The New York herald., 1867-03-29


Important from Mexico.
Our dispatches from Mexico. published In
another part of the paper, show that Maximi-
Ian and his grand army were in q tight place.
He reutaa. ned at Queretaro expecting the liberal
General EsSobedo would attack him there:
but it appears that Escobedo Is too skilful :
commander to waste his ammunition and
strength on stone walls and intrenchmenh.
He has taken the wiser course of hemming in
the imperialists and cutting of their supplies
Escobedo had a larger force than Macmillan.
that of the latter being estimated ut eight nins
thousand rmen, and that Of the former at four
teen thousand. Macmillan is afraid to come out
and fight this superior force in open field, and
his communications and supplies being cut oG,
it is reported that he contemplates surrender
ing. Our correspondent on the spot says ie
was understood he had offered to surrender,
but that President Juarez declined to treat
with traitors, meaning, probably, Marques,
Miramon and the other Mexican chiefs on the
imperial side. This looks as if Maximilian
wished to obtain an amnesty for these Mexicans
in the articles of surrender. AS to Maximilian
himself, we suppose ythe liberals would have
no objection to let him 60. II Is believed the
imperialists cannot hold out, and that the
war will be ended and the Juarex government
fully restored within a few weeks.
The Connecticut Election Progress Of Bar.
NUNS Show.
The small Snowman has added number OF
oratorical curiosities to his travelling caravan
in Connecticut; but what parts they intended
to play are not announced. There Is General
John Cochvane and General Van Wyck, Of
New York; General Hartman and Senator
Patterson, of New Hampshire; Mr.. George ".
Curtis, of this city, and Mr.. Patrick Corbett,
Of Syracuse, all Of whom must divids. between
them the honors Of the woolly horse, the Feejes
mermaid, Joyce Heth, the bearded womsn, tn2
spotted child, the Brooklyn Circassian and the
idiotic "What Is It." Barnum is marching
this curious menagerie Of stump orators
through the sober and respectable State Of
Connecticut, with footing Of ffes and roll Of
drums and the appropriate brazen melody Of
a noisy museum band, scattering meantime free
passes to the curiosity shop and fair share OF
greenbacks broadcast over the land. We can
not help these gentlemen if they invite the
odium of all respectable people by permitting
themselves to be exhibited as the SUCCESSORS Of
the white whale, the Belgian giant, the negro
turning white and the learned seal in the small
showman's travelling menagerie. No doubt
the republicans of Connecticut, while they ars
greatly amused by this motley crowd Of curi-
osities, who are, indeed, more extraordinary
than any with which Barnum before hum
bugged the public, do not forget fhst
their splendid record Of the past six
or seven years cannot ~ blurred and
dishgured by the disgrace Of sending such
representative to Congress as Barnum. II b
. pity that 80 worthy gentleman ~ General
Hawley, the candidate for Governor, should
be submerged by carrying such nilIstone
round his neck but it seems almost newt
able that such will be his fate on Monday
next Unfortunate a. 1t may be for the repub-
lican party in Connecticut that the Issue og
this election should be placed upon such basis,
1t may be some consolation to the party gen-
orally throughout the country that there i
no political issue involved in il Whether
Hawley and Barnun shall be defeated and ths
democratic candidate, Mr.. English, be elected,
the result will not prove. either political
success or discontinue. The case really On
trial is the moral sense Of the republicans Of
Connecticut If they can carry their ticket
without seriously damaging their reputation IL
will be falsifying the Scriptural adage that yoa
cannot touch pitch without being de6led:
The probabilities are, however, that tho dis
creditable candidate for Congress in IL
Fourth district will drag down the whole
republican State ticket with him 70 uttsr per-
dition, II the copperhead elements represented
by Toucey, Seymour and Eaton, by their n-
timed interference, do not counterbalAnce tho
disgust with which ell respectable republicans
view the impudence Of VIGOROUSLY selfcou-
victed. small, swindling Snowman in thrusting
himself forward IS candidate for . positieu
of trust and responsibility.
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