The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-24

courses in her veins, and having been
brought up in the court of England, she
fills her station with that grace and dig.
nifty and self-possession inseparable from
the august society she has seen from
childhood. The Empress desires by these
social reunions to bring together the
most influential families of the empire
and the officers of the several foreign le-
gions, and soften as much as possible the
seeming asperities of military occupa-
ton. Foreigners (civilians) are rarely
invited to them, and card from the
Empress, desiring the presence of any
stranger visiting the capital, is cOnsid-
cred a mark of special faveg.
Thousands who took part in the war
with the United States in 1857, still re-
member the presence and customs of the
American troops and contrast them with
those of the present invaders. Although
the Yankees captured their country and
killed tens of thousands of their people,
yet they were overlooking with money
which they threw away right and left,
with recklessness of expenditure pecu-
liarly American. Every soldier had
money in his pockets, and was always
ready to disburse it for anything in the
shape of fun, and always managed in
some way to replenish his purse. The
movements of an American army are
VIGOROUSLY more expensive than those
of other nations. Money and temporary
prosperity followed the American armies
in Mexico, and the Mexicans, men and
women, to this day remember their pres
ence as sort of holiday-as time when
the country was never so prosperous and
lively That speciality of the Ameri-
of liz tr,tx \
once adapting themselves to the habits
OF the people, assOciating with them and
making acquaintance among them, out
doing the natives themselves in their
own customs, and creating a reality of
money and fun and activity i'm their
path, as if by the magic of Aladdin's
lamp -Ais as much matter of wonder to
these French and other foreigners as it
is an impossibility for them to initiate.
1t is the consciousness of this want of
colonizing genius in the French people
that has caused MaXimilian--whO has
no love for them----tO look to Belgium,
Austria and other parts of Europe, as
well as to the United States, for that
great immigration which he intends
shall in time infuse new life into apa-
thetic Mexico, and by this element of
industry, for which extraordinary in
ducements are held out, raise the people
of the country up to level with its inn
mense resources.
Let the United States understand
me, and recognize my government
said the Emperor, not long since, land
i will open a market here for millions of
the products and manufactures and in
ventions of the North. To become my
enemy and break up my government
would but remand Mexico into her form
er state of anarchy and disorder. The
United States should wish fora valuable,
progressive, thrifty neighbor in Mexico
not Il slothful, unpr0ductive people, who
can never do anything with Mexico
themselves, nor can make Mexico useful
to the rest of the worldp
On the sunday following the reception
uere OF The news of President Lincoin's
assassination, the Americans in this city
assembled at the Consulate, for the pur-
pose of taking measures appropriate to
the occasion. Mr.. OtterbOurg, United
States Consul, called the meeting to or
der, when Mr.. John Black was appoint
ed Chairman, f. M. Lohse, Secretary,
and William III. COrwin, Secretary of
Legation, ID. G. Dewitt andF. III. Lohse,
a committee to express the sense of the
on the left arm for thirty days, and hav-
ing appointed J. G. Lohse, James Stoker
and Theodore Ducorig committee to
take measures to celebrate mortuary
service, the meeting adjourned to the
following Sunday, May Z. On that day
the committee on resolutions reported,
and it was resolved that copies be
forwarded to the families of the deceased
for it was not yet known that Mr.. Sc
ward had not been killed. BY the steamer
Barcelona, which arrived soon after at
Vera Cruz, it appeared that only Mr..
Lincoln had died, and that the 18th of
this month had been appointed by Presi-
dent Johnson as a a day of prayer for the
deceased.
On that day the office of the United
States Consulate was draped in mourn
ing, rs We're also the pazio and gateways,
doors and windows being closed, and
the apartments illuminated with can
dies. Some fifty persons were present
at the appointed hour, among them the
Belgian Minister, Mr.. Blondel, former
ly filling similar position near the
Government of the United States, and
who entertained personal friendship
for Mr.. Lincoln. The services COM
menced with solemn music, furnlshed
byimembers of the German Club, with
organ accompaniment. A sketch OF the
life of the honored dead was read by Mr..
Otterbourg, after which the Episcopal
funeral service was read by Mr.. Black.
The occasion was the most solemn and
impressive | have ever witnessed in this
city, not less for the momentous and
awful event which gave rise to 1t than
the republican simplicity of the cere-
monies, so singularly cOntrasted with
the pompOus church exercises of the
Mexican Church. The entire walls of
the Consulate were hung in black, which
was only relieved by the portrait of the
dead President, surrounded by folds of
the American flag.
American enterprise is developing it.
self in Mexico in various branches.
Macmillan has acquired the reputation
of especially favoring applicants from
the United States for business contracts.
The new line of steamers to run be-
tween Vera. Cruz and New York, which
must be nearly ready to commence trips
by this time, has been granted liberal
subsidy, as has also that of Ben. Holli-
day, along the Pacific Coast to San
Francisco.
Another American company have Sc
cured, exclusively. the important con-
cession of running horse railroads in
the city of Mexico, with prices of fare
unlimited, and the material for the road
iron and aIl-introduced free of duty.