The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-15

no u Pcriccty uormo
Mexico 1T Washing ton-Tbe Imperfai and
Republiean Forces, their Leaders and
Supplies.
The Head Centre Of interest in regard to
Mexico has been transferred from Paris to
Washington. What is said or done in Europe
in favor Of Macmillan is no longer OF much
account The Emperor Napoleon has prom
ised to withdraw bis troops, and Of course
we can rely upon his word. He is . man Of
honor, and we can trust him implicitly, espe-
oially as General Grant, the greatest military
genius Of the age, is to be elected President in
1868. Without the French troops Macmillan,
in military point of view, Is nothing. The
Austrians may send over IS many soldiers as
they please, and, in spite of Secretary Stewards
buncomb dispatches, we shall not bother
ourselves about them. Juarez will take care
of all the white-costed fellows who may show
themselves within tho boundaries of the Mexi-
can republic. Besides this, if the rumors Of
war between Austria and Italy amount to any
thing the Emperor Francis Joseph will soon
have enough to attend to in Venetia, and will
leave Macmillan to his fate. In q word, the
Mexican question has been settled so far as
Europe is concerned. It has dropped out of
our foreign advices and is prominent in our
Washington kilograms. It will be debated in
Congress instead Of in the Corps Legislatif The
United States, and not France, will decide it
definitely.
The consequence is that we now find the two
Go IN, Mnvico anainat aoah OthQr
by their representatives at our national capt.
tai. AT present, however, the republican side
is little ahead. Macmillan sent here as his
agent a rebel colonel named Estvan, who
fought at Bull run, skcdaddled afterwards and
was greatly abused at the South. Although
he has written book about the war, Estvan
has no generalship. He is said to have had
control Of about eighty thousand dollars; but
that was only enough for commencement
Those acting with him are, for the most part,
persons who have failed III the rebel service.
Very singularly, they are opposed on the part Of
Juarez by some persons who have failed in the
Union service, from Ben Butler and General
Fremont down to any number of subordinates.
But the Juarcz party, unlike that OF Macmillan,
has competent leaders. Romero is on hand to
manage the diplomatic portion of the work,
and Santa Anna has just arrived to superin-
tend the more active operations. As Santa
Anna and Romero are bosom friends, and as they
will act together much more heartily and cor
daily than the Fenian Stephens and O'Mahony,
the imperial faction will have but very slight
chances OF success unless Macmillan sends out
a leader of some note and strength, who can
rally doubtful congressman, manage the press
in the style of Bateman and DAILY and create a
considerable diversion in the interest of 'sthe
Austrian adventurer.''
But an imperial commissioner, even should
he appear must c)mc provided with large
amount of funds. The representative of Jua-
req have plenty of money and plenty more in
prospect. A company, headed by General
Fremont, the pathfinder; Ben Halliday, the
stage man Ben Butler, the digger Of the Dutch
Gap canal Sam Barlow, who ran Mcclellan,
and Caleb Cushing who will attend to the legal
documents, has been organized for the pur-
pose of buying up Lower California for twenty
millions Of dollars, with the expectation OF
selling IL to this government for two hundred
millions. This company can afford 10 dispense
its iavors with liberal hand for, in addition
TO the profit 10 be made out of the United
States the bay OF California Is said TO be full
of pearls ~ Princes bay is of oysters, and all
the hills Whereabouts are solid humps OF gold,
covered with thin layer of earth. A propo-
sition is also before Congress TO guarantee a
Mexican loan of fifty millions Of dollars, and
everybody is reported as in favor Of this loan
except General Banks, who will probably
change his mind when he learns the facts con-
cerning the California pearls. II that loan can
be guaranteed it will be worth fully q hundred
millions TO the republicans, and the impcrialists
will be almost irretricvably damaged. AS the
case now stands, we have on the imperial side
half dozen rebel officers, no money and a
great commissioner coming in the dim and dis
tant future. On the republican side we
have the Monroe Doctrine, President johnson
and the most of his supporters, General
Grant and the other fighting men, Fremont,
Ben Halliday, Sam Barlow, Caleb Gushing and
their friends, Senior Romero az diplomatist and
Santa Anna as Chief Organizer and Head Cen
tire, together with several millions in Mexican
bonds, the prospect Of dfty million loan guar
anteed by Congress and big buy full OF ele-
giant pearls. The forces are, therefore, rather
unequal at present; but nobody knows what a
day may bring forth. In the meantime Maxi
milan is doing his best In Mexico, and
when that country IL turned over 10 us, as II
will be If Napoleon keeps his word-which we
never knew him 10 break, although he does
sometimes seize the HERALD at Paris-we shall
have the republic in good order and with oil
the modern improvements.
VINO NJ THE HEAD CKNrRE on ExcgEi-Ths
Excise Commissioners seem to be In terrible
muddle. There appears to be no head and no