The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-04
MAXLMLLLAN
HAS HE BEEN OR WILL HE BE SHOT Y-LETTER
FROM THE MEXICAN MINISTER, NJ. ROMERO.

HAS HE BEEN OR WILL HE BE SHOT Y-LETTER
FROM THE MEXICAN MINISTER, NJ. ROMERO.
We publish below q letter from NJ. Romero,
the Mexican Minister, to a friend In New York,
in which the reader Will find a statement of the
reasons which appear to Mexican view to make
mercy towards Maximilian inexpedient:-
WASHINGTON, May 81. = Please accept my
hearlfult thanks for your kind congratulations
on our success in Mexico. 1t has been, indeed,
sccspted no 6umiIiatiSg terms as from ntSe tSe
French; we are not embarrassed by treaty stipu-
lati3ns with any foreign power which would
enemies are conquered and in our hands. We
will have, so to say, new start in life
We have achieved our victory with our own
scanty means, without assistance from any
foreign nation, but on the contrary against the
rial strength of France and other continental
powers
been able to oppose the endurance and patriot
ism of our people, and the steadfast sympathy
of the people of the United States. The remem-
brance of that enlightened sympathy will be
everlasting in Mexico. 1 shall try to do full
justice TO IL in q memorandum of my sojourn in
the United States during the war, which in
tend TO write at some future day, as contribu-
tion to the history of that eventful period.
have perused with interest your remarks
about the way In which we ought to treat the
enemies of Mexico. do not know what dis
position President Juarez may make OF Maxi
milan, but am afraid that II he Is allowed to
go back to Europe with fmpunity, he will
be constant menace to the peace or Mexico
He will continue to style himself, to our shame,
All dissatisfied and designing Mexicans will
keep up an active correspondence with him
about his supposed popularity there, and these
people may induce him to return at some
future time, as they did with Iturbide. Such of
them as can afford 1t will go over to Austria
and form q Mexican court for Macmillan at
Miramar, and he will have enough of them to
organize Mexican Government there as
the ex-King of the Slcllies did at Rome after he
was expelled from Naples Some European
powers will continue to recognize him as the
Emperor of Mexico, as Spain did with the
ex-King Of the two Sicilies Whenever we may
have complications with any European nation,
the tiTst step taken BY the interested party Will
us with "giving aid to our lawful sovereign, to
recover his authority from the hands Of the
usurpers,' II we decline to accept terms. -
Besides, II Maximilian is pardoned and Is
| allowed TO go home, nobody in Europe, am
| sure, will give us credit for magnanimity, as
| weak nations are not supposed to be magnani-
NOUS, but, on the contrary, 1t will be said that
we did so through fear of public opinion in
Europe, and because we would not dare to treat
harshly q European prince and sour sove-
reign" u L4I f5
lido not mean this to say that MaximilIan
must necessarily be shot. What mean Is that
| his power to do further mischief in Mexico
| must be utterly destroyed before he Is allowed
NThe United States is great country and q
perfectly well.organized power, and Therefore
they can afford TO do what would not be pru.
dent for country like Mexico. have full
faith in President JuRrezs ability 10 treai
MACMILLAN in the way most beneficial TO the
fulfil towards our own country, and their dts
charge must be the hrst consideration tnat we
should have in view in attempting TO resolve
In great haste, am, my dear friend, most
truly yours, NJ NVAANV'