The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-06-28
Louis Napoleon and his Mexican
Elepllant-Nhat will he do
with it! n

/ From the interesting budget
# news, which we lately published.
from our Mexican correspondents and
other sources, it would appear that
the Emperor Macmillan is going on
with his work of an imperial recon-
struetion, as if hesexpected tormake
himself and his dynasty a permanent
fixture, and that he even enteEains
the hope Of an ultimate recognition
by the United States from his good
conduct as a neighbor and his practi-
cal reforms as a ruler. Cur CORES.
pondents recognize in him a states
man Of great abilities, a non Of en-
Iarged and liberal ideas, although ills
new Constitution may be reduced,to
that Of France, as proclaimed BY
Louis XIV ~. Etat c'est mo- am
the State; and they think that, as a
genuine reformer and friend Of pro
gross aud admirer Of tie United
states, b. supporting him We might
make him q valuable ally.
But the master, the manner and
the means by which he was introduced
into Mexico, and the purposes for
which he was set up, constitute Max-
imllian not only an ainterloper, but the
embofiment Of. an insult and stand
ing menace against the United States.
Selling the opportunity Of our late
.engrossing civil war, Louis Napoleon
spounced upon our weak neighbor, ex.
PEELED the republican government
from the national capital by force Of
arms, and brought in his Austrian
protegs, Maximiliah and established
him as ruler Of the country by the
will of the people. =. Tie purposes
of Louis Napoleon in this bold usur-
patton were the.erection Of IA barrier
against the further progresssof the
United States southwark, and osse-
cure a foothpld on sthis continent
which would give to France sub
stantial American balance Of power,
mora, military political and CONNER.
scial. spearnestly, toe, has Napoleon
devoted himself to these objects, that
during the last four years, especially
lll, his approaches to England, he has
left no stone uiiturned lip view of &C.
tive Intervention in behalf Of JeF.
Davis and his attempted Southern
Eonfederacy. The success Of Davis
was necessary to the SUCCESS Of the
Mexican scheme, and had England
consented to playthe catspaw 10
France, both schemes might have sue
cceded.
This is. our case against Louis Ma
.poleon. Now, having failed inhis EFF
forts TO break up this Republic Of the
United States, after having seized
and suppressed for thetine the sister
+,iepablic. Of Mexico, such as it was,
his agent, Macmillan becomes an el.
cphant upon his hands,yand the cues
tionrecurs, What will he do with
|it27 His imperial establishment .!
Mexico was not recognized BY or
Government underP President Lincoln
nor Is. there a ghost Of chance thai
it will be under President Johnson
MaxilDilian may he the enlightened
liberal, ellterprising aud progressive
ruler he is represented to be by intel
|.llgent Americans, butllr is the crca
ture and the agent Of Louis Napoleon
and Of his anti-American IDEAS am
Edesigns, aud that fact renders recog
milton ii his Government blythe Uni
ted States absolutely imp possible
| We would as soon expect Andses
johnson to proclaim, IN 20 man.
words, tie. Canning Monroe Doctfin
q radical fallacy, and the Mexica.
people as Justly deserving the yok
of a European master, as his recogn
! ton Of this Frencli-Austrian Empir
t(of Mexico.
Il is probable, howeyer, that, wit
4 the absorbing cares upon bis hand
/ involed in the reorga nizatiDn Of OF
rebellious States, President Johnso
Twill take bis time in reference