The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-18
The Confcdcratcs In the Service OF Maxi
milian-The Agents OF Colonization.

The COnfcdcratcs In tho Service OF MAXI
milian-The Agents OF Colonization.
A noteworthy part Of the latest news from
Mexico is that which refers to the movements
in that country Of the Confederates who have
gone into the service of Macmillan. We pub
lished yesterday list Of the names Of these
persons. Sterling Price, of Missouri, who won
some fame as rebel general, is one of the
number; Isham G. Harris, the bogus Governor
of Tennessee, is another; drunken Magruder
goes the same way, and SO, naturally, does M. F.
Maury, Of Virginia. Five Of the more distin-
guished of these intractable rebels have been
taken into the confidence of Macmillan, and
have been appointed "agen.s Of colonization
for the imperial government" They have
charge apparently Of those very important in
tcrests in the new empire that regard the en-
enlargement of immigration and the settlement
OF the country. While thesc rebels make their
way in Mexico others are doing their utmost to
begin life anew in Brazil. The two en-
pires that arc tie attempts to uphold the
effele system Of the past on this conli-
nent are the recipients of all these men who
pretend disgust at the tyranny OF the FREQ
government of the United States. We see in
this the natural inclination of these great
friends of freedom. Those who have
gone 10 Mexico pretended tho other day that
they were fighting for freedom, for popu,
lar rights, for selEgovernment, against the
usurpations Of distant power. We see their
sincerity now as we see them, with all The
world before them in which TO find new homes,
making their voluntary choice in that one place
of all others where they can lend their little
weight TO crush out the liberties Of brave
people and 10 establish and strengthen the
most fragrant usurpation Of modern times.
I'VE can afford to congratulate Macmillan
u On these acccssions to Imperialism, and
especially upon his new agents of colonization.
We know the history OF Texas. We know how
hundreds and thousands OF men for whom the
United States was too hot became good citizens
Of that Mexican State, and we know how those
very men carried it out of the Mexican en-
pire and brought il 10 us. And we believe,
with the experienced Solomon, that "the thing
that has been Is the thing that shall be-" Max
imlian will wake up some nne day and dis
cover that large slice Of his glory has depart
cd-that one, two or dozen of the richest Of
his Mexican States have seeded and set up a
new republic; and that the new republic is
knocking at the doors of Congress in Washington
asking TO be admitted into the United
States. This is certain TO be the result of
this settlement 10 Mexico. When men went
from the United States 10 Texas in the old
times, they went mostly 70 escape from the law,
as these men do now. They intended to be
quiet, peaceful citizens, perhaps; but having
tasted all the realities Of personal freedom in
the United States they could not be quiet under
other forms of government, and they gave life
and vigor to a revolutionary party. 1t is the
same now with those who 60 to Mexico and to
Brazil. Both the Brazilian and Mexican empires
may eventually go down as result Of our
war, and through the welcome they extend to
our rebels. Those who go to Brazil carry there
an unquiet spirit, and courage and energy
enough TO vivify whatever revolutionary ele.
ments exist, and they will not be able 10 resist
their own natures. Doubtless these men who
go to Mexico are sincere in the service OF Maxi
milian-as much determined TO help him crush
the Mexican republic as he Is TO do IL. But
neither can they control their own natures
They are Americans STILL and they will event
ually give new life to the Mexican party.
Does Macmillan believe that these fellows will
keep faith with him THAT they will not violate
their oaths Of allegiance? We refer him to
the way in which Maury, Magruder and the
ucutl. a. - ~ -
government, and 10 the nice little arguments
by which they satisfied themselves in relation
to their perjuries.