The New York herald., 1867-04-15

what the impsnsiss propose 70 do and the whole q
Mexico ID waiting % what Escobsdo proposes TO ds
Corona and Escobsdo II IL rumorsd, cannot agrsA
Every day thas the impsralists wait q Queretars
their situation becomes more CRITICAL for TROOPS
for the nbsnl army are pouring In constantly.
and by sheer force Of numbess, even WIN
the gsneraship Of Escobsdo the liberals destroy
thsir enemy The question ID who walt the longest
and the liberals wait week where the tmpsriasts
can wait but day.
Torlas the 4th inst were retailing In QuerStazo
ss cent and half each Usually you get sx ~
that prics The inhabitants Of ousrataro are however,
saunch adherents Of the empire and II s d that svsa
the women fought In the combat before the city -
uphold Maximiliaa- Ths however, Is . rare casa, fcs
ninety -nne per cont Of Mexico y liberal 70 the boae
and uphoids the republic -
great dinner in honor oe the President vss gvsn
Yesterday At the palace BY the Governor or San Lain
Potoa II the sixty nrst birthday Of the President
About sixty persons sat down at the table The invita-
tions stated one O'Clock but the dinner wss NOT ready
until haifpast two The whels affAir for at least -
hour was the dullsst Imaginable finally some offered
toast audatory OF the President and the ball began y
open few toasts given BY different persons kept ~
party alive until the champagne came upon the tablA
and then the skirmish commenced certain lawy9s
fearful Of the shadow or the United sa and harpng
on the eternal question which, like an incubus
floats over the Mexican mind, "hoped that the Units1
Government for purchass of part Of it's territory and
II propositions had been made, that Mexico wouie
spurn them" This brought the Foreign Minister Lerde
de Teada, to his feet In hot language he said thas
sthe Mexican government had once ohlcialy contra
diced the general idea that Mexico about ALLEVIATE
part OF her territory and once enough We win ssve
all territory intact We VIII lose the whole county,
This is the policy q the sns ana @ ,Rs pomcy
party are endeayoring TO nsuse into the public mind na
we Intend to destroy the integrity OF Mexico Oncs
date nationality which able to maintain, and
ono part of 1t falls IL shall all fall
We will o enter Mexico as we left H. without principle
of the liberal party sacrificed, or We Will NOT enter
all. We will be ground TO atoms 2r we WIZ grind
atoms the enemy opposed to u.s. It is war, war-wW
to the knife, and no condtons Our generals arc IN
sructed to destroy the armies opposed TO them or sac
so-caled Empire the Church party that upholds y
Since We ,ert Mexico, We hays nos LOST s.gol
S 9 q S.m and hs' ss nc
In this struggle the liberal party is determined TO
quer; pothing shall stand against IT, Again exclaim.
OF single principle Let 1t be understood too that The
day Is past when partisan chiefs can organize and CON
subordinate to the civil authority that the fat Of the
government is stronger than bayonets and that who.
1 1re ss !, asss ~ to Doe
President Juarez then rose, and said that h.
wished 70 DO .jus,ic%e % 70 n&eghboring & nation
that the Mexican people should be informed thaa
since this struggle opened years ago. there has beea
no communication from the President Cabinet Of the
United States to this government relative to the pur
chase alienation OF part Of the Mexican territory"
mont in Mexico. and said =" Mexico Is open 10 ne
world; there should be difference between McxioaA
and any foreigner. who chooses 70 make Mexico m
The Foreign Minister again stated that there
might be little misunderstandlng q The Prssidsass
proposed during this Intervention 70 purchase any s
ritory Of Mexico They have never IN any way wished
dreamed o selling one part Of Ss .snicsn states .
the other part Tho United States have through
aid and have in any way attempted 70 snsaagis
us in the futuren
most fulsome .dulstion Of the Piesiden. who thinn
much dsgusted with Il - I WA The dinnes
closed about halrpast nve r n
private letter, dated March 70, from Escobedo y
the Munster Of War; states that he bad just recevf
Msrtinex who the town Of San Juan del Rio
this side Of Aroyozarco that 30 soon - these forces
vding that in the meantime the enemy does attack
any Of his positions Tho reinforcenents abovs menp
toned win probably Join Escobedo to-day
Views or an Ex-Onlccr In tho Imperial Ser.
vice-MNximilian's Had Policy Mt tho start
The First Staggering Blow 90 the Empire
= How the French Acted Towards tho Anstriass
After the Protest. Of the United Seates Va
ciliatIon Of the Emporor-Enorts % Sell hls
Plute Marshal Baxnlme's Double. d ealing
The Fight mt Las Cruces Described -
Particspant-Personal "Reminiscences
strength Mexice City and Vera Cruz, dke.
As great deal OF popular attention = directed -
wards the events taking place in Mexico. the fob
loving remarks from has just returned from TIVE
years. military service in that country and who alss
we'll acquainted with the Emperor Macmillan and mos
OF the leading OF his party, will be found lntersa
ing
We are all aware that the imperial party II at present
~fs. and nhrplA nnnA lrk
bold daring Of aramon, succeed in sxircatins then
viii be more than can be reasonably expected. u
No ono who has Maximilian personally, - ths
writer has, be insensbie TO his many good qualities
Strictly honorable and upright good natured to fault
an xous to punish even the most criminal omen
as himself He is very crudIte and hiehly scientin
scholar On occasion he gave excuse for no
he had Il mastered and that not Ssv
spoken English for so long he bad half forgotten
Howeyer hs speaks very weil % ,noeed 1us put docs no
perfect II Is deeply 10 be regretted that to all thes
valuable alta nments and esmabie qualities s not adde
little common sense and worldly knowledge or tbss
he Constantly swayed BY tho last opnio
suggested him he has consequently been always chang
ing his plana From the beginning he srove like tho ma
with his ass the fableI to please everybody and
obtain the favor OF both political parties; the natun
worst Of all positions for the head Of government
without any party q all Invited to Mexico by %
respect then rights which had been 50 trsmpled upon
Juarez one Of his first acts 10 carry out the
plans hat Juarez had laid Churches were desecrate
and turned into barracks military and sabe
converts sold by auction TO the highest bidder
the priesthood deprived Of the dues from the congreg
tons-tithes which they had received from time irm
mortal The clergy were put upon government saa
which usually existed only In name. twenty
cent on government salaric: was = isery fair Nv,
acts which were inter 9" ss.s evsn 'nfs ,bs libs,
parry cou'as. MOI fail 70 forfeit the supp'
| OF tho Unurci party, which had brought b
10 the position he then held but the liberals had
rocedanre . -~s.- L~A vsrv onfsos 49,,
/ s..,- q 80 ..an wnv 49, IVA
Ixth with his own party. They also saw all tho pub
posts 10 the government filed BY Foreigners imper
pomr kept up through an immense drain on the pub
revenues. AMI they determined 70 bide their time,
sooner or later drive the "foreign usurper," a. th
called him, from the land
About year and half Afser his arrival, In order
pease the Mexican people, many old and tried adj
renfs w ha had accompanied the Emp0ror and Empre