The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-08-29

REruBIIcANrsM IN MRxrCo.--The latest news
which we have received from the republic OF
Mexico goes substantially to show that the
imperial cause is progressing very much like q
| crabs Observation-Disclosures uotwithstand-
| ing the palpable efforts which are being made
| by parties in Havana favorable to the mo-
nsFchcal and secession schemes Ito make the
worse the better cause appear" Maximilian, in
the city of the Montezumas, is precisely the
same automaton he used to be while he lived
in ease and idcness in Mramar, his palace 'by
bis Immediate vicinity at that time seemed to
have impelled him to the idea Of like acquisi-
tions in Mexico. But, alas for human great
ness, this ilustrious descendant Of the Roman
emperors, and direct relation Of Charles the
Fifth, has cow but slender hopes Of attaining
the shadow Of the renown of his boosted ances-
tors. The solid democratic generals and the
masses of intelligent people Of the republic
are arrayed against hins in deadly hostility;
and to make the matter worse, the priests, who
have hitherto stood by him, are beginning to
feel weak in the knees, and, as we learn, have
openly declared that he Is no better ''than their
former executioners." When the church party
desert Macmillan he may well be said to be
lost indeed; for there is no other element of
Mexican society Of any strength, corrupt
though it may be, that can rally to his support.
1t must also be remarked that violent efforts
have been made by the partisan press Of
Mexico and the organs Of the rebels in Havana
to convince the world that the whole nation
is about to lay its allegiance at the feet
of the new sovereign. The leading generals
and politicians of the country have been fire.
quently named among those who had given in
their adhesion to the empire"in other
words, who had sold their nationality for a
very small piece of French gold, borrowed
from England, and again we are told that
Uraga. bound hand and foot has gone over.
We know the contrary to be the truth.
There are sons of republican Mexico yet firm
to the doctrines OF Morelos and Hdalgo al
though the base shadows Of Almonte and 'my
dear Veasquez dc Leon'-as the new En-
peror delights to call him-darken the other
side Of the picture. Uraga. Vega, Trias, Dlaz,
Cortinas, Ortega Rivas Palacios and a thousand
others still stand in the field, sword in hand
solid barrier against the progress Of European
despotism in Mexico.
NEGRO SoLDlERs-AN ABOLITION ORGAN
CHANGING IT'S TuNE.--It seems that General
Banks, after trying various original expert
ments Of philanthropy in behalf of the negro
race in his military department, has hit upon
the military idea Of ordering draft of all the
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active service in the army. One would sup
pose that in this movement, at least, all the
abolition organs Of the country would fairly
shout with joy But in the Independent of this
city the benevolent Brudder Beecber sings
his music in different key. He declares this
compulsory draft for military service upon the
able-bodied negroes Of Louisiana a shameful
outrage. He has. perhaps, made the dis
coveTy that this war, so far as the ne
gro is concerned, bond or free, is working out
his eXterminaton and that the more actively he
is employed in the business Of the war as a
soldier the more serious are the consequences
to him. But what would the Rev. Brudder
Beecher do with the b acks in the South falling
under the care of the government? Would he
have them everywhere, as at Port Royal, es-
tablished in comfortable quarters and support
ed in idleness, and educated in moral philoso-
ply and psalm singing, at the expense OF the
public treasury! He seems to be driving at
some such impossible experiment of emancipa-
ton philanthropy. Against any such folly as
this, however, and against that other abolition
mistake of relying upon the blacks to fight out
the battle Of emancipation soldiers of the
Union, we would recommend Brudder Beecher
to study carefully and prayeriully the late mas
terly letter of General Sherman on negro en-
listmen,s His views upon the subject are
those of q soldier, a statesman and philan-
thropist, and he is supported by facts and ex-
perience, including the humanitarian expert
ments of General Banks nc ainst all the i'm
practicable abolition theories of the last one
hundred years.
Our Saratoga Correspondence.
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