The Portland daily press., 1867-01-07

On the return of Mr.. Beecherfrom his vaca-
ton it was generally supposed that he would
pay his respects to those who had been pitch
ing into him during the summer. Gro gds fill
ed the streets for weeks, making an entrance
into the church almost an impossibility with
out the aid of the police. But he opened not
his mouth, choosing to abide his time. The
social meeting OF the church which closes the
year is free conference. 1t is a Methodist
love feast without the bread and water. The
brethren and sisters speak their minds. They
tell what their experience has been the past
year, their joys, hopes and sorrows. Mr.. Beech
or took occasion to express himself He allud-
ed to the Cleveland letter and to the hue and
cry made about it. In his rehearsals he was
half serious and half comic. Sometimes the
people laughed and sometimes they cried. He
said he never was more astOnished than at the
effect produced by his stand on reconstruction.
de supposed his principles were well under
stood. In all the battles he had fought he had
been well backed by his friends. He had been
thirty years earning his position. All at once
he found himselfin antagonism to all his prin-
ciples, and ali his supporters. He was opposed
with indignation and with sorrow read out of
his party and knocked about like heap OF
dust. 1t was new phase of life to him.
Sometimes he was indignant. Sometimes pain
ed and wounded. Sometimes the thing appear
ed so suppremely ridiculous that he would
break out into roar of laughter all alone in
his study. Occasionally he would say to him.
SELF snow you have been preaching to your
people for long time to be patient under re-
Duke, to be meek while smarting from wrongs.
Now how do you Like this treatment? How
are you pleased with this side of life?" He
thought the discipline had done him good and
that God had been to him kind father through
all his trials.
FAMILY TROUBLES OF THE EMPEROR MAX
nnLLIAN. The French papers, quoted by
our latest English exchanges, are commenting
on certain strange statements ahoat relative to
TIE Emperor Macmillan, which, if there be
any foundation for it, must render his position
very uncomfortable when he goes to Europe.
1t will be remembered that before the Emperor
Francis Joseph would consent to his younger
brother going to Mexico, he insisted ON his re-
nunciation OF his hereditary rights as a member
Of the Austrian imperial family and at Miramar
Macmillan sig ne document 70 that effect,
not, however, without protesting against the
injustice. The story is that Macmillan is
now implicated in conspiracy to dethrone
Francis Joseph and reign In his stead 1t is,
moreover, asserted that orders have beer
given to prevent Macmillan from entering
the Austrian dominians. The Juarists i'll
Mexico have seized letter addressed by Max
imilian to his secretary, Nj. Eloin, which gives
color to this charge, and the authenticity Of
this letter has not been questioned. 1t
would appear that Macmillan Is not now a
free agent that in point Of fact he is a prisoner
in the hands of the French, and he will not be
allowed to depart without surrendering Ger
tain communications addressed to him by the
Emperor Napoleon; and the necessity for this
severe step will appear the greater when it is
remembered that Macmillan expressed his in
tention, when he arrived at home of publish
ing documents to prove the shabbiness with
which he had been treated in the attempt to
establish his throne.