The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-05

forms we call upon the people to demand
With them we shall return to the simple and
| cheap government of the earlier and purer
days of the republic. We shall be able to
check the monstrous corruptions of the polit.
clans and know upon whom to fix the respon.
sibility in the administration of our local affairs
Maxinilian's Inst r0nunciamient0 = What
Does II Meame
From our attentive correspondent at the
city Of Mexico we published yesterday an in.
teresting letter, embracing an account of the
imperial celebration of the anniversary of Mexi.
can independence, with the oracular speech
of Macmillan on the grand occasion. This
speech, Of course, was the great feature of the
festival, the gorgeous professions and the bull
fights by day and the fireworks and the open
theatres at night being nothing more than the
furnishings Of the imperial manifesto. Maxi
milan is good speaker; but If he says
what he means to do he is past redemption.
We rather think, however, that, according to
the rule OF Talleyrand, he uses his words to
conceal his ideas and his intentions.
Considering his peculiar embarrassments, he
holds up his head like hero. He says, ~ am
still firm in the position which the votes of the
nation have made me occupy, Notwithstanding
all its difficulties, and without failing in my
duties, for it is not in adverse moments that a
true Hapsburg deserts his post" and that "the
majority of the nation elected me to defend its
most sacred rights against the enemies Of order,
property and true independence" Next he
exhorts his Mexican people to follow the ex-
amples Of "the great heroes Of our country"
because "then to us will belong the enviable
task Of consolidating and browning the work
precious blood" These are brave words for
poor Max, when il is remembered that with the
withdrawal of each detachment Of his French
troops State or two of his empire falls into
the hands of the liberals; that his cash re-
sources from French loans and lotteries are
exhausted; that his forced contributions
hardly pay expenses, and that the first prepa-
rations for his recent imperial festival were
precautions against . projected liberal raid
into his capital
But there is an old proverb which says that
:" fine words butter no parsnips," and this
seems to be the Interpretation applied to this
heroic speech by all parties Of Mexicans
They hear it and resume straightway the dis
cussion of the universal question, "When is
this fine spoken gentleman going to leaves"
The event is considered inevitable, but it is
still enveloped in mystery. II il given out that
General Uraga-ss Grand Chamberlain, we
suppose-has been despatched TO Europe to
escort back the Empress Carlotta to her de-
voted Mexican subjects. Macmillan says that
"it is not in adverse moments that true
Hspsburg abandons his post" and he is one
of the best, II not the very best. Of the Haps-
burgs; but still the children of Adam, Haps-
burgs and all, are but the creatures Of cir
cumstances. Hence our correspondent,
after giving this aforesaid Hapsburg speech,
says that, blocking TO the possibility Of the
sudden abdcation Of the Emperor at any time,
il Is proposed, in the event of Maximilian's re-
trement, that the government he administered
by q triumvirate, appointed by junta of no.
tables, until Congress can be elected and a
President inaugurated." Then it is further
proposed that "this triumvirate, as soon as ap-
pointed, shall send commissioners to the United
States 10 place Mexico under American protec-
ton, and"-herc we get at the cream Of the
joke-"to negotiate loan of twelve million
dollars and the assistance Of ten thousand
men,
This snug little sum of twelve millions would
doubtless be very useful to the Emperor and
his legatees in Office; but inasmuch a. the gov
eminent Of the United States il committed to
the policy OF treating Macmillan a. an inter-
loper and usurper, without authority in Mexico,
we spprehend that the scheme will not hold
water. Our government, in Its Mexican diplo-
macy, has had and can have no dealings with
Macmillan, the man. It ia Napoleon, the mas
TER, with whom we must settle this business, in
conjunction with Juarez or his recognized sue
cesser as the President Of the Mexican rspub-
lie. A triumvirate or anything else, left as
the legacy Of Macmillan, goes with rs for
nothing; for the facts and the figures OF his
| election "by the majority OF the nation" are
| not satisfactory. The Emperor Napoleon
brought him in at the bayonets point, and the
| best thing that Max can do Is to give up
| the consolidation Of Mexico AZ q bad job, and
| get Napoleon TO take him out without further
loss Of time. We treat the Mexican empire ~
a French usurpation in conflict with the Mon
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