The national Republican., 1867-08-07
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.

we are disposed Always, US We nave De-
fore stated, not to put much con 6dence in
the current daily rumors which are pub
lished in the newspapers in this country
respecting what is transpiring in Mexico.
We must consider these stories simple
canards; but we are willing to leave our
readers to believe as little or as much as
they please Of these accounts.
The news that comes to us via New Or
leans under the date Of August 5th, and is
taken from a letter received from Vera
Cruz bearing date of July oath, is to the
effect that the Mexicans refuse to deliver
up the corpse of MAMMALIAN to the Cap
tain Of the Austrian steamer Elizabeth.
No cause, it is said, is assigned for this
refusal. The story is too improbable to be
credited. There must certainly be some
mistake about it.
The MeXicans are not barbarians'
and besides there can be no excuse for
such conduct. A nation that would as.
sumo to offer such an insult to civilization
is totally unworthy place among Chris
tian nations, and should henceforth be
placed outside of the pale of q civilized
and Christian people. We cannot see
what possible motives the Mexican au-
thorities could have for such q proceed
ing. The refusal to deliver up to his
friends the body of dead Prince, even
though that Prince was, while living, q
usurper and an invader of q soil not his
own, cannot, as we can see, subserve any
good purpose. MAYIMnrAN has suffered
the highest penalty known to the law of
nations. Can punishment now go any
which this story comes, and we therefore
believe it to be cdndrd, and shall so con-
slider it till we are assured in some more
tangible manner that the Mexican authori.
ties and the Mexican people have, in the
midst of their triumphs and their rejoicings,
taken leave of their senses, and have
actually gone back to that barbarism
which characterized the middle ages.
1t is very probable that Admiral PAL
MER and staff have gone to Mexico to de-
mand the body Of SANTA ASNA-though
this statement needs confirmation; but
that they have proceeded thither to per
suade the Liberals to give up the body of
MACMILLAN we do not believe, because
we think our Government cannot have
given any such order to Admiral PALMER.
Pretty tough stories are told about the
course of EscoBEDo, the General.in- Chief
of the Mexican republic. If some Of his
speeches are reported correctly, he is any.
thing but discreet, wise, and judi
cious leader. The less power that such a
man has, the better will it be for the ma
ton over which his influence bears sway
and for humanity generally.
There seems to be, if we may judge cor
rectly from the statements we have before
us, strange impulse or mad frenzy
has seized this man. His malignant spite
and course toward oil foreigners, and hi
expressed willingness to pardon all in
ferior native officers who were in the I'm
perial army, show him to be devoid o
good sense or a knavsh and bloodthirsty
tyrant. A foreign invader and usurper il
certainly no worse than native traitor
and if the former ought to perish violent
ly, the latter surely ought not to be spared
So far as we can see, we must continue
to give q wide margin for doubt and unbe
lief in respect to all news which comes tC
us from Mexico until we have thoroughly
sifted it, or can have authoritative vouchers
for its accuracy.