The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-11-07
THE MAHLMILIAN EMPIRE.

the Empress, daughter of the late LEOPOLD OF
Belgium, visited Europe few months since,
upon mission, il was understood, to procure,
if possible, the means of stcndying her hus-
band upon his tottering throne. 1t now ap-
pears that her real objects were to change, if
she could, the policy Of France i'll withdrawing
their troops, and, Mt least, to procure the of
five million dollars left her by her father. In
both she has failed. The Emperor of France,
in view Of complications likely to arise i'll Eu-
rope, and perhaps we'll Of the military
power of the United States, has been unwill-
ing to involve himself further in affairs upon
this continent, and tho brothers of the Empress,
to whom her fortune was left in trust, have de- |
clincd to let her use it the way she wished and
the disappointment of her hopes has been too
great for her. Her reason reels under the shock.
The abcst medical men of Europe have been
called to attend her Mt the Castle Of Miramar, to
which she has retired under the illusion that
herlifc is in danger, and while but little hopes
are entertained Of her recovery, and that her
mission has completely failed, the Emperor
MAMMALIAN, it is apparent, has been but pro-
tracing the agonies of the dissolution of his
Government, and Mt last has accepted that i'm
potent conclusion.
Apart from the feeling Of sympathy for the
fate of these distinguished actors in this i'm
perial drama, we cannot but confess that the
catastrophe is to be regretted. 1t is certain
| that Mexico is in want of stable government,
and forty years of anarchy have shown that she
has of herself no power to establish such
government. This Government may give it to
her. An executive authority may be establish
cd in that country, with q military force suffi-
cient to sustain it, but such authority, whatever
may be the form Of it, will only be that of n
pro-consul. The Intervention necessary to sus-
| tain government in that country will be in
consistent with its exercise of any Independent
power. The President will be but the instru-
ment of our Government, to be changed and
manipulated by tho party in aseendance here,
and practically, therefore, it will be but the an
nexation of foreign province. 1t seems to
be intended that, in consideration of our sus-
tanning JUAREz at the head of the so-called
Liberal Government, we are to take large
section Of territory adjacent to the United
States; and that these arrangements completed,
JUAREz is to be in power by authority of the
Mexican Constitution, and to direct his govern
ment by his own legitimate powers. But mani
festly the only power would be in tho military
forces which sustain him, and the officer in
command of those forces will be the real dicta,
tor of the country.
Considering this, therefore, but as the acqui
sition of o foreign province, it is clear that il
is not in accordance with the theory and char
acter of our Govornment-with the theory
originally adopted or that which has beer
practiced to near the present time; and it il
equally certain that it is not consistent will
the stability and continuance of such q govern
ment Our Government was certainly estab
lished upon the theory that communities hav
> the inherent and inalienable right to govern
themselves, and that in itself is denial of tn
: right to govern others. Upon that theory ou
'' Government was formed, and 80 far as it ha
- acted upon that theory, the results have &C,
l. tainly been beneficial And shall we now dc
% part from it? or have we now departe
II from it? are the questions raised by thi
10 proposition to take command of Mexico. Th
u later question, perhaps must be answered
y, the affirmative. In the action Of our Cover,
ID ment for the last few years it is perhaI
l. unauestionablc that it has departed fro
Oh the theory that it is the right of men
B. communities to govern themselves; and it me
or be said, also, that the National Governme
3 having departed from the theory, changed
character, acquired o nature and constitute
eh Of its own, it may as we'll announce the fax
Ut and exhibit its nature and its powers in TAXI,
II charge of Mexico. But it is to be doubted
u that proposition be true. This step is momer
u ous-more momentous than is sptto be imagine
n Our Government is imperial, but it is not y
on quite despotic. Upon the individual exerc
'at ing the powers of National Chief Magistrn
ru there is yet responsibility to public sen
mcnt-to the public sentiment, at least, of sor
cir Of the States; and as even the Republican par
no seem to contemplate q restoration, upon Sol
eo terms or other, of the seeded States, there
ns in theory, therefore, a responsibility of I
re- Government to the public sentiment of oil; /
ar if that Chief Magistrate shall be charged o
leu with tho government of O foreign country, I
'ut theory will soon cease to have effect upon
On practice.
PASTORAL LETTER OF THE GREA
the CATHOLIC COUNCIL.