The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-05-08
Mexico and Macmillan.

If the telegram of the 1st inst. to be found else
S where in our columns is to be relied on, the Empire
OF Mexico has reached its end. Our people lad los
all interest in the fate of the Emperers government
having no sympathy with American imperialism ane
confidence in the stability of any Mexican admins
tratlon The interest is altogether Interior and is in
Tolved in the consideration what will the United
States feel called upon d. for the sake of repub
canism on this continent, and in view of
teria advantages? From this standpoint the suboined
article from the Mobile Register, whose editor, the
Hon. John Forsyth, was at time our Minister to
Mexico, will attract attention.
Now that the cause of the Austrian Archduke and
Emperor seems to be lost there is revival of talk in
Washington of American intervention in Mexico.
The Punishment the execution of Maximian-
Whichever may happen, and one is as likely the
| other-does not end Mexican troubles. Juarez will
no sooner take his in the executive chair of the
National Palace than he will have to encounter the
same opposition and difficulties that have harrassed
Macmillan for five years past, and finally enGe in his
overthrow 1t is foregone conclusion, established
by nearly half century OF experiment, that law and
order, peace and stability, impossible under any
Mexican administration. That people utterly and
hopelessy incapable of selfgovernmen and have long
since reached the point to which own country is
Fastening with rapid strides and ths is the point of
demonstration that they need MASTER for its people
cannot be trusted with their political destnies.
kadcalsm is fast doing for u.s. what mongrelism has
long since ehectaallv accomplished in Mexico.
We imagine the American people will never be sat
shed until the Mexican territory is absorbed annexed
or whatever you may choose to call it. They have a
voracous appetite for land and the swallow of
snow and ice, E$Quimaux and walrusses in Russian
North America far from gorging has only whetted
the appetite Canada is to go, OF course, and the
time Is near when nation that cannot govern itself
VIII be rushing into spreadeageism to boast that the
whole boundless continent is ours
With the eye patriotic and Humanitarian we " can !
not see t." While Radicallsm, with its passion for
destruction of all that good men have held sacred in
constitution and law and the traditions and mum
ment OF mans liberty, continues to rule in this Gov
eminent We cannot think it happy thing that its
sway should be enlarged and extended to other lands
and people. 10 be sure, Mexico cannot be badly
damaged by our association and example The mel
anchoiy feature of is, that since we cast away the
suffrage base OF virtue and intelligence" upon which
this Structure of Government was originally placed
that instead OF being model to Mexico for her re-
generation, Mexico has become our model and we
are pattelning after it with devilish haste The Amer
lean republic and the Mexican republic will soon be
nooe pair OF sisters-qute worthy of each other and
neither in danger of the threatening maxim of the
copy eVl communications corrupt good mau-
ners.n
Nevertheless, report says that Mr. Seward and Jua-
req are secretly negotiating for the establishment of
y more intimate relations between the Governments
and the belief is inspired that the negotiations re-
ferred to will eliminate either in the formation of a
league, defensive and offensive, between Govern
ment and that of Mexico, else result in the annex
alton OF that country to the United States t
The quidnuncs who have discovered all this in Sun
official circles'-whch the leaks from official
elrcles-renark that there is one obstacle in the |
way of any Mexican alliance or acquisition that might
DC gotten up between Juarcz and Seward, and that is
he known hostility of the present majority in Con
sreSs to any increase of political power in Souhery
Erection Such would be inferred least in case of
IN attempt to annex Mexico. This ought to be no
obstacle at all. Congress would only have to send 8
committee down there to create Radical party as it
las done for South. Wilson could do the D
peakng, Hunnicut the editing, and we could spare i:
rom here two or three long haired barbasans to II
% the dirty work. III
They had better take little ARTILLERY, infantry it
nd cavalry" to help in their mission of elderly,
quality and fraternity" Gen. Sheridan would be O.
lie man for this branch of the job. O.