The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-07-20

ART 3 Those who belonging the bands mentioned in the
previous article shall be captured with in their hands,
shall be tried by the officer of the force which has captured
them and he SHALL within the delay extending
twenty-our hours after said capture make formal inquest OF
the oense hearing the defense of the prisoner OF this
inouest he will draw closing with sentence which
must capital punishment if the accused is found guilty.
even if only the fact of belonging the band The officer
shall have the sentence executed within the wentyr hours
aforesaid seeing that criminal receives spiritual assistance
Sentence having been executed the officer shall forward the
act of inquest to the Minister of War
Each of Ministers charged with the execution of this
decree -c1s
Given at the Palace of Mexico, Sd October, 1865
And countersigned by all his Ministers
THE CLOSING SCENE.
New ORLEANS, July g.
The Times has special despatch from Houston, Texas,
of Macmillan and Meja None of the prisoners were bound
blndfolded any indignity offered Max milan
Before being shot he recapuated the that brought
him Mexico, denied the authority that tried him, and
hoped his blood would stop the enon of blood in Mexico
Just before being led out he called the sergeant of the
guard and gave him handful of gold, and requested as
favor that the soldiers would aim at his heart His last
words were Poor Carota Two balls entered his breast
but these did not kill him Immediately other soldiers
ordered shoot him in the side. In this he
Much dissatisfaction and grief was manifested by those who
witnessed the Miramon read from paper which he
had written that the only regret he felt in dying thatthe
Liberals should remain in power and should have to
point out his children the children of a traitor.
Meia made address, but met his fate quietly and
bravey. *.
bedo, in the Government Palace.
NJ Estvan, Maximilian's representative in the United
States has addressed the following protest to the American
people:
New York, July 6, 1867
Macmillan, Emperor of Mexico, is dead. Sold and be-
rayed by his friends and abandoned in the of his
greatest need by those which had moral
guarantee protect and his life he died the death of
martyr and the age is marked by which modern
history furnish parallel and from which the centuries
to come must recoil with execration and shame.
The mission which his Imperial Majesty had entrusted tony
hands has ceased with his DEATH and only remains for
perform the melancholy duty which to the memory
of the unfortunate Emperor in soemnly protesting against
his barbarous murder by the Juarist faction
will the United States Government of the vio
laion of solemn Obligation incurred to Europe and to
France only accuse it of reprehensbe and sefdishonor
ing hesitation The Austrian Minister asked Washington
for the life of Macmillan in the of his Imperial brother
Why could not the United States clothed with the authority
of ample power taken such energeca steps nations
in accustomed take and thus have prevented
this terrible catastrophe? Why not the power OF the
Government used despatch the newly appointed Minister
Mexico not to beg of Juarez the life of the Emperor but
to demand it? To demand it not only glorious
privilege but it right which rested alone with the
United States to exercise 1t not the bravery OF the
Liberal troop-no the of their yet the
ability of their Generals which forced the French to evacuate
Mexico 1t the wish and will of the great American
Republic which terminated the French occupation of that
country and left it to its fate The exercise of sublime
moral imposed duty equally sublime The nation
which had the moral power force the abandonment of
Maxmilians by Europe without appeal arms,
had the moral power supported by nvncibe mill
tary force protect in the interest Of modern civilization,
the life of Christian Prince from whom it had taken the
of seproection and of escape The army of
observation of the United States which lay
the Mexican frontier had but unu its victorious banners
and before the hoo of its horses had been in the Rio
Grande the life of Macmillan would have been conceded
and the honor of Westeran civilization saved.
The Mexican execuones who have spilled the blood of
the Emperor accused him of entering their country
uurper and of having unawfu seized the reins of the
Government To this let history that it the
notabes of that country and the leaders of the
great clerical party who offered the Imperial Mexican
to the Archduke at Miramar in 1863 Even then Maxi
bV
people Full of the nobes Intentions he began his reign and
devoted himself and his all raise Mexico from her abect
condition to place in the rank of the civilized nations He
failed in his noble attempt and Mexico has proven herself
unworthy of the destiny which he attempted to lead her.
By this last act of barbarsm she stands secondemned
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