New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-03


: Of his accepta.ion OF the throne by announcing
to the Mexicans, through the columns OF bis
official organ, the Diario del frlPsT7o, the Lew
Constitution OF the country. The salaned
writers of the Empires of Mexico and
France hasten, Of course, TO pay the duuiul
homage Of their admiration 20 this singular
document, and the Paris .kOniieur even ventures
to hope that it VIII be received By the Mczicans
with accamation, and abroad with unanimous
approval. The idea which serves as the basis
Of the Constitution IL declared by the MoHieur
to be "emincntly liberal"
ii the Noni;,w understands by ominent'y
liberal" 1. form Of government which Is not
quite so despotic as some opponents of Liberal
ism desire, its remarks may be applicable to a
few Of the articles OF the new constitution.
Macmillan again promises TO the Mexicans
"the exercise Of their religion" for which
promise il will be remembered the Pope some
tine ago denounced him TO the entire Catholic
world. Another article (6i) provides that " as
Slavery does not exist by fact or by right IN the
Mexican territory, any person who arrives in it
is free by the simple act 0. being on its soil,
provision which leaves to tho MeIcans at least
one Of the good laws which they had under Jua-
rez, bit which even for this negative merit
would have deserved greater praise had they
been promulgated before the collapse Of Tire
Shareholders Confederacy.
But what are q few isolated provisions Of this
kind--which give to the Mexicsns nothing but
what they had beiore--in comparison with the
spirit Of the most unmitigated despotism which
pervades the document as a whole! While tie
principle OF representative government is pow
fairly established in every country of Europe
Russia having held this year its frs: provincial
Dicts), this Austrian Archduke, ono year after
having been called to the throno Of country
of eight million inhabitants, by an assembly Of
about 200 mercenarics and fanatics, proclaims n
constitution which is entirely silent about tho
representation of the people, and, therefore,
Of course, suggests tie inference that it means,
Of least temporarily, 10 deprive them OF the
privileges which, since the declaration Of their
independence, they have enjoyed under every
government. 1.-The Emperor" he says (Art. ~
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represents the sovereignty Of the nation;" he
"goyerns (Art. g through Cabinet composed
Of nine departments" 1t requires degree Of
sycophancy more than common, even Ia court
journals TO find this "en.nently liberal"
The reception Of AfaHimiliaD's manifesto in
Europe has been somewhat different fSom .hc
"unanimous approval" anticipated By the
Monitenr. 1t finds f,w "oieial- admirers
in the organs Of The French Emperor and in
some Of The organs OF the High Aristocracy Of
England and Germany; but the liberal PRESS
everywhere either Ttculos or 1enonnces it,
tho Caacite de France, the organ OF the Frerch
Legitimists, says that Macmillan has decided
that be viii DO without Legislative Assembly,
and that, according to this constitution
tho Mexican Empire which ia based
upon the sovereignty Of thu people, in no way
whatever admits the Mexican people TO partici.
pate in that sovereignty which he reserves TO
himself al. organ Of the English G9ysruueat.