American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-07-31
MAXIMILIAN's EXECUTION.
EARL DERBY's ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE
ENGLISH PEERS

ENGLISH PEERS
In the English House Of Lords, on the
9th Of July, Lord Stratford de Redcliffe
said that, seeing his noble friend at the
head Of the government in his place, he
wished to put to him question of con-
siderable interest, and as to which he had
given him private notice. 1t related to
the Emperor Macmillan and the alleged
unhappy termination of his career. He
wished to ask his noble friend whether
the government had received any official
account of the Emperor Maximilian's
death, and whether, if the government
had received it, it was their intention to
move that the House should take any no.
tIce of the event, and propose that they
should offer their coincidence to her Maj
esty on what must be to her a subject of
so much affiiction There was another
subject to which he wished for a moment
to direct the attention of his noble friend,
and that was the continued detention of
the Abyssinian captives.
The Earl of Derby said he had only
jus. received from his noble friend a prl-
vate intimation that he intended to ask
two questions. He would be obliged if
he would postpone the one relating to the
captives in Abysfinia. With regard to
the other question, which concerned the
fate of the Emperor Maximilian, he had
to state that he had received within the
last few hours telegram from Paris
which unhappily showed that there could
be no longer any doubt upon that sub
ject. That telegram was as follows:
FROM Mr.. FAME.
PARIS, July 9-1:30 p. NJ.
Moustier has just received a telegram
from the French Minister at Mexico, da-
ted 9th of June. 1t reports that the
Emperor Macmillan was shot on the
10Th, in spite of every effort made to save
him. the tone of the victorious party
was defiant towards all foreign powers,
including Unitod States they refused to
give up the Emperor's body; the French
Minister was preparing to depart with his
legation, but although hitherto unmolest>
ed, he thought he might be detained as
a hostage for the surrender of General
Almonte.
Earl Derby continued: My Lords,
must say that 1 share in all the feelings
of your lordships-( cheers at this most
unnecessary, most cruel aud barbarous
murder, which must excite horror in ev,
cry civilized country. (Cheers) 1t is
a murder purely gratuitous, and so far
from producing any beneficial effect, can
only add to the miseries of which that
unhappy country has been for so many
years the subject, and fear it is only
too probable that it viii have to sustain
similar miseries for many years to come
l hope my noble friend will excuse me at
the present moment for declining to give
any any opinion as to whether your lord,
ships will be invited to express your feel,
ings on the subject by any public act.
Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe said
that, as member of the House, be beg
ged to state that he would bring forward
some resolution on the subject in case
her Majesty's government did not think
that sufficient reasons existed for inviting
an expression of opinion from the HOUSE
with regard to the matter.
Lord Redesdale hoped the noble Wis.
count would give public notice of hii