The Portland daily press., 1867-07-24

FOREIGN.-The fate of the invader of Mex
leo continues to be the leading topic of dis
cussion with the journals of Europe. Eng
lish and French papers seem to vie with each
other in heaping denunciations upon Juarez
and Mexico. According to these papers the
act is nothing less than murder, and the per-
petrators of the foul deed" are scarcely to be
regarded as human beings, while Mexico is
no longer to be treated as & civilized country,
or recognized among nations. In the midst
of this angry and excited clamor it is particu-
larly noticeable that the judgment passed by
the Liberal press OF England upon the act is
just and intelligent. The London Daily
News says:
1t is difficult for the European mind to think
of member of a royal and imperial family as
of ordinary flesh and blood. Maximilan was
recognized as Emperor OF Mexico by all the
powers of Europe; ministers were accredited
to his court. But in Mexico, where the native
constitutional republican government had
never ceased to exist throughout the civil war
which European Intervention had exasperated
into war OF national independence, his Aus
trian rank and title had no existence. Austria
had no sort of grievance against the Mexican
government; not even debt to reclaim.
An Austrian prince was to the Mexican gov
ernment what Garibaldi was to the Bomba
government of the Two Siciles; what Juarez
might be il he landed in Spain to establish Or
der and tranquility in that disturbed country,
or General Sherman il he landed on the coast
of France at the invitation of the liberal party
to put down the Second Empere. 1t is very
much the fashion with English society to have
two weights and two measures for their politi-
cal judgments. A monarchy may slaughter
scores Of rebels in cold blood, as Austria did in
1848-49 in Hungary, in Italy; as Prussia did
in Baden; as the second empire did in De-
cember, 1851. But a republican government
may not even defend itself against invasion
and overthrow by fol eign army, and while no
quarter is given to its soldiers, is bound to par
don all who are taken in arms against it, on
pain of being branded as government of as
sassins. H. .a..I u g..
The London Examiner says:
Which is the European state that can dare
to sit in Judgment or cast stone? The Pre-
tender was not executed on Tower Hill, for he
was not caught; but the English and Scotch
noblemen who were convicted OF completely in
his cause suffered the death of traitors. The
Bourbons did not shoot Napoleon when he
broke into France in 1915, because he contriv-
ed to find refuge on board the Bellerophon;
bul they shot Ney "the bravest of the brave"
like any dog, despite of cries and groans of
shame; and the representative of England at
Paris thought it his duty not to interfere, for
which England never blamed him. The Nea-
politar BourbOns, whom by troops and armies
we twice put back upon their forfeit throne,
tried by court-martial and shot their rival
Murat, who had governed the country prosper
Ously and in peace, and with genuine popular
approval, during several years, and whose sole
offence consisted in his trying to oust them
and take his place again. The great Napo
Icons memory is laden with the reProach OF
seizng the heir of Conde, dragging him across
the border, and having him shot III the oi.cu "
Vincennes for plotting the overtnro" VI us
dynasty.
The London Star says:
People in Europe knew Maxlmilian as a
brave accomplished and well-meaning young
man. But in Mexico he represented an lnva-
sion the most unprincipled, sustained by q
,,ol;cv the most unmerciful. 10 us he seems
| at worst only the dups; by them he was telt as
| why another nation puts to death its political
enemies; and it is the want of any true con-
science whatever in such matters that makes
us each in turn do deeds which Justly seem
bloody and criminal in the eyes of our neigh
bors. One other remark, too, must be made.
1t is quite certain that if MaximilIan had cap
| tured and shot Juarez, no tory gentleman IN
| the House of Commons would have moved any
resolution of censure. 1t is equally certain
| that if Macmillan were but another Lopez in
| rank, his execution would have been read of
| in England with as little emotion as that of
| the hapless invader of Cuba. Let us remem-
| ber however, that the fact OF Maximilian's be-
| ing prince, though in our eyes it doubtless
| ought to seem a sufficient justification for any
thing he could have done, may, in the eyes of
| the Mexcans, have not unnaturally tended to
| a0prayate his offence