The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-07-11

Tie New Orleans Pcayune states that the fate of
Mexico is a hard one. For thar forty years now
that country has been the of political revou
tons, and another would appear to await it. The i'm
perialist general Mca has been compelled to give up
his strong position at Matamoras, on the Rio Grande
which commands all the trade and wealth of the north
ern Statcs his l.ae army is under the protection Of
the American flag at Brownsville, and he himself has
gone to Vera Cruz Northern Mexico is therefore aban
doned to the liberals, and all its wealth. trade and
strong positions on the Rio Grande fall into their
hands ghc actual pessessors are the border chief
tains who have recently been centending against GeR
Mea, and the most important of their number is
Caravaial He was educated in the United States and
4 familiar with language and people. He has re-
Gently been acting in the interests of Juarez, the
republican Indian president and ia AL probability that
distinguished gentleman who has been living in quasi
exile for some time at III Paso, will nov descend the
valley and attempt to establish government at Mata-
moras. We believe he still keeps up the form Of a
cabinet at the head of which is Lerdo dc Tejada the
distinguished historian of Vera Cruz.
In the meantime general Mejia will go to the city of
Mexico, and probably be again assigned to duty in the
northern States, with which he is personally acquain-
ted But bis relations to the liberals viii be materi
ally changed. The4 will hold the strong places, and
command the rich trade of the Rio Grande, Wilde he
will be compelled to operate in country where the
republican elemeats are strong From the Rio Grande
to the Pacific, the country is open to the party
whose motto is "Libertad Fueros" as against the re-
aconal party, whose motto is Diosy Religion" and
at the head of which is Macmillan of the house Of
Hapsburg.
But this Young emperor is soon to have the strong
est prop of his throne the military and financial sup
port of France, Withdrawn. The correspondence Of
Napoleon's government the subject is before as
and nothing can be more explicit than his declarations
that he cannot longer czpend money for nor kceF
troops in Mexico. lie says he has gained the ohec
for which he went there the indemnity of French sub
ects, and shall withdraw his troops posi-
BILE. Maximilian is therefore left to the support o
such foreign troops he may be able to attract to hi
standard and such natives lie may have concIiaed
His friends belonging principally to the cid reactiona
nv party are men Of wealth and social and ecclesiasti
cal inHsencc; but it does not appear to that he
be any more successful in maintaining his position
than the old rcactionary party and far as lie doe
maintain it lie will have to fight for it they did
This is to be said, however, in favor of lis chances
that tire republican party is just now divided unde
the leadership of two rival cbietans, Juorcz and Or
tcga Santa Anna, who has entered upon the seem
again, strong and usty ever, is engaged in CLOSING
up the gap and composing the contestants With SOM
prospect of In that case the entire republi
can party andpeople will make war upon Macmillan
and raising the popular cries Of out with the foreign
likely, with the counenancc Of the American govern
ment, to drive Macmillan from his new-made throne
And then, in dignfed retirement at Miramar, he vii
have plenty of leisure to reflect upon Che good which
he generously undertook fer Mckee to cultivate tn
grades Of literature and to recall the truth Of scrip
turc, Put not your trust in princes"