, 1866-06-15
TIE mAxImsLlAN ExPeRrnRsr.

THE mAXImBLlAN EXPERIMENT.
The Mexican question Is assuming prom1-
ueuce In diplomatic circles. 3lr. Seward has
been holding mysterious interviews with the
only living man more slippery than himself
Santa Anna. Gen. Don Antonio Lopez De
Santa Anna Is on the same side of the 1mpe-
rial question In Mexico % Mr.. Seward is OF
tho Monroe Doctrine. He has been on both
sides and Is On neither, or on the fence, as
circumstances may dictate-wait1n9 for an
offer. The SCENTS Of MaximI1ian are in Wash
ington, and evidently understand the Ameri-
can character, for they hare commenced at
theright point, By giving dinners to Congress
men. True, at the first Of these dinners sev.
esal Of our Congressman, including Senator
Nye, Speaker Colfax and Mr. Garfield, spoke
against the side On which they had been eat
Ing, and ueed the best Of Maxinlilian's wtue
TO wash down doughty speeches for the Re-
public But can such Spartan and peculiar
1neouuptibility be expected to endure. Ne
recommend another dtner-no change in
the tactics, but only In the wine. From such
mode Of attack nothing can deferd the
Mexican Republic unless Juarez also exchan-
ges his raw troops for green turtle, and the
roar OF mnsketry Tor the popping
Of champagne corks- Meanwhile
ueWe comes from Paris that Ma
pu,eun 10 ta1hiuE horeyed ~u1os tu Mr.
Seward that his little engagements IN gov
crntng Europe during the grand continental
var now impending, dispose him 10 cultivate
the most friendly relations with the United
States; that he has given orders to Genernl
Bazaine, the French commander In Mexico,
TO concentrate the French troops at Mexico,
Pucb1a and OriZaha, and make DO new hoe-
tile demonstrations, and that sevcnty-fi per
cent Of the troops will embark for France In
October, and the rest next year. Information
from Austria indicates, that Mr.. Stewards
protest against the shipping Of any further
Austrian troops to Macmillan came just in
time 10 afford the. Austrian Government a
welcome apology for retaining the Austrian
reinforcement destined Tor Ma1imilian, and
most OF them are enlisted into the Austrian
u1my. :
But IT il not to be inferred from any Of
these indications that the imperial expert
meut Of Ma1imilian Is to be abandoned, or tn
any degree weakened. On the contrary, all
the information We receive from Mexico,
from whaterer channel, coaeura In showing
that Ma1imilian and bis European friends
regard the Imperial experiment a. one that
Is now 1ble to sustain Itself without European
aid, against anything but direct assault
from the United States. OF course, II con-
donted By any movement for his overthrow
f1by the American Government, MarimIllan
would have no choice but TO succumb, with-
out a struggle, to superior force, or appeal to
q. Il
for protection. But II In the absence Of any
molestation By us; Macmillan can maintain
biz --Gqvesnment By the aid OF the
Ac1icans themselves, aud allow the French
and German troops TO withdraw, he viii
prove It to pnssess degree Of efficiency end
popular support which in Itself will constt.
tute stroDg claim upon cur forbearance-
We eau never forget and not easily forgive
the inlqulty Of the French invasion which
placed Maximfllan on his throne; It was 40
'n1er1er ence IN The af1alrs Of this continent
which not even Napoleon, with all his aegrcs-
siveucss, would have undertaken, had not our
great rebellion paralyzed our power to pro-
tect the Mexican Republic. But this was the
crime Of France. The Me1ican people them
selves do not place in the same category the
French who caused the invasion and the Ger
MANS who CANE in consequence Of It. Tho
former were despotic, mingled little with
the Mexican peop]a, End made no effort to
concillate them. The hitter are full Of liberal
ideas, treat the Mexicana as equals, and arc
represented to be growing popular among
them, are cnte1pristng business men and good
citizens, and in short have Identified them
selves In interest and feeling with the Me1i-
can element While the Mexicans Of all
clasEes will look upon the departure Of the
French troops ~ the evacuat,on Of their sub
tugators. It is represented that the with
drawal Of this odious element wIu really
strengthen Ma1im,lian By callIpg forth d
hea1tier and more general support, in money
and men, from the Me1icans themselves, than
they could be expected to furnish while they!
knew that he would be sustained By French
bayonets- They will tee1 conscious that they
must now protect the Empire a. their Govern
me4t or expose their uyca and property to the
old fashioned style Of revolutions, OF which
Mexico has averaged nearly one every year
from the formation Of the Republic TO the
| Inauguration OF Maximil'au. Under the
pressure Of this necessity, 1t Is expected By
MmImilian thAt the gradual withdrawal Of
French troops will lead 10 mora hearty sd~
hesion Of tbs Mexican people to the Empire.
| and. indeed, that severance Of this umhll..
cal connection with France is necessary To
the healthy life Of the newborn Government.
| On tho other hand, the withdrawal Of tha
French troops places the French Government
In position where 1t could say ut any time
to Macmillan, as It now says TO Italy, "you
are tree; whatever you dol at your, own
peril.' France could then, without any vio-
lation Of national faith, allow. the Macmillan
experiment to be overthroWn, supnlating, OF