The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-11

ON special correspondence from veru Cruz
up to d 'cember 4, published in another pnrl
Of Ghe paper. presents the Mexican difficulty
under . ne>w phase. Our correspondent, faith
full to hN dAty, presents the facts a. to what
had occurred and as to the confusion Of ideas
that existed in A,e "heroic city" about General
Sherman, Minister Campbell and the Susque-
hanna, their Destination, what they were going
to do and what they were not going to do,
as well as about the purposes Of Macmillan
and the Emperor Ma ,poleon. He throws some
light also upon the intrigues and prob
able designs Of the different parties,
including those Of The old Miramon-
MARQUEE church party. AZ gives us, besides,
q proclamation, or pretended proclamation,
which had been circulating several days In
Vera Cruz stating that MaximiSan had deter
mined TO sacrifice oil for the Mexfcans, seven
to tie extent Of shedding his last drop of blood
in defence Of the nation" 1t was sisted con-
sequently In the best informed circles Gmpe-
rial) that MACMILLAN would return to the city
Of Mexico and fight out k's imperial role to the
last.
Looking at all the ciscNa Instances surround
ing Maximilian's situatfony at the tenor and
phraseology Of this pronanc iamiento and at
the fact that no name is signeddo it, we strongly
suspect it is a'satirfcal hoax got up by some
ingenious Mexican, secretly oftiA liberal party
for the purpose Of throwing ridA Guile on Maxi
miaian's pretensions and dilcmm !. The fact
stated by our correspondent tGms this docu-
nent had not been disavowed oa1oin lily, though
it had been in circulation four dh,S does not
prove Its genuincness. ii genuine. there Is
little doubt but some responsible name
wouid have been attached to it, Besides,
for Macmillan to dfsavow 1t would In tanta-
mount to declaring hat he wns going tS aban-
don Mexico, which he will not be prepm ed to
do, probably, till all LIS preparations are nade
ind he is ready to pus his foot on board ship
fsr Europe. IF this document be authorized by
him or the Miramon church party it only shus vs.
howblind and even ridiculous men 'otherwis
sensible ean be when in false or critical sit,s
atm. II may, however, have beSn put cut an
q dodge on the part ca the imperialiss or
church party just as General Sherman and Mr.
Campbell were expected at Vera Cruz, to try 1
in responsibility about Mexican affairs or iaaI
with France.
The remarks Of our correspondent that tbs !
mission Of General Sherman and Mr.. Campbelp
vas. regarded az fzzle shows 0Rt it was not |
The mission had nothing to |
10 with MAMMALIAN, Marshall Bazaine, Mira \
nom or any other party. As We have
,totn>d hofovop T. NorrcbaIlyo ~~~u Il
Juarez, the President Of the Mexican republic,
he only authority in Mexico osw goverancnt
recognizes and to no one else. General Sher-
nan merely accompanied him az an adviser
md for the purpose Of aiding the republican
government Of Mexico TO establish peace. and
order, II Called upon to do so, ~ soon A. the
,ountry shoafabe clear of its foreign enendsx
ts responsibilities and liabilitass from the
hands Of MAMMALIAN or Marshal Bxzaine, aor
to enter into amy negotiations with these gar
ties. The Unitsd States was not going tosbe
The temporary executor of the lssS testarens
Of the departing French and imperialists; fo<
We never considered they had any right thosss
We were not going to be the medium Of trsns-
Ferring or handing over the reins Of govc,h-,
ment from those who had no right to hoaa
hem to thoe& who were the hghtfnl pos
SCISSORS. We stood ready 70 AID, withos<
'orcibly and directly intervening, our
sister republic to- estsblishr
firm government - soon as the usurpers should
leave. This was the least we could do fob .
friendly and nsighboring republic under the
extraordinary national and international an
cultios surrounding the case, and this we shall
do. As to General Sherman an6ilMr. Campbell
not landing at Vera Cruz-whioh seems to DO
thought failure in their missioD-we SUP Dese |
they had no basiness there except to learn from |
our Consul the state OF AFFAIRS The Susque- |
hanna might have gone for shfs purpose or
from stress CT. weather. At all events ii Is not
likely that these gentlemen or.the government
ever contemplated landing fer any purpose Of |
with the French Or pretended i'm
pcrial authorities.
The delay in the French Troops leaving and |
in the departure Of MAximilnn, taken In con-
nection with the apparent activity of the Mira |
mon and Marquee church party, ha. disa- |
greeable look Though the Emperor Napoleon
the first instalmcnt Of troops at the time
agreed upon, we are still disposed to
believe his second PROMISE that he will take
them ell away in body in or by next March,
Still il looks AS IL therer were some Interior
object, some unexplained cause, for holding en-
to Mexico to the last. Perhaps Napoleon hopes
by this policy to securssthe French bondhoh-
ers payment or part payment. Of she Mexican
adventure he led thersinso. Perhaps he May
hope to get some Of the enormous sums he has
expsaded retained 10 the French Treasury.
Hs would like, undoubtedly, to have the United
States take formal possession Of Mexico from
the hands OF Marshal Bazains with all these