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taxation upon the people lighter. II it should
become law, 1t viii prove the most popular
form Of taxation we have yet Reached.

form Of taxation we have yet reached.
WHATS I'm = Namss-A Hint to Maxi
milan.
Maximilian's troubles are increasing Dolly.
The Mexican republicans will not cease fight
ing; the United States continue TO ignore his
imperial existence; his Belgian soldiers are
tired of fighting and protest against his bar
barous policy; the French people object to
send him any more men and any more money;
Napoleon is getting into financial difficulties Of
much greater Importance to him than the for
tunes Of his protdge; the revolution in Spain
will prevent Macmillan from receiving
further aid from Europe in any form; and,
worse than all, everybody seems to look upon
his expulsion from Mexico as q foregone con-
clusion. Under these circumstances, since
Macmillan is totally incapable Of helping him
SELF and since nobody else is willing or able to
help him. we have given his unfortunate case
the most careful confederation, and are now
ready 10 suggest . perfectly simple. easy and
practical plan BY which he may remedy all the
evils BY which be i surrounded, and remain
in Mexico, not only with tho consent Of this
government but WITH its positive approval.
Let him Immediately cast aside his crown. his
sceptre and his imperial purple, wear suit of
black broadcloth as his official costume, and
change his title from Emperor to President, and
the thing is accomplished.
Shakspere asks "What's in a name |" and
perhaps Macmillan may think that these
would be nothing gained by this simple sub
stitution of one title for another But when
he comes to reflect upon the subject as deeply
as we have done, he will discover that our plan
Is by no means so absurd as it at first appears.
The Mexicans decidedly object TO have an EN-
peror, and assassinated the person who as
sumed that title prior to Maximilian's advent
but they have no objections to President,
having selected the republican form of gov
eminent unanimously The United States will
not allow Mexican empire to be established
on their border but they have no right to in
terfere with Mexican President, even though
he come from Austria Ii Mexico and the
United States were satisfied Macmillan would
have no further difficulty in obtaining all the
money he required by means of foreign loans |;
for it is the opposition of this country which
renders his securities 80 exceedingly doubtful
in the eyes of European financiers. Napoleon
could find no fault with such an arrangement,
and would, indeed, be fattered by it; for it is
a leaf from his own book, translated from
French to Mexican. Napoleon's uncle was
Emperor of France, and was deposed by force
of arms at Waterloo An interval elapsed, and
then the present Emperor saw On opportunity
to restore the Napoleonic dynasty. But at the
same time he was shrewd enough TO perceive
that France did not wish another Emperor just
then and 80 he hid his crown under black
silk hat, turned his sceptre into cane, and,
by a manpuvre which we call ballot box
stuHing, procured his election as President.
After that, to become Emperor was as easy as
taking off his hat and giving few commands
to well disciplined soldiers. There is an ex-
ample for Macmillan. Let him make his ar
rangements for q presidential election and
then resign his crown, and his position will be
secured for the rest Of his life.
1t happens that at present everything favors
the scheme which we propose. In point Of
fact, Mexico has no President with very clear
claim to the Office. Juarez, who was Chief
Justice, succeeded Comonfort, by oonstitu-
tional provision, without popular election.
His term expired some time ago, and, under
the republican constitution, Chief Justice
Ortegs should have taken the presidency. But,
instead Of this, Juarez extended his own term
by coup d'ttd4 and, in order to make assu-
rance doubly sure, issued q proclamation
denouncing Ortega and putting him under
arrest Now, as Ortega Is moi exercising
the Presidential functions, and as the term Of
President Juarez has constitutionally expired,
Macmillan has only to cause himself to be
elected and he may claim to be President Of
Mexico de jure and de fdcto, under the old
constitution and under the new. The power
being the same, what choice is there between
the titless "a rose by any other name would
smell as sweet" and President of Mexico
sounds % grand and is much more substantial
than Emperor Of Mexico. Indeed, a. the times
90, the title of President is tho more imposing
No monarch of Europe can compare in dignity
with the President of the United States; no
king or queen can command 80 large an army;
no emperor or empress governs 30 magnificent
o country. Old dynasties, like those Of Aus
tria and Russia, seek alliances with him; the
best laid plots Of the Emperor Napoleon are
thwarted by his non-concurrence, and the
Queen Of England would cheerfully relinquish
the Koh-i-noor could she restore the former
friendly relations between her government and
his. The title of President ID really superior
to that of Emperor; for the latter originally
meant only q general, the commander Of an
army. 1t is, therefore. totally inapplicable to
Macmillan, because he has no army to CON-
mand, since bis troops belong to France and
are controlled by representatives Of the French
government In another point of view II