruler OF Mexico the brother OF the
Emperor OF Austria Any misfortune that might over.
take him would be misfortune for tue imperial family;
insult TO the Emperor OF Mexico would be insult TO
Austria.
We believe nct te Is vet hnocn of e rea, ouH.
da,ioa vIcsi waih nis k,zcon rone IS 10 te sied
there could possibly be idea its occupation by
an Austrian arclduks Even At the Iuileries
been definitely decided whether to recognize tho Mexican
Assembly Of Notabes drunmed tocther bv Forey,
peteut whether 10 rstfy their decision by appeal
10 universal suffrage. The latter the pro-
babe 30 that yosscssor Of the Mexican throne
may Ms ieddea w,cht Of french prare ruie long
az possible. Nobody will convince that real cleo.
ton an honestly meant nomination OF ruler agreeable
10 the chief parties IN the land, intended The
whch has hurried 20 salute me Freh Standards since the
occupation Of Vera Cruz does majority
the Mexican popuati far less its active and living
elements Its uerancc cannot therefore. be regarded
the view and expression Of will OF the influential citizens
OF the nlteen states
We have often stated that Almonte and his tail-the
generals and bishops expelled by Juarezbe,ong 10 the
uramoutane party Of an Cd Conservative minority that
they and their followers poweress and destitute Of
the prospect of productive political future They
ouly incapable OF forming The support OF new throne
bduse they acknowledge High Chuch principles refer
,ch pride aud inso>wcs their bl.s Cdiidn hood
only because they profess IDEAS which In Europe
accustomed TO style retrograde-ior fsnatical
elemeuts have established new empires; more than
royal throne In the PyreneAn peninsula more
than one princedom in the Levapt, have been
set up by the outcsats Of tho Crusadee-but their
incapacity Ia due 90 the fact that they arc foreign
tans Of the country. Almonte aud Company The arto
cratic ruins Of the party of Santa Anna tho allies the
French Invading army, the last of the pure
blooded treoes of European descent Who after forty
years o. an embtered con1ct OF with the natives
Of tho country with the highly civilized descendants
Conqueetadors, have finally been obliged 10 csu upon
q stranger Tor protection and for help They
have received this help, and powaithough fast dissp
pcarine small minority not amounting sixteenth part
of the population OF the country although right their
blood certainly entitled style themselves
regent 70 long foreign soldiers tho seas, ssd
The pansh time support the mastery o these Creoles
they may maintain themselves and she man OF their
choice: but not an hour beyond. where The question
really ose OF principles were greater lea portion of
freedom o. ssake ccmprcmps might be poesbs and nnal
prince win luke arn into shn sssnsssary
struggle of two separate rscss 10 wcud nsvw - for
givsn fe becugine 70 the os tbs pn Acss Who -
sroysd shs tepse and palaces q MonssBmA and have
rendered dsscsaas shs tcw and rspsbiIe q AnaoAuaS
TAe rmpsvsal Negotiations.
rhe Vienna Cascfs OF August ~ cAtaus ~ aceowst OF
stsI k~wn a.