The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-05

Louis Napoleon and HIS Mexican Ele-
phant-What will He DO with TIT
From the very interesting budget Of news,
which we lately published from our Mexican
correspondents and other sources, 1t would ap-
pear that the Emperor Macmillan is going on
with his work of an imperial reconstruction as
| if he expected to make himself and his dynasty
permanent FIXTURE and that he even enter
tains the hope Of an ultimate recognition by
the United States from his good conduct as
neighbor and his practical reforms as q ruler.
Our correspondents recognize in him a states
man of great Abilities man of enlarged and
liberal ideas, although his new constitution
may be reduced to that of France, as pro-
claimed by Louis XIV.-"L'<tat c'est maoi"-I
am the State; and they think that, as genuine
reformer and friend of progress and admirer of
the United States, by supporting him we might
make him a 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, consti-
tute Maximilian not only an interloper and
usurper, but the embodiment of an insult and
a standing menace against the United States.
Selling the opportunity Of our late engrossing
civil war, Louis Napoleon pounced upon our
weak neighbor, expelled the republican gov
eminent from the national capital by force Of
arms, and brought in his Austrian prot<gf,
Macmillan, and established him as ruler Of
the country by the twill of the people"
The purposes of Louis Napoleon in this bold
usurpaton were the erection Of barrier
against the further progress of the United
States southwark, and to secure foothold on
this continent which would give to France
| substantial American balance Of power, moral,
| military, political and commercial. So earn
estly, too, has Napoleon devoted himself to
these objects, that during the last four years,
especially in his approaches to England, he
has left no stone unturned in view of active
Intervention in behalf of JEFF Davis and his
attempted Southern confederacy. The success
of Davis was necessary to the success Of
this Mexican scheme, and had England con-
scented to play the catspaw to France both
schemes might have succeeded.
This is our case against Louis Napoleon.
Now, having failed in his efforts to break up
this republic of the United States after having
seized ard suppressed for the time the sister re-
public of Mexico, such as it was, his agent
Maximilian, becomes an elephant upon his
hands, and the question recurs, What will he do
with it, His imperial establishment Of Mexico
was not recognized by our government under
| President Lincoln, nor Is there ghost Of a
chance that it will be under President Johnson.
Macmillan may be the enlightened, liberal, en-
terprising and progressive ruler he is repre-
sented to be by intelligent Americans, but he
is the creature and the agent Of Louis Ma
poleon, and of his anti-American ideas and
designs, and that fact renders recognition Of
his government by the United States absolutely
impossible. We would rs soon expect Andrew
johnson to proclaim, in so many words, the
Canning Monroe doctrine radical fallacy and
the Mexican people as justly deserving the
yoke of 4 European master, as his recognition
of this French-Austrian empire Of Mexico.
It is probable, however, that, with the absorb
ing cares upon his hands involved in the reor-
ganization of our rebellous States, President
johnson will take his time in reference to Mex
leo and the Canning Monroe doctrine. We
think, and he may entertain the same opinion,
that "masterly inactivity" on his part will
solve this Mexican problem, If not so speedily,
quite as efectually, as formal notice 10
Louis Napoleon to leave. We regard II as
morally certain that considerable numbers
of the discharged soldiers Of the late so-called
Confederate States' will drift as emigrants and
military adventures into Mexico, and that they
An a.: IL I,,o tAa
public. From these and other accessions Of
volunteers from the United States we guess
that Juarez will before long be in condition
to turn his face towards the Mexican capital,
and strong enough to reach it, tssSecover II
and to hold II.
The new French Minister at Washington
meanwhile is probably beating about the bush
to gain time for the Matching up Of some sort
of q diplomatic compromise, or for q grace
fnl retreat. That time will be accorded by
President johnson for O graceful retreat we
have no reason to doubt; and il Louis Napoleon
would make the best of bad bargain, he will
avail himself Of his present opportunity for
some misunderstanding with Macmillan which
win compel him 10 resign, pack up, bag and
baggage, crown and soeptre, and withdraw
from Mexico. As the iavoritc ason Of the
Church" the Emperor Of the French might take
mp the shabby treatment Of the Holy Father Of
Rome by the Emperor Of the Mexicans, as a suf
ficient reason for his fall from grace. This is
the best excuse we can offer to Louis Napoleon.
1t il poor one, we admit; but in case Of ne
cessity like this even a poor excuse lie better
than none.
The UNIVERSAL TElEeRArH.-In the latter part
Of the current month the Great Eastern will
start from Ireland to lay the Atlantic telegraph,
which, II is to be hoped, will put MS in electrical