Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-11-30

Counties, in which our Weekly has q numerous cir
culaton, and shall esteem it favor Il cur reader
will forward Us ans items OF interest.
HeNIco.
Tie telegraph has announced the final *
plosion Of the bubble empire u Macmillan.
That unfortunate Prince has found abund-
ant truth in the Troyerb, " uneasy lies the
head that wears a crown. : short iu-iJ-
rious reign, sustained by French layal,ts,
over IN unwilling people great lack Of
money with which to keep up Appearances
and prolonged struggle to raise the wind
cares and perplcxiti,s which hav. cost his
young wife her reason, and have 50 affected
Macmillan himself that his insanity fas
been seriously reported and now sudden
abdication and " French leave Appropriate
ly following his French arrival and French
support during hi- stay-such is the JIisl
history Of the last Mexican Empire. \
French General l. now tie ruler If Mczico-
till Gen. Sherman gets there. Il has been
quite positively stated of late that Louis
Napoleon was not disposed to fulfil his agree.
mcnt to withdraw be army. The abdica-
ton OF Macmillan, however, is very strong
proof that the army Is going soon. Il would
never nave been there, anyhow, If LOUIS
Napoleon bad not believed that tie United
States was going to pieces. lie knows now,
that 1t can't stay in Mexico and that Tact Is
good ground for believing that It ,oon'f stay.
Macmillan and the French fairly out Of the
way, the chief feature Of Mexican politics
will probably be the contest b,twcen the
two rival presidents, whose relations 70 each
other and to the Mexican republic, are thus
described by the Boston TraueLT
Juarez became President Of Mexico il couse-
quence Of circumstances having occurred which
are provided for in the Mexican Constitution,
as follows Of from any cause whgts2yer the
election for President Is not held and published
by the lst day Of December, by which time the
vacancy should have been filed, or that the
candidate elect shall fail 10 cutter upon the per-
formance of his duties, the term Of the previous
President, nevertheless, ceases, and the Su-
preme Executive power, during the interim,
will vest in the President Of the Supreme Court |
Of Justice Being President of the Supreme
Court Of Justice when the Presidency Of the |
Republic became vacant, Juarez assumed the |
latter offioe, to which he vas afterwards chosen
for regular term Of four years which time ex- |
pired on the SOth OF November, 1864. Ortega |
-l-r.# - sf,rE 4
tice and rs there could be no election Of Presi-
dent Of the Mexican Republic in 1864, because |
so much OF Mexico was held by Maximilan's |
supporters, Ortega concluded that be must be-
come President as soon a. the LEGAL term Of /
Juarez should expire But when he applied for
the succession, he was informed that Juarez did |
not believe his term expired in 1864, but on the
18th of November 1865. In support Of this de-
cision the S0ih article Of the Constitution was
quoted, as follows III the absence Of the
President be absolute a new election will be
held. in accordance with the provisions Of Art |
&c, and the President, IN tins wise elected, Will |
perform his functions until the lsst day Of Nov
ember Of the fourth year from the time Of his
election How far this article goes 10 support
the view taken by Juarez none but Mexicans, or
persons deeply yersei in Mexican constitutional
law. can decide. Be that as it may, Juarez
recognized Ortega's right 10 succeed TO him in |
1864 and Ortega concluded to spend his time
in visiting the United States, and he obtained
the permission of the Juarez government to do 50.
Judge Of his surprise when he returned 10 Mex
ico, to assume the Office of President, to which
he was as clearly entitled as Alr. johnson to the
Presidency Of the United States on the death Of
Mr.. Lincoln, TO find that Juarez had issued two
DEGREES, one Of which regulated his (Ortega's)
claim to the Presidency, and made himself
President for aslcng as he should please to hold
the office and the other removing him (Ortega)
from the Presidency Of the Suprene Court Of
Justice, and ordering him to be tried for having
visited this country, which is characterized as
an abandonment Of the cause Of the Republic. |
Under ordinary circumstances, these proceed
lngs would excite no more attention than has
been given to fifty other Illegal deeds perpetrated
by Mexican chiefs IN forty years ; but as our
government has taken up the cause Of Juarez
they are Of importance. for the inference Is tbe-
Juar,z acts under advice from Washington. and
that be = INSPIRED b. Secretary Seward. Our
government does not care fg flT the claims
If either party, or for those Of Ortega, but It
5 bent upon the re-auexation Of Mexico 70 this
country, and 1t sees in Juar5z the best TOOL il
,ould have for the accomplishment Of lis rur-
,ose,--and hence supports him, and snubs AMI
rrests Ortega. Ii has taken q long step toward
he carrying out the DEGREES Of that inevitable
by ourseives-whieh giyes
is all North America.
We trust there Is no ground for the aszcr- 1
ion that the administration is 3" bent uryn J
he annexation of Mexico" There :
vas Mexican republic when the French a
Emperor interfcred, which has always Joen
by our government as in exis-
ancc, the Empire to the contrary notwltL- t
tanding. If We ask seriously what is it
,gh tIr our government now to d.. all must y
aY, let tie Mexican Republic be ro-ostab- :
she'd let the people have a fair election v
II President, if their existing laws do not !.
efnitely determine the zeicction. Then let /
lr government take the advice it has given o
Louis Napoleon; take It's .sbanis off," t.
nd when the Mexican republic applies for !,
lnexation, let Tat question be determined o
shall be best for all Concerned. I
GEN. Ben. BuTLER lecturcd 10 an im il
ensc audience in the Brooklyn Academy a !.
Music. on Saturday evening. on the duty fl
Impeachment o. President johnson All "
ssed off quietly, though the World had .
led to stir up riot. Gen. Butler charged Il
r. johnson with intoxicati0n. with making CO
decent and inei ndiary harangues INTENDED "a
ineite the hatred and fear OF the peorle ~
ainst the Congress OF the United States Fl
usurping the rights and powers Of Con te
ess, with Incorporating government "
nds. with cOrruptly using the rardonlng Of
wer, with appointing ineligible men to p
ice, with neglecting to carry out the pro -
'ions Of rhr Constitution, and with rar. in
ming John I Monroe, that he might he tn
lyor Of New Orleans, and 70 use his in ~
ence interfering with the Louisiana State n,
invention, and in killing, assassinating sta