American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-12-21
Mexico.

MeAlC0r
The Emperor Maximilian has recently
made tour through several interior
States to make himself familiar with the
wants of the country and the views and
wishes of the people. On his return to
the capital he has written letter, I'M
doubtedly intended for publicity, to the
Minister of State, in which he sets forth
the main principles which are henceforth
to control his Government
The Emperor aflirms that hsmet in
every city, town and village which he Wis
-ited with the most enthusiastic reception,
which left no doubt in his mind that the
establishment of the Empire is the wish
of an immense majority of the Mexican
people What Mexico especially needs
is peace, tranquility, and justice for all.
These he is determined to give the coun-
try The Emperor further says that the
adhereuts of Juarcz can no longer lay
claim to thelenicnt treatment which they
have thus far received. They no longer
represent in his opinion, apolitical creed,
but are only gangs Of robbers and mur-
derers, whom the Imperialist troops hence
forth are to annihilate as far as posi-
bic.
1t is impossible for us to ascertain to
what extent the view which Macmillan
takes Of his reception by the Mexicans ia
correct. Everybody knows, that Austri-
an statements have frequently been made
respecting public opinion in Ycnetin,
Hungaria and Gallacia, however loudly
the people msy have protested against
them. No opportunity has yet been Civ
en- by the new Emperor to the whole Mex
lean people to express freely their opin-
ion. The engagement of several thcus-
ands of fAustriqhahnasBclgian mercenaries,
to serve in Mexico as a foreign legion, is
certainly anything but a proof of Max
imilian's confidence in the devotion of
the Me.icans to the new Empire.
Maximilian promises to the Mexicans
"peace, tranquility, and justice for all "
These are undoubtedly hoons greatly
needed, and greatly desired by the peo-
pie. Before the invasion, the majority
of the Mexicans hoped to secure them
through the election Of Juarcz for Pres
ident, and impartial observers of Mex
ican affairs generally testified that there
was a better prospect, under Juaroz, to
attain good administration, than under
any previous President Now that the
larger portion of thopopulation is de fac
TO under the rule of an Emperor, and
no immediate prospect of success for the
Republican Government, there are thous-
ands of MeXicans apparently disposed to
despair of the Republic, and to accept
the Empire on trial. We have never
doubted that liberal and enlightened
monarch would have it in his power to
rally round him powerful party, at least
so long as no aid from abroad promises
to restore the republican institutions on a
firm basis
For some time it appeared that Maxi
milan intended to pursue liberal poll
cy with regard to the leaders of the Re
publican party. The Imperialist papers
of Mexico were instructed to mitigate the
virulence of their language, and to speak
of the national leaders in a forbearing
manner. But the letter of the Emper-
or to the Minister of State foreshadows a
change of policy. He assumes that the
defenders Of the republican government
no longer represent a political creed, ex-
cept as protest forrobbery and bloodshed.
The threat that the armed bands which
| are still oyerrunning the country shall
be treated as gangs of bandits may, there
fore, be applied to the entire forces still
fighting under tho banner Of lawful gov
ernment IF this construction of :he
imperial letter should prove to be a cor
rect one, the reconciliation of parties
would be at an end Maximilian would
again appear in the true light of an Aus
trian Prince and the day of vengeance,
and of the restoration of the republican
form of government, would be probably
hastened.-N T. Tribune.
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