The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-04-18

From the New Orleans PicayEnc, April 1911
The interest of the news from Mexico
now all centers in the Emperor Maximil-
ian. There is no longer any hope of the
Empire; that is lost past all redemption.
Neither is there any expectation that the
Republic will be established. The people
of Mexico are too demoralized to build up,
by themselves, and sustain any Govern
ment. No one thinks any such thing pos
sible, or troubles himself about it. The
great aim of all the Liberal forces now is
to capture the austrian" Special corps
of cavalry have been or; uized with this
object. That is the object of the siege of
Queretaro; they have the Emperor shut up
therein, and all their energies are bent to
force him to surrender at discretion.
Macmillan chose a very uDwise part
when he declined to go out with the
French. Ills dream Of an Empire in
Mexico must have been by that time dis
PEELED, and only personal considerations
could hare influenced him. But much
more foolish thing was to leave the capital
and risk himself in the interior. From
the city Of Mexico he could have found
his way down 70 Vera Cruz, whatever
might have been the turn of events. At
Queretaro he is completely shut up and
watched by all the forces the Liberals can
command, He has already made an at
tempt to break the line that surrounds him
and failed. If by any chance lie should
escape, alone or with an escort, he would
have five thousand horsemen after him,
and all know how fast Mexieans can ride.
He can not escape in disguise through that
wide tract Of country stretching off seven
hundred miles to any frontier. He is not
built or marked like any Mexican. His
Austrian stature, complexion, hair and
manner would all betray him. His efigy
is on all the money coined during his reign,
and the people are everywhere on the look
out for the original.
Unless Macmillan fights a successful
engagement he will surely be captured.
And how is it possible for him to fight one
lie has now been closely besieged for a
considerable time, and his forces must
daily be growing less and less efficient.
He has no to draw upon, and a
final surrender row appears to be %inevita-
bic. But if captured, what will they do
with him? The general opinion is hat
they will hang him. This is the opinion
of many prominent Mexicans with whom
we have converscd. The Liberals them
selves have given it out, and, judging from
! their " language, they are blood-thirsty
enough to do it. Hatred ofthe Austrians,
as he is called, runs high enough to make
Us expect any thing. Aud yet we can
not L alieye that even the Mexicans can be
guilty o. so great a crime. Macmillan is
enc of the first gentlemen of the are, lie
was invited t. Mexico by alargc portion of
the people, anu went there only in the
belief that he could restore order in the
country. When the french left, a large
portion of the people b~esCught him to re-
main, and not leave them in snarchy. He
consented, very ioolishly, it IS true, but
nevertheless with a laudablc hope that he
could be the fundamentally OF accom-
plishing some good. IF captured ant,
hung, the deed will reflect eternal disgrace
upon the Mexican people