The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-18

and deeply interesting character-a case which the
continued existence Immediate downfall OF an empire
Is said To rest the Of sympathy confidence and
money which obtain from foreign people Living
In remote and favored land In this instance govern
msnt socalled has reached an extremity whore its own
officers that very existence at stake for $loo
and that the securing Of this amount will raise
10 vgor and great expectations" orhe reverse-sink
1t Immediately into ignominous death.
II s now beyond dispute that the imperial government
has exhausted all the income OF the last loan and that
at the present moment existing upon the precarious
receipts daily collected from all quarters Indeed
and the necessities Of the government
that but short time ago Marshal Bazane acting as It is
said upon orders received direct from France loaned
out OF the French funds this country $500 600 TO the
Emperor, on the condition Of its speedy repayment
Since then the financial condition Of the government
instead Of improving. has been rapidly growing worse,
until at laet nnds itself yegng prccpce anything
but interesting to contemplate. - 3.
AND TnR mrsmAL RxvrSuE.
II Is well known that when Mr.. Langlas rst 10
this country objection raised by the Emperor Maxi
milan 70 his assuming the once Of Minister Of Finance,
becaus the Emperor unwilling 10 conform 10 certain
retrenchments proposed By Mr. Langlais, among the
number being reduce tho fee OF the imperial estab
lshment esmssed from ten fifteen thousand dol.
lars per day. Unless these acceded
not depart from his original decision the French ansn
cier allowed TO ego by the board"
Very recently the Emperor visited Mr. Langals the
private residence Of the latter Then and there accord
ing to report bs Majesty proposed TO Mr. Langs TO
cept the position TO which he aspred In time Como by
that Of Minister Of Finance and that In addition thereto
he also become member Of the Privy Council Both OF
these positions 50 IL is understood Mr. Langss declined
to accept The causes which led tho Emperor TO take
this latter step are various. II Is possible indeed
probable that Marshal Bazaine apparent tn
would loan Maxiniiian additional sum out OF the
French funds in this country ON the condition that M
Langais be made Minister Of Finance and Il is known
that the Emperor Maximilian designed, in The move
the leading Men cf France BY this coneess:on Maxi
ago lost with the imperial authority OF France and 10 got
the same so deeply Interested In the success Of this
Mexican scheme that he would be induced to give
more men ana money 70 support IT. II only for short
time longer That this the main point In tho Empe
sn pooy % bssS saSre % s + no question BY placing French
feeling In France that would bring e tns hn,re in
AAog Ss"s,asr1hls sdaea9! ., q cash
the principal ono earring war with the United States
Ma to depend ON the success OF the loan for
momenous Importance is this same financial question
that the present hnlstor OF Finance announced not
great while ago semi officially that the very life Of the
government depended on its In addition, II Is
known that Mr. LangIas held back from Immediately
cepting the Emperor's Offers until such time he
loan now projected there. ~
me urxHiAL ExcaEerKa Al A Low KsB.
money scaas IN The Treasury AZ ,be ss ,
II is believed 10 be dyn that the name Is the
bceoming afrsid that the Enperor viii order, IS last
resort In orer TO meet the Liabilities Of the government
general forced loan This ioseher Win the dras snS
Tho thousand and one money making schemes now lin in
asa,ns, the snro amn s ma S ~ snecs
than ikeiv To- ,rodacc an nns;ssr ne,n . ~ @
s'Is SSS1sy q sprsns for unany Of purpose and na
Asp xxsrsprru~x or rnx xxmE
s Here grss S Interest . The total 2
from All 600 GOO 10 f2a 600 go his tbe sncnrs ess,
.ssd The sc,samsus or tho iss.
sOvs ss n s aa "a
,er month"; month"; "'u's 's'"0en ss'oO0o ana sso0oo
Not the least notable expenses of the government are
r,ous knds For rssr,s ,ns ss anu sm',s w. ~ va
:ss m hs was n ss city amounted between
ono thousand trees int-nded 10 be us m adornina
new road whieh his Majesty designs to have made from
sdence In the city Of Mexico 10 the Acazar All these
who, as class. where they arc In legitimate business
are rather mean and close They say Oh, what sort Of
= man ID thAS Why, " would take the treasures Of an
empire alone Ion 70 keep him IN pocket money. He DOES
amount lie would not spend and what fooiishness he
wouId Iot enter into. ...s ..l- a., s.r
1ASfsiSe pscovsHfxs-THE cnxArnsr CALIFORNIA or THE
sox
Inc reader wi no doubt observe that this letter bears
@ some iesemSance nee 70 sn nssrument Of which sad
zone turn o. NE Kaleidoscope snd-there, you have
ton we pss from contemplating the necessities sad
nces sna osIessrs ot an EmPefor tne poverty OF an
smpfe tnssng lot rcncs ana the good VIII o. n man.
klno 70 penouinS ~ nsuon slcn phe OF gold and
nIver .ns, We sink aown unaer tne wegnt-oi the m.
ssnsa'on IN c,vHnAeu country IKE hc United
man drnS Of hunger hs ,,a,ns ~ .S :, 49, E -.
hn.s - 49, s'us m 10. ~ W uIeaa ys'
..so ~o n.sr VIZ rpec'sce On a govern.
sronnd svncny ,,s ,r,.cs. - 80, ~ % n.vs gsssea
s~s III, s sss ~ Ia ~ ponoc ~ secp "
tsps Of nssmsbs ,,rsrur Tsss rcnarSs ss nrnnn,