Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-07-20
Maxim:Iian in Mexico.


The French occupation Of Mexico seems to be
established en- permancnce or at least bids fair to
last as long as will be necessary to assure forever
| III that country she operation'ef IN honest and
regular government. The re5I'ss themselves have
been call upon to decide, aud large majority
have welcomed the Austrian Archduke as their
| sovereign. The course Of the French since their
oceuration of The country has wise, moderate,
humans. For more thana year rast, the French
| Government hus been calling the attention of
capitalists to he almost iurumersblc sources OF
| wealth to be explored and developed in that mag
niGcent country These appeals to industry, aud
the sending Of troops and munitions from French
ports and arscpals, are Of nature to lead to the
belief tha: Louis Napoleon expects the reign OF
M=x,nian to last longer than a dny.~ God grant
this may be so. We say it despite tho ansry
shade Of the Monroe doctrine" As yet, Maxi
milan gives but little clue to his future plans
and purposes but straws show which way the
wind blows and the few> strans already cast to
the winds by the royal Austrian have been waited
by friendly breezes to ua of tbe Southern Con-
fcderaey. Indeed it seems perfectly natural that
close bond of fellowship should exist between
tho rew empire and ourselTes--a bond which
would certainly be pleasant, expedient and right
Who is Maymlian tho newly arrived Emperor
of Mcxico-thc man whom Louis Napolsan has
seated upon tho ancient throne of the Montezu-
mas lie is younger brother of Francis Jo-
seph tho reigning Emperor of Austris a prince
of tho old and illustrious b" - ofaIlapsburg;
his wife is a daughter of King -.opold of Belgi-
ur, the uncle Of Victoria, Queen of Great Eritan.
The Hapsburgs, asull readers of history know,
held the throne of Spain and the Indies for noar-
" two centuries, tho Inheritance passing from
them, and being settled on the house Of Bourbon
by the treaty of Utrecht, century aud half
ago. At that timo it would havo required singu-
lar boldness to predict for them revival Of any
part of thi, inheritance on the Western continent;
and yet tho accidents of conquest now offer
to the Hspsburg limo the prospect of permanent'
imperial .hrouo on this side Of the Atlantic.
And speaking thus, VIC are reminded how vain
is any speculation Sncerning the future of any
one of the great rcisning dynssties of Europe.
even for n single generatiol ahead of us. :. Thir-
teen years ago the bourbon family werc, to all
appearunces, firmly seated on three European
throneg-France, Naples, and Spain. Now they
ars bspished from Fr9nco and Naples, with no
sort OF probability Of their ever returning to
either Indeed there are eunmistakabls signs OF the
decline and extinction of all the branches of the
great Bourbon dynasty. Some thirty years ago,
what reiguing house. seeDacd more Insignificant
than ,lfc ramily Of Sake Coburs! Yet wo now
gee them, in the male line, supplying the dyHas-
ties of England and Portugal; and another prince
Of their house. King Leopold, one of the astutest
Soyercigns in Europe, on the throhe of Belgium.
The little branch headed by Prince Christian of
Denmark, which only eleven years ago camo into
prominence as The family then next entitled by
treaty of 1851 to tSc thionc Of Denmark, has
since given bride to tho heir apparent of Eng
land, is about to give bride to their apparent of
Russia, and has furnished King to Greece.
Tho ancient house of Savoy, now represented
by Victor Emau,cl, King Of Italy, after living
for seven :.arca years in hereditary iusignif-
cance has IA Tic last four year acqairca &domia-
ion more populous, and not less powerful ard i'm
rortant trian the Kingdom of the great Frcdrick
Of that dynasty. Tho Bonapascs also harO re-
y;yed, and arc almo.t in their former spleador.
Thc:e and other such dynastic changes our own
generation hes witnessed; and the promised ex-
tsntiou Of the dynasty of Rudolph of Hapsburg.
over au imperial throne in the. Western World
presents coincidence Of fortune Which should !