Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-03-29

Imperial throne, and Immediately assembled
all the foreign Cousuls there at sort of
banquet, placing the French Consuls at bis
right hand, and proposing the health to
Napoleon III, before be had been recog-
nized BY single European sovereign. Per
haps the above incident has not been with
out effect upon bis present fortunes
Besides being Archduke of Austria,
Macmillan held several other titles and
dignities He was, as has been stated, Vice
Admiral of the Austrian Navy, orcomman-
der of the Imperial Marine commander
of the Eighth Regiment Of Austrian Lau-
GERS, and chief of the Third Prussian Reg.
iment of Dragons.
In 1856 he went to Paris and spent q
fortnight with the Emperor at St. Cloud,
very probably eon6ding to him bis troubles
With bis brother, Francis Joseph. The
consequence of this interview was that LouIs
Napoleon took the young man under his
protecting wing, and in the following year
be was appointed Viceroy CT the Austrian
possession in Italy, known as the Lombardo-
Venetian kingdom. This Governorship-
it was nothing more-lasted until 1862
Maximilian made himself highly popular
with the Italians, and in consequence still
more unpopular with his brother Francis
Joseph, whose action eventually resulted in
Maximilian's removal.
1t is related of the latter, that while Vice.
roy of Lombardy and Venice, be. used 10
walk about the streets of Milan and Venice
quite alone during the fstes and among the
crowd, and would never allow the police to
be on the watch. One day at Venice, when
the Italian mobiles had plotted to make a
hostile demonstration against him on the
Plaza st. Marco, he discounted them and
quite converted them to bis side by tucking
his wife under bis arm and coming among
them unattended and on foot, with cour.
age and frankness that disarned every one.
Another time, just after Orsini's attempt at
Paris, his life was said to be also threatened
and his friends begged him not to expose
himself but he Immediately ordered bis
carriage to 60 to the theatre, to whom he
said, laughing, 'if l am to be blown up, it
shall at least be in good company
MaximiNan remained idle after his re-
moval from the gouernorship Of the Lom-
bardo. Venitian Kingdom until 1863, when
Napoleon decided on making cats paw of
him in Mexico The crown of Mexico was
offered to him by Napoleon in August, 1862,
and the diplomats were set to work to ar.
range for his acceptance and occupancy Of
the throne. Nearly year was occupied
in this work, and it was not until the 10th
of April, 1864, that he formally accepted
the proffered crown. By the terms of ac
ceptance he made conditional remuneration
OF the right of eventful succession to the
throne of Austria, and an unconditional
renunciation of his share of the family es
tates, amounting to 2O,000,0O0 of forms
The condition reserved in the remuneration
of the right to the succession, was that such
reounoiation might be revoked should Max
imilian, finding his focthold in Mexico in
secure, choose to resign within six years
from the date of bis acceptance of the
crown of Mexico. Two of these years have
now nearly expired.
Soon after bis acceptance of the crowr
Maximilian left Austria for Mexico. His
entry into the city of Mexico took place on
June II, 1864, when be Immediately as
sumed control of the disputed people. His
first official act was the offer of terms to Pres
ldent Juarez looking to his submission ;
but these were rejected. Since that his eff
forts have been devoted to putting down
the Republican or Liberal Government;
but his success has not been very brilliant
One of his principle schemes for strenth'
enipg himself in Mexico has been by ef-
forts of attracting emigration of Southern
men thither; but his project is already
looked upon as failure. Every day makes
his position at home still more insecure,
while the late demonstrations in this coun.
try and in Congress will be understood by
him as omens of rapidly approaching evils.