The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-06-05

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pay the last cent of his Indebtedness.
The story of his remitting large sums of
public money to MIRANoN we're totally
without foundation.
The unfortunate Emperor experienced
fully the miserable situation of ruler
dependent for his power upon the troops
of foreign King. Marshal BAzAINE ex-
erted veto power upon his measures, and
some ameliorations conceived by the En-
peror with the most laudable intentions
were overruled by the Marshal. The En-
peror found at every turn the proofs Of his
dependence on the Marshal and the shrewd
and calculating Emperor of France. So
completely was he in the hands Of the
French, and so completely the army sus-
tanning him French, that while it did so
sustain him it stood in the way of an eff
ficient organization Of Mexican troops for
the permanent defence Of the Govern
ment. Possibly he may not have been the
person to build up an army but certainly
the position he held of little better than
nominal Emperor, paralyzed his power for
this purpose.
He is said to have been partial to Ameri-
cans but from the manner in which he
was pursued by the American Govern
ment, he could hardly have felt very kindly
towards it. Immediately after MACMILLAN
was installed in power, such as it was,
LOUIS NAPOLEON announced to the Cham
bers that there had been established, under
French auspices, in Mexico, ga government
founded on the will of the people" which
he said "is becoming consolidated, and the
malcontents, vanquished and dispersed,
"have no longer any leader" In two
years eleven months and three days from
the time his protege ascended the throne
of Mexico, the leader whose position and
force he thus officially derided captured
that protege, and wound up the Imperial
ism introduced from Europe.
The world must admire the pure charac-
ter of the ill-fated Emperor, and especially
his lofty courage and good faith which
compelled him, when there was no hope, to
stand by his cause and those who had been
faithful to him. When NAPOLEON had
yielded with reluctance and tardy move
ments, acquieScence to the demand Of the
United States in withdrawing his troops,
MACMILLAN evidently knew that his rule
was ended. Three months since, when
thus deserted by the. French, and stuug
by the arrogance of BAzAINE, he ex-
claimed, They are placing me det,oeen
dishOnor and death-my selection IS made"
And never was perilous fate met with
sterner and more manly determination.
Immediately the French were gone the
Liberals gained strength everywhere, while
he experienced the fate Of the defender of
failing cause-treachery and desertion.
His forts fell one by one, and at last he is
left only Queretaro and Vera Cruz. On
the 18th May the former fell after the ex-
hibiton of prodigious valor by the Empe-
ror and his small garrison against large
odds. and he shared their fate as captives.
In the sad fate of this man Mexico loses
a kind and impartial ruler, whose admins
tration would have been beneficent to the
State and people. But no man who has
been close observer Of the MeXicans can
fail to have discovered that they are not
the people to be ruled by foreigner.
Their history proves it. All the worth, all
the goodness of MACMILLAN, were insuffi-
cient to win them over, and they hurl him
from the throne, although they can find no
one of their own people who is likely to do
as much for the advancement of their
country, and although the signs are plain
that they must be RENTED to the anarchy
which has so long cursed them. The En-
peror's nobleness of soul is an honor to
mankind. The history of his inveiglement
into this Mexican adventure and ultimate
| abandonment of his fate is dishonorable
| to all concerned, and the wrong he has
sustained rises to the dignity of national
crimes that are set apart for retributive
| justice.
With his fall ends the last attempt of
Europe to direct the affairs of the North
America. The attempt to make lodg-
ment in Mexico under European proteG-
ton settles the supremacy of the United
States in this quarter of the globe, and un-
iii some event-which is further in the tu-
ture than we can well ellimagine-breaks the
force sustaining this supremacy, no Eu-
ropean Power will presume to question 1t.
*The authority from which we gather this
incident says this young prince was lrURBiDE
| oou As ITuRBIpE was executed on the 18th
Iulv. 1924, this young prince if his son,
| ,,st ~. , much older man than MAxIMILIAS.
| Irrpp,pp and VICTORIA GuADALoUPE were the
len ders of the revolution which threw on the
Spauish authority. lTuRBIDE was declared
| Emperor May lSLh, lS22, as AuGusTIS l.; lie
| was forced TO abdicate March 20, lS23, by re-
| volution against him, led by SANTA ANNA aho
| ytcroKIA: but he was voted pension Oh SZo.oV.
| per annum if he would reside out Oh mexico
| He went TO Italy; but under vain nope Vi
| recovering his Empire lie returned III leZt-
| landed at Tampico, was arrested, ana py oruei
of the provincial Legislature of Tamaulipas'
| sho, or the 10th July. The pension was con
tiuued by Mexico 10 the wife and TWO sons o.
| IrrRBIpE, who came 10 reside in the ohlteo
States. The person patronized by MAAlai'
LIAM must be the grandson OF the Emperor
When IruRBIDE was declared Emperor INT
crown was made hereditary, and his children
styled Princes There is still sentiment OF
tender regard in Mexico for the memory o.
IrrRBIpE, who so gallantly conducted the re-
baI,ion against Spain; and the course OF MAX