The New York herald., 1866-09-15
The Crisis in Mexico --Interventisa tho Duty
or the Unitcd States.

The Crisis in Mcxice-Interventisa tho Duty
| sfshe Usitcd States.
The early abdicarion Of Macmillan in Mexico
is nxed fact The suppression OF the rebel
lion in this country, the virtual recognition Of
the Mexican republic as opposed to the en-
pire and the positive refusal to recognize
Maximilian's lately established paper blockade
Of Matamoros have fastened events in that
country, and the crisis is now upon her people.
The moral power Of the empire has long been
broken, and its material force Of French and
Austrian troops under General Bazaine Is soon
to be sorely tried. General Escobedo, the
principal Of the chiefs Of the republic who re-
main in the field, Is marching upon Bazaine
with 1--WE columns Of troops under his best
leaders, and the empire will doubtless be
forced to another and final engagement The
stake at issue is not, however, the existence Of
the empire or the republic. The former is
practically dead and the latter is really yet to
be permanently established. The battle will
decide simply who is to be the reorganizer of
Mexic0-Ortega, Juarez or Escobedo. If a
signal victory is obtained-and great advan-
tage is really not within the range Of proba-
bilities, though 1t is possible-Escobedo will
loom up into second Yturbide, to whom the
people will trust the reconstruction Of the
country. If Escobedo should fall, Juarez fails
with him, and Ortcga will be looked to as the
great man who is to bring order out OF the
chaos and darkness which is to follow Maxi
milian's retreat Ortega has just returned
from the United States, and the people will
receive him as one coming backed by the
power Of this republic.
Our advices from the capital Of Mexico
allude to desire very generally expressed
by the natives Of Mexico and even the French
who occupy the city, that the United States
authorities would interfere in the affairs OF the
State and secure to the republic on the retire.
ment Of Macmillan quiet general election.
Or'ega will be accepted in some measure as an
ambassador from this country; bat President
Johnson should send another special messen-
ger as well as hurry Mr. Campbell, our Min
lister, of to the capital. Napoleon is about to
send over special ambassador, who doubt
less goes with instructions to Macmillan and
Marshal Bazaine to gather up oil the little
odds and enis left Of the empire, and to con-
clude some profitable arrangement with Juarez
in order TO save, II possible, some Of the ex-
penses Of the expedition. The United States
special mission should have for lis object, not
the despoliation, but the reconstruction Of the
country, and to save IL from the anarchy which
threatens TO 0verwheln il when the rival chiefs
engage in o quarrel rs to who shall be the
successor of tie Emperor. President Johnson
vans an opportunity to transfer his fight with
the radicals from home to the foreign policy
Of his administration; and here is his oppor-
tunity at hand. Let him send Phil Sheridan
TO Mexico with orders such a. Sheridan would
most delight in, to take the liberals in hand
and give the French parting kick, and thus,
while kicking up war abroad, give as little
peace at homo.