Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-04-03
-, second Rnpire in Mexico.

The second Empire IN McAASO'
The second Mexican Empire promises
- nroye as ephemeral as the first was
5nrsble. That of the Montezumas, which
Cortez overthrew, had existed for centu-
r;es. but the empire which the Third Ma
noleon has founded for the benefit of the
Hapsburcs, already totters. On every
side of Macmillan the storm-clouds are
looming above the horizon. His determi-
nation TO confirm the law secularizing
ecclesiastical property, has converted the
Church party, once his most steadfast sup
porters, into his most bitter enemies.
True. their late attempt at iLsurrection
has failed, Valdez, who had placed him
self at the head of the movement having
been defeated by division of French
troops near Texcatitlan. This discom6t-
ure has not, however, in the least dis
heartened them, or caused them to desist
from essaying to undermine the throne
which they contributed so effecrually to
set up. Ii the champions of the priest
hood cannot encounter the mercenaries OF
Macmillan in the field, their emissaries
can traverse the country and prepare the
bids fair to overwhelm the usurper, by
sowing the seeds of disafection in the
minds of the people. Valdez may not
prove q very formidable antagonist to the
French Generals, but Vicario and his
columns riding over the land and disseni-
mating proclamation, which "sttack the
Emperor, accuse him of having broken
~ h.
Mexicans to take up arms against the for
eign dynasty" are opponents whom the
Austrian and Galhc friends may well
dread.
Nor have the Church party confined
themselves to isolated action, and the in
citement of the people to insurrection, but
have actually made advances to some OF
the Republican chiefs, and invited them to
make common cause with the clergy
against the oppressor Of Mexico. The
mere mention of a coalition OF this nature
must necessarily inspire Macmillan with
alarm, for when a union of the Clerical
and Republican parties is once effected.
the whole nation will be virtually leagued
against him, and the fate of the second
Mexican Empire will be sealed.
The time has come indeed when the
horoscope of the Hapsburg may be safely
cast. On first arriving in the country ne
was ready enough to use the ultra mon
tanists as stepping-stones to power, but
being firmly seated on the throne, he i'm
agined that he could dispense with their
support and defy them. His experience
of the future will, however, convince this
heeting successor of Montezuma that no
Mexican ruler. not sustained by the mass
of the people, can offend with IMMUNITY
the national priesthood.
1t is not true that ex-senator Gwin has
been made Duke, and that Sonora and
and some half-dozen Of the other Mexican
States have been ceded in trust to France.
The ex-senator has, it is said now, been
appointed Project of Sonora by his Majesty
Macmillan, at the suggestion of the French
Emperor, but as the President of the Mex
lean Republic has fixed the seat OF his
Government in that State, and as the
forces Of the new Empire have just been
defeated and driven out of the province
by division of the patriot army, it Is ex-
ceedingly probable that the office OF the
said Project will be very much of q sine
cure for the present.
But if the anticipated union of the Cleri-
cal and Republican parties takes place,
and if a regular uprising of the people
against foreign domination and foreign
oppression, be the consequence, we calcu-
late that his Majesty will have something
else to do than organizing another expedi-
ton for the subjugation of Sonora. From
the new phase which matters have assum-
ed in Mexico, it is in fact abundantly evil
dent that a formidable combination is
about to be got up against the Austrian,
and that even now the ground is begin
ming to slip from under his feet.-N T.
Times.