New-York tribune., 1867-07-16
THE TRIAL OF MAMMALIAN.
THE LAST DAYS OF THE EMPEROR.

4 nc 1Oll0Wlng account Oh the tii'Ai VI VIZ M
perialists is translated from the Mexican journal Ia
Somjyo dc a,teagd, Of Queretaro Jnne ls Z
The three days' prorogaton granted by tho supreme
Government 10 the counsel Of the criminals for Their FUR
ther defense having expired, order from headquar
tiers organized the eonrt MARTIAL and in virtue OF the OF
ders from hedquarers tho AdntantGeneial issued his
order as follows: -t
AMY CORPS OF TIE EoRrI,
Se.. IT, b.D I se a nd s
Ats o'clock on the l3h eonrtmartlai VIII osgaizs ana
Col. Platon Sanchez. Members-Capt JoHe v hamneh,
Capt: Miguel Loero, Capt Isnaco Jerado' oaps ,, Jma
gran This court martial win meet at the appointed
hour theater Of Iturbide IN conformity with ar
tions No 81 All officers not ON duty, viii attend pune
tiSncd Ats O'clock a. m VIII be formed in front OF the
temple of Capuchnas, 30 mounted riiemen OF Gale.na
aud 80 men of the battalion Of the guard o the supreme
powers" likewise with their arms equipments anu on
Brigade Signed: SIERRA.
Countersigned, MEDINA.
At O'Clock a. m on the 18th Of June, the courtmar-
al assembled the Theater Of turbde, and the aud'
ence was very large. The stage occupied by the
Court leaving the rest Of the theater to the spectators
The right Of the stage was occupied by tho members vi
the Court and the left, and Immediately opposite.
placed three stools for the criminals and seats Tor
their counsel The most profound emotion was depicted
In me cOunbcnaicc inc "
the circle could almost be felt Messrs. Mramon and Me
liz were brought tbeater ut o'clock IN the morn
ing in a coach escorted by company OF rfemen OF Ga
eana covering front and rear OF the vehicle anked by
a company OF the supreme power" on one side and
one company OF the ith Battalion the other In TINS
wise they arrived and delivered over 70 the officers
charge of the Courtroom. The President opened the
Court The members and the council took their seats
all being in strict Uniform The JudgeAdyc-
cate, Ideut Col. Manuel Asproz, read the charges,
after which was read the order from the Com
manderin Chief As the trial and all the proceedings
will soon published, will only rapidly sketch its
progress dsebargug our duties ~ historians. The pre-
viosy taken declarations OF the prisoners, first Maxi
milan. then MiramOn and Meiis, were read Next FOL
lowed the confession and charges, after which there were
some slight unavoidable Interruptions snch as for exam
ple Macmillan asked that he be permtedd TO can three
lawyers OF Mexico defend him lie also desired Baron
Magnns be called that he had matters of his family to
arrange and also matters Of national character touch
10 those Countries The General IN Chief granted the
prayer Of Ma1milian, forwarding his dspaich " Gen
Porro Dlaz. The latter however. would not allow the
telegram 10 pass into that city, on account OF ts Delng
beseged stating that he must have special permit from
the supreme Government Of the same, which was granted
this city, and lulalio oriega Mariano hlya Rya raaeo
and Rafael Martinez de In Tore OF thoC1ty OF Mexico
Mramon nominated Messrs Jauregui OF Fan Lns l'otos
and Ambrosio Moreno Of Qnerearo. heJa nominated
Mr. Pr0spero {. Vega, also Of Qneretaro
The counsel having read their acceptation OF the de-
eDse other documents Of preliminary character were
presented and read but the rapidly OF tue reading ana
the confusion In the proceedings do not enable ns, at
present TO give detailed account Of them according TO
numbers and dates. of their exact statements we
w therefore, content ourselves only with speaking OF
IN an outside Of f%e peoE s aforosad there Was one
protesting against the jurisdiction OF the court inara
claiming II TO be an Illegal proceeding a' ms e,son
lnasmuch as 10 was based upon the law OF the 2ih OF
January 1862 decreeiDg against traitors to the country
and that he being foreigner could not be traitor 70
that " not his and over which he ener
esed such high functions that he believed himself un
smsna6le to the law Their wac a,so pe'on aSes.
the OF the President, stating that the interview
could nSt De hS Oi H. s"s edmd drss. h ~
writing anything he chose 10 say An order rom Head
test exceptions taken W the accused shall be properly
gsrn and oo eSpy Sds o. G eseae Of Illness Of
Macmillan, arguing In favor Of the prisoner being re-
moved 10 some other place, for change OF AIR. 81.
against The jurisdiction OF the court which being refused,
they again excepted TO- because they were denied the
nation aud they asked only that they De furnished Ger
fed copy Of the rulings OF the court These
having been gone through WITH the accused, Thomas
Mea was brought into court and was seated on stool
guarded each side by an escort OF tue supreme pow
ers." Mr.. Prospero commenced the defence: We have
heard great DEAL and have read mne hut never nave
heretofore felt the admiration inspired IN us by the
cable to the ease delivered by the heart and inspired Ivy
the most liberal principles OF our grat code The eostu
tion Of 1887 This masterpiece OF oratory moved pro-
foundy the entire audience The points of the defence
three The meaning OF the law OF January ~ US
application TO the defendant; g. Its constitutionality
The counsel held that the law Of January Is is only
applicable from article 6th 70 l,h inclusive, becanS9
cannot subject the accused 10 the penalties OF
said law. In sketchng the political status OF tho
his military career up to the present time showing
cusyoy that he had not allied himself with the Inter
venton said Mr. Vega, Mcila offered from the Sierra
armed neutrality TO Doblado, which he observed until
the General Government capital behaving
almost immediately through hia camp The same be-
haylor he observed toward the officers OF Government
and their employees and 10 the troops, who
thoroughly demoraZed IN their retreat, that nothing
would have been easer than their destruction He IN
tl.stfh fha hgl
the Of BarancaSeca. That In all VI his campaigns
he limited himself TO defense and never to attack re-
tary duties lie especially claimed as the best point for
had very frequently in his power many Of the command
chiefs and officers Of the Liberal army that he al
counsel Gems Escobedo and Treyino could testify Tho
ilustous martyr Arteaga, has also been his prisoner
Soldiers of the Liberal Government. lie touched upon
the political character Of the accused saying that Mea
faithful 10 the Proclamation OF the Government 10 which
his political conviction adhered, he followed the different
phases OF the cy But when the intervention got
war and allowed himself deceived by its promises
believing that the establishment OF throne IN Mexico
dressing himself 10 the council OF war; he spoke in those
affecting which fail to move the heart Of the
yonng and brave calling their attention to the humane
principles laid down in the Constitution Of 1857, which
abolished capital punishment and conjurng them not TO
stain the laurels Of triumph with the blood split upon the
scanold Mr. Vega spoke In u happy strain aud the OH
scure wyer made himself famous before the bar OF Mex
leo The President asked the accused II he had anything
10 say his defense He answered no. that all said
by his counsel but that IL anything was forgotten the
counsel would state II in proper time
Mejia then led out aud immediately Miguel Mira.
mon was introduced Messrs JGuregi and MUrena read
defense of the accused with hut slight
difference IN the legal part OF the defense the same points
being claimed made in the defense OF Mejia,
gardng the ncoppetency Of tho Court and the refusal
of the right OF appeal great many authors were read
touching IN point But the main point Of the de-
fense establish the fact that the law Of Jan rs
could not be applied 10 mramon that he accused Of
sbborn resistance 20 the Constitutional Government,
his pronunciansnto in Pueba his absractng the funds
of fhe Convention his usurpatiOn Of power and lastly,
his last campaigns under the 1ng Of the Empire The
counsel energetcaly argued against the application OF
10 acts committed before its passage, and for
OF which acts he had already suffered legal pun