The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-12

day in the North the foot OF street.
Suspicious Of foul play entertained a. deceased had
recently had quarrel with another party ana threats
against him had been made by the latter An inquest
will be held to-day.
tits stated in washington that Chile and the liberal
government in Mexico will Immediately form . close
alliance the terms OF which will not probably DO made
known for some time.
The Important Mission Of n1inister Campbell
and General Sherman 70 Mexico.
Tho United States war steamer Susque-
hanna left this port on Saturday afternoon last
for Vera Cruz, detailed to the special duty OF
bearing to Mexico our Minister to that repub-
lie, Hon. Lewis D. Campbell, accompanied by
General Sherman, who goes as military
observer Of events and to give the benefit Of his
advice and aid il necessary. Mr.. Campbell Is
charged with the most important diplomatic
mission emanating from our government
since the sailing Of our Commissioners who
negotiated the peace Of Client with Great
Britain, December 8, 1914 The objects Of this
expedition comprehend the absolute abandon
ment Of the imperial enterprise of Louis Napo-
leon, root and branch, the recognition by
France of the republican government Of Juarez,
. treaty Of peace between the two govern
ments and a treaty between each of them and
the United States. This is to be accomplished,
we presume, by Minister Campbell, assisted by
the presence of General Sherman, in behalf Of
the United States, with General Castelneau
and Marshal Bazaine in behalf of France, and
President Juarez and his Secretary of State, we
suppose, as the representatives of the Mexican
republic.
The whole credit of this grand undertaking
belongs to President johnson and the Emperor
Napoleon, and may be fairly divided between
them. AS we are informed, Mr.. johnson more
than year ago became satisfied that this Mexi-
can imbroglio, If left to the red tape diplomatic
correspondence then going on between Mr..
Seward and NJ Drouyn de Lhuys, would "drag
its slow length along" to the end of the exist
ing administration without any other results
than additional complications, and that. &C.
cordingly, some shorter road to settlement
was demanded. Satisfied upon this point, as
we have been further advised, President John
son resolved to take the matter into his own
hands, and did so in familiar letter to Ma
poleon, frankly setting forth the infexible OBJ
jections of the people of the United States to
European government over Mexico in any
shape, and that the removal of his imperial
establishment and the reinstatement of the Next
can republic in the Mexican capital were in
dispensable to the maintenance Of peaceable
relations between France and the United States.
From the receipt of that familiar letter Ma
poleon began fully to realize the necessity Of
bis retirement from Mexico, and so began to
consider the ways and means Of q graceful
compliance. His object appears to have been
withdrawal so gradual Is to make NO per-
ceDtible impression in France or Europe to his
disadvantage, and he doubtless hoped that his
Mexican failure would be completely masked
| by NE glory to France resulting from his COM
binasions and calculations connected with the
late war Of Prussia and Italy against Austria
| and her German confedsrates. The results of
| that war, however. have been 80 tremendous
| in enlarging the boundaries and the powers Of
Prussia and the prestige Of Bismarck at the sx-
pense Of Napoleon, that the Mexican fasco In
the general account may be treated rs worth
less bagatelle.
Hence we find Napoleon adopting the wise
resolution of getting out of this Mexican Jiasco
as fast as possible. Our Minister at Paris,
Mr. Bigelow, to this end is invited to meet the
Emperor and his new Prime Minister, M. Nous
tier, at Biarritz, where the arrangements are
made which have 90 far been developed, In the
special mission Of General Castelneau to
Mexico, In the hasty retirement Of Maxi
milan, and in the departure Of Mr..
Campbell and General Sherman, charged
for Mexico. It Is probable that but for
the melancholy consequences Of this dis
astrous imperial Mexican adventure to the
amiable and accomplished Empress Carlotta
| Macmillan would have remained in ''the halls
| OF the Montezumas" to meet General Castel-
neau, for the purpose Of formally turning over
| to him, az the representative Of Napoleon, the
excuse the ungracious retreat OF Macmillan,
in view Of his great aniiction and the disap-
pontments and losses Of his house, charge
able to France and Napoleon; but, for our
present purpose, whatever the immediate
causes, II is sufficient that the Mexican Franco
Austrian empire is removed with the Emperor,
and that the coast is clear for a settlement
with France and the Mexican republic.
The settlement contemplated, as we learn,
embraces the full rc-establishment Of the
Mexican republic and treaty of peace and
friendship with it on the part of France, in
GLIDING the payment Of the indemnities or claims
which were the cause Of the original armed
coalition of France, England and Spain. The
United States will stand security for these in
IDENTITIES and will furnSh the republic Of