The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-05
The French Government Repu-
dates Macmillan.
Il Refuses to DO Responsible for Him
or His Acts.
Mr.. BlgelOw Recommended to Go TO
Juarez with His Complaints.
Proposed Abolition Of the Pay De.
partment Of the, Army.
Go. &c. &c.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. 1868.

WAsfuS1roS, Jau. - iooo.
THE DxcRsE or MACMILLAN ooNDExNING TO DEATH
TIM SOLDIERS OF THE REPuBLIC OF MEXICO.
There has just been issued from tho Pu bic Printing
Bureau tho Message Of the President heretofore
miitod 10 the Senate In response to resolution asking
for information the subject of decree Of the 80
called Emperor of Mexico OF the I'd Of October last
copy Of this decree has already been published and Mr.
Romero, the Mexican Minister calling the attention
OF Secretary Seward and other papers October
last, Gays
In tho Jumpers proclamation Of the I'd INST the Duke
snpposcs contrary TO tho fact that the constitutional
President OF the Mexican republic had abandoned the
national Territory, and from this false hypothesis he
concludes That the defenders OF independence, whom he
calls tband g." in obedience orders received from the
French, have no leader. II IL nothing new for the
and naso %no Of Msnoa
nor rs it new 70 him 10 treat them AZ such, with
severity that would he called excessive IL applied to
criminals of the lowest order He showed the samo de-
termination in h proramat on Of tho 81 Of NJ ombcr
last how MaSimilan wishes to regulate th established
system OF as ,assina,ion by de;reo Issued on
the 81 instant. creating the MIST informal
military tribunals extend ng their juris! con Z, every
person in the country found armed without license from
his rallied gov Tnment regardless of the Numbers and
character Of tho party he belongs to- In this decr'o
exclusively tyrannical, he condemns TO dcun every
armed man who is not French sold traitor and
even thos, who win procr information which may aid
tho defenders OF their country, and sanctions several
penalties for tho act of Ealing patriot cir
cnaiing alarming news and has boon carried out by his
French drectcs Tho have been by tho system OF court
AL
called guerillas oven oicers Of the na,ional av who
coald not be called This extraordinary severity Is IN
Tr ~, e, ,a.t, 'e an IoS NJ vns r9 HtS
May %, 1864 &c, &c
Mr. i.om.ra In ano,ber latte, q, aecre,srv sow,rd
~ - ~ 1890 W ' -'
dated November TO- says
This baibarous and bloody dccrc, the cTgcl
@ a sfssds ea q , os s sd
her last tbs Generals Artoga and Saa5ar and ConoIs
Nos i've lieutenant ccioucis eight COMMANDMENTS and
number Of subordinate olccr. surprised and tax
prisoners by the French Ca In tao town Of Santa
Anna Ana'an Stat, OF Michoacsn appears
from the Official desraich sent TO tbs usurper of
which enclose copy in Erench Those generals and
coonels belcngod TO the regular army OF republic
were Officers of education aud profession and have
fought or the ndcrenden Of thor country rom thc
TIM the Frenc, first landed in Mexico Thea distin-
gnished Me xcans were executed accordauce with the
above mentioned bloody decree Of The usrper Of Mex
have Information, Of thu truth of which there uusp
ply h dUib that the eeneTas and -four colonies
vera barbarousiy sacrificed In fragrant violation OF the
laws Of wsr and every principle OF jnstioe
..o...S- 49, a ~ ".os.. ~.
u dA"Sres oos~ n informed MT seward
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sne "a" o. '"ss "on'n ecneras Arcss ana saaza ana
a Al renov4 re tho axac.,,or h.a ,..n n.h,,.bad
NJ cor ,,so rsrer. ., ,ha or,, .,,,c. ~ thu dsc,.
so,,,,o ,h., a, :, o.o h.,on,;n. a. a.. .. ru,,,.
..v'0 oss,". ~ WV ns". .'
Tor the republican government wiz be shot taken pr
soners BY the imperial trco,s
N. sTyv.r6 an ~, "a ~ No.,,,.., .aa,...oa ,.,,.,
-" u Y" 'ie on " N''s"'0' ~"uies''u 'o''e'
70 our Minister oil Paris, ay'ng:-
ara directed by the President 70 REQUEST you 10 ask
tho seous attention OF tho French royernment 10 the
military procecdjnas 10 Mexco nv sn,eh NATIVE Mexi
cans taken captye willie sdherinr IN var TO their own
republican goveramcat denied rights which the law
~ nassons ln'a iso'y Acco'uS 'o'p''sohefs % war.
ana on 'ae s'.n Oh te same month MI seward "a
W ssssa s"' VICE 'e''el " MI p's'oS, Saying
WI 'esrcn,c ~ M ucspas1u ~ mc "a n,Nns
has been received from the mristcr OF the rrpgbcsn
government OF Mexico accredited 70 this Ia
the cucct ust inc saneu1ary poicy refcred 70 IN the
the execution Ok scvcra Iissineisbsd oa,csrs OF m.
liberal fyces who bad boon surprised and captured by
the niperaias IN me 'own o. santa Anna ams,an[
nay Para no. villa ;nne1 Zero Mlecnis
ana vilanos Eve lieutenant colone.s eight
commanders and number Of subordinate
eli he .so,,s a,,on,,pn - &c ,,rsai .e,sa, -,
this subject and to INFORM ~ Drouyn dc IArys thai
tnese rcperia have been received WITH The most concern
sig,,scn tbcs ,eroys n,ve 80 there s 100 ps gro.nd
for believing that they are wen forpdei we cannot
oarsolves 70 oubt tbst 30 far as the govefnment of
s ~ s ran ~ %
civilization ADD shr Instincts OF humanity. 81
Mr. BIgeiow, under date OF Paris, November 20 1895,
writes TO M seward a. foevs;-
sRSHe ~ Dronyn de Lhuys here referred N the re
Eex,csn ayssoners en- in war aa ,,s AZ ~, ease ~
Madame DE- Iiursade why, be aid do you NOT 60 70
rrcsdsnt yusrcz' We are not ihe soy.rnmen o. MeIi
w Ina 10 "a 70 Mes 60 with an srmv n, ssv,. certain
Important interests; bat are responsive for Maxi
milan or his governmeut Nc y accountable to you, az
Won have DE sams rsr,salcs ,serc IA, xehan '''
Mr. seward. undo, date OF December 10. informs Mr.
Romero that the Istcrs ae.ua,ch and Il. sceompap
mcu,s for which he tender his thanks have received
the consideration 10 which they wcrv Justly entitled by
this government
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the Mexican Minister ON the occasion of hi. v., the