The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-06-18
Maximilian i'm Mexico.


MACMILLAN has arrived and established
his throne in Mexico. He was greeted by
the people with sullen indifference and the
only shouts which rent the air with the
cry sLong live the Emperor" "a strange
cry upon this continent) were from the
lips of Frenctmen. The only salvos OF ar
tillery which thundered forth their well
come were from French cannon In winch
French gunpowder was burned. Inc
Mexican, gazed in silence upon the gay pa
eeant and, forced by French bayonets, gave
in their reluctant adhesion to the sovereign.
Their government Las been overthrow and
upon the ruins of the republic, is founded q
monarchy hateful to every true Mexican
heart. A foreignbor potentate comes
from over the sea and, with no shadow OF
right but what might gives, commences to
rvle over people who, like ourselves, but
a short time ago enjoyed the blessings OF
freedom and the privileges a republican gov
eminent affords. They yielded not their
rights without struggle; they have bat
tied bravely aud still battle against the
assumption Of kingly power. Animated by
the same spirit which m owed our revolu-
tionary fathers to deeds of noble daring,
Int alas not with the same success, they
have sought to maintain their liberty and
set the monarchs of the old world at defl-
ance. But they were weak and the oppres-
sor was strong. and no arm was raised to
aid Mexico in the unequal contest. She
Found not generous friend-a plying foe.
Strength in her arm, nor mercy IN her woe
but the nation upon whom she relied for
assistance and whose own interest was con-
cerned in her preservation, turned deaf
car to her entreaties in the hour of need and
basely courted the favor and obeyed the
bidding of her deadliest foe.
Something over year ago, the Mexican
government applied to the United States
through our minister 10 that country, Mr..
CoRw1N, for loau of one million dollars
with which to purchase arms and put their
country in state of defence. Mr. CoRwIN
urged the Importance of complying with
the request of Mexico and depicted forcibly
the consequences which would follow its
refusal. But our President was too busy
with schemes for his own reelection and
too much engrossed in his plans for the ele
walton of the negro to heed the cry for help
which came up flom the people of our sis
ter republic. The application was refused
without giving it decent consideration or
expressing even kind word of sympathy
for the nation whose rights and indepen-
dence were so seriously threatened. Sec
rotary SEWARD even gave assurances to
France that our Government would not IN
any way interfere with the designs of tho
Emperor upon Mexico, and when the House
of Representatives, in momentary remem
brance of the former glory of the nation,
passed resolution condemnatory of the
establishment of monarchy upon these
shores. Mr.. SEWARD fastened to apologize
to France and assured Napoleon that the
resolution would be defeated in the Senste
or by executive interference.
The imbecility OF our Administration has
thus doomed Mexico to slavery, while it
has disgraced and we'll nigh ruined our
selves. And now the same man Who has
done so much to bring reproach upon US
and so little for our honor has, the effront
cry to ask the people of the United States
to continue him in the office he has so
shamefully abused