The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-05

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The Mexican Question-The "p.' ''A'
Last Chance for MaxfmA "."'
From the copious and interesting ouage. o.
Mexican correspondence which we pa. oi'sneo
yesterday our readers will have perez. "ed
that the empire is not peace, that Maxim /
lian's embarrassments, military, political, &C.
elesiastical and financial, are too much for him,
and that the idea prevails among the French
in Mexico that Louis Napoleon Is about to
withdraw and leave his protsge to his own re-
sources. New cabinets and new party affilia-
tons are talked of as contemplated by Maxi
milan, especially close alliance with the old
Church party; but this movement will not now
avail him. The old Church party, in being
despoiled of their vast estates and their goods
and 'ohattsls, are in the condition of the lion
with his teeth and claws extracted. The hold
ers Of the spoils hold the balance Of power,
and they, to secure their possessions, are the
adherents Of Macmillan, and only upon this
condition. II he has signally failed to enlist
the liberals on his side in adopting the Church
policy of Juarez, he will more sgnally fail in
the experiment of overthrowing the liberals by
a return to the Church party.
That Louis Napoleon intends TO abandon
Macmillan appears to be settled by all our
latest advices from Mexico, from Paris and
from Washington. Before the close of this
week we may perhaps have the official views
and purposes of the Emperor of the French,
with the report of his speech to his legislative
chambers, which doubtless assembled in Paris
on the 22d of January, pursuant to his call.
1t does not appear, however, from any fore
shadowings of this imperial speech, that Napo-
leon contemplates the abandonment of the
empire of Mexico with the withdrawal of his
troops. His idea seems to be that, unless inter-
fered with by the United States Macmillan is
in condition to sustain himself, and that for
the sake Of peace our government will prac-
tice the rule of non-ntervention, until, with
the removal of every vestige Of the republic,
we shall have no alternative left us but a
recognition of the empire.
But the remonstrances of Mr.. Seward cover
the establishment of Macmillan az an Offen-
sive usurpation, which in no event can be
recognized by our government. That in this
view the administration speaks the almost
unanimous public sentiment of this country
cannot be questioned. Macmillan is only
tolerated by the United States for the time
being as an offensive interloper, to whom
reasonable margin of grace may be allowed
on the condition of his peaceable departure.
But neither as the prottge of Napoleon, nor
as the representative of the House Of Haps-
burg, nor as the crowned head Of an indie
pendent empire, can he establish himself in
Mexico. But by adopting the republic and by
securing his election, after the old Mexican
fashion, as President, he may succeed not only
in holding his ground without further assist
ance from France or Austria, but he may, per-
baps, secure recognition from the United
States. His simplest plan, and safest, how
ever, would be to sell out to President Juarez
for good round sum in cash, and retire to his
comfortable retreat on the Adriatc, there to
enjoy the proceeds in the philosophy of retire
ment and as public benefactor. The happy
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is not reserved for Max in Mexico. With the
failure Of left Davis this Mexican enterprise
became a failure, and as an offshoot of our
late Southern rebellion it must share the same
fate. .'''''''''''''''''' ''''' '''''
Congress, meantime, satisfied with the stand
taken by the administration in behalf Of the
Monroe doctrine, is undisturbed by any agita-
ton of Mexican affairs; but should the forth
coming speech Of Louis Napoleon to his legis-
lative bodies fall short of the prevailing
expectations on this side the Atlantic, We may
reasonably predict movement in the House
of Representatives looking TO decisive under
standing between the two governments. The
American Congress is waiting to hear from
Louis Napoleon, and is less disturbed by party
lines in reference to Mexico than upon the
issues Of Southern reconstruction.
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