The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-19

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No sooner did Carlotta leave the bed and
board we mean-ofher husband,
Macmillan, than conspiracy to abduct him
was discovered. The particulars Of this plot,
so far as they are known, with an account OF
the arrests made by the Macmillan govern
mcnt, we have published in our Mexican
correspondence. The affair has an amusing
and serious phase at the same time. Only
think of his Imperial Majesty, descendant of
the Caesars, the friend and protegf Of the mighty
Napoleon. being made the sport and victim Of
such set Of rapscallions We sympathize
with him, because we think he is very re-
spectacle gentleman and out Of place where he
is He had no right to go to Mexico
but then he did not understand, per-
haps, the state of affairs there or the
Mexican people, and he was humbugged by
| Napoleon. He ought to suffer little, how
ever, for his folly. Still we advise him, out Of
kindness, not to trust himself too far away from
Marshal Bazaine and the French troops, and by
no means to carry too much money about with
him when he rides out alone. The guerillas
make hard bargains sometimes. We do not
think the Mexicans would shoot himshould they
succeed in abducting him, though that is not
certain, considering that many of their people
have been shot under his government; but they
might take him up into the Sierras, far away
from his Carlotta, and keep him there discon-
ISOLATE prisoner. Macmillan has changed his
Cabinet and his policy toward the Mexicans.
He began by trusting them and putting them
in authority he is now suspicious, and seems
disposed to rely only on the Europeans at
tachcd to him. He puts as good face on
matters as possible, but evidently places no
confidence in his Subjects The sooner he
leaves Mexico to her destiny the better for
| himself
The liberals, or the Mexicans under Juarez,
are certainly gaining ground Unreliable as
the news from Mexico sometimes is, there
can be no doubt that the national cause
in Mexico has made great progress lately.
But If successful and if Macmillan
should abandon the country-as he ought
| to abandon it very soon, for his own good
no one can tell what would follow. The
Mexican chiefs or leaders are eternally in
| triguing against and fighting each other. Great
credit is due to the patriotic tenacity with
which Juarez has maintained the integrity of
the Mexican government under the most trying
circumstances. Yet we see all sorts Of intrigues
to upset him at a very critical period. He
may not be the constitutional Presi-
dent now. OF that we do not offer
an opinion. But what is constitutional or reg
alar in the government Of Maxicof The only
thing that seemed possible for Juarez to do
was to save the life Of the nation, and that he
has done. BY our correspondence referred to
Annals names are mentioned in connection
with the conspiracy TO abduct Macmillan. Are
these chiefs working with each other or Sc
cretly against each other? Both appear to be
against Junrez. Mexican affairs altogether are
in great muddle. IL is the old STORY again
| Of rival chiefs and factions intriguing and
warning against one another. That seems to
be the normal condition Of the country, and IL
will be its destiny until the United Suites takes
possession of il or exercises a protectorate
over II.
II is now clear that Napoleon has given up
Mexico and that he only keeps Macmillan
and the French troops there till he can mako
an arrangement with some succeeding govern
ment for the payment of the French debt. II
is said Marshal Bazaine keeps sharp eve on
Macmillan, fearing he might run away, for the
| French government and the Marshal know they
can do nothing with Mexico, and do not want
such an elephant left on their bands. All Napo-
leon wants now is to get as much ms he can out
ofthat country in payment Of the old debt and
the expenses of the war. Tic would be glad to
make satisfactory arrangement of this sort
and to take away his troops, with Macmillan
and oil the imperial establishment, IL he could
| find reliable party TO treat with. He cannot
wait long, however, and he may be under the
| necessity oil treating with Juares or some other
chief that may start up. Or 1t may be that the
| difficulties between the rival chiefs aud fac
lions may be so great that Mr.. Seward viii
have to take the business in hand. The United
States may be compelled TO solve the difficulty
by regulating the affairs Of Mexico or e8er-
cising protectorate over that country. Al all
events Nayoleon gives up his quixotic enter
prise, and Macmillan will leave as soon as the
! French debt Is arranged and Marshal Bazainc
will lot him go.
AMERICAN NAfIoEALirY IN SoSG.-Priva,e
Miles O'Reilly, formerly Of the Forty-seventh
New York infantry. whose songs, speeches and
banquets kept us alive and smiling during the
. war, has now turned his attention to the cub
ject Of peace in general, and to the Philadel-
phia Convention in particular, as offering tho
best means by which true national peace and
harmony can be reattained. His views on
THE subject he has embodied in song pub
lisled in the Citizen and copied elsewhere, and
4 "a his varsas orc hoth rn,faical In manner and