Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-07-09
"Poor Carlotta. ="

Poor Carlotta.
"Poor Carlotta - Macmillan was shot
faced to the front His last words were Poor
Carotta How tender and touching is the
convincing illustration of the manly and gener-
Gus nature Of the fallen Emperor Abandon
cd BY France, betrayed by Mexican follower,
tried by military tribunal of his implacablc
enemies, condemned to DEATH and brought out
for execution, all interposition in his behalf
from the representatives Of foreign Powers
having failed, this distinguished victim of
Napoeon's $ grand idca' would have been
justified had he devoted his last. moments
IN denouncing the contrivers Of his destruction
and the bsrharans thirsting for blood, and in
dcporing bis untimely iall, in the strength of
aman Of larger breadth of mind and heroisn
than this. He had deliberately cast his life
into the scales in defence of his empire, be
had pledged his sword in the name OF bis ln-
perial house of Hapsburg to fight it out with
his enemies. and, like true soldier, he was
Drepared for this last disaster. He recognized
his fate as resulting from the fortunes OF war,
and had neither denuncations nor regrets on
his account to make. Like the dying Gladia-
tor at Rome
He rocked not of his life nor ofthe prize,
His heart was home, and that was far away
Face to face with his remorseless execu.
TONERS, awaiting but the word to " ire -
all thoughts of his lost empire and his low
estate gave away to those endearlng memo
ries and sweet affections which had linked
his life, his happiness, his fate and his am
bitioo With poor Carlotta - AS to a
drowning man events OF his past lite
running through many years OF time are
vividly reproduced in few fleeing seconds,
80 to this victim Of Mexican vengeance
bis earthly existence those charming recolec-
tons of his young, beautiful, gifted, accom-
plished and devoted wife, whereby he had be-
come so fascinated with his Mexican empire
and his hopes of the Mexican people, that he
could oply reliuquish them with his life
"Poor Carlotta!' p Her triur?phal journeys,
her floral receptions, her welcome charities, her
gracious ways her catholic piety and her re-
sistess, womanly gentleness among the srs-
ceptihle Mexicans, were all SO faithfully devot-
ed to his cause as to develop in him the hero
lam of the feudal ages He was her gal
lant knight, equipped by her OVID TAR hands
for glorious crusade; she was his queen OF
love and beauty, to whom his word as soldier
and his faith as a devotee were pledged. All
these thoughts in the presence OF the grave,
golden dream, and from these and that other
thought that she hopefully brayed the dan.
gers of the seas, and the doubtful generosity OF
France in his behalf, only to be repelIed in
despair, and to be doomed to a living death,
came the inspiration TO Macmillan which was
expressed in his LAST expressive words-"Poor
Carlotta ~
Nor is there in the records of history, as the
last words of a dying saint or hero, anything
given which appeals so tenderly to our better
nature, to all that beauties and soitens the
human character. az these dying words OF Max
inilian-"Poor Carlotta !" They will crown in
history this fallen man. However misguided
he was in his ambition or in his acts as a ruler,
those two words, with all their impressive and
redeeming associations, will crown hln WIN
The flowers of affection and the laurels OF the nc
hero. Had he rected and eloquently ylndi.
Gated every step and every act in his imperial
career he would have failed to reach the elo-
ouent defence embodied in his dying eyclama-
ton of Poor Car!otta - To her they will be
the words of restoration or dissolution; tor
him they are the wreath of Immortality. -
Poor Carlotta !'-NeU York He7otd.
POLITICAL PRAYERS. Rs.-The inaugural pray
er of Chaplain Boynton, the other day, IN
Congress, was palpabIe improvement over the
political praying of the last Congressional ses-
sion, but contained dexterous review OF the sit
aution after all. He blessed God that when
any sudden danger threatens the land, just as
suddenly the great constitutional shield could
be interposed." That is to say, when the
President gives such and such directions to his
subordinates in the South, Congress, the
great constitutional shield, can be convoked
and nterrosed. We sometimes, hear of bread
nd tn ne
bread and butter with vengeance and butter
laid on with trowel. ''IIe prayed God to IN
duce the President so to use his great power
that the peace Of the country might be pro-
NOTED thereby" Congress, on the other
hand, seems to have needed no divine help, as
none according to the report, was invoked for
its guidance. He prayed that ''ail who advise
the President l. e. Mr.. Stanbery particular
ly, may help to influence him SO that, coop
Grating with the Legislative branch OF the Gov
ernment, all may at last see eye to eye what
ever that sort Of vision may mean, as trans
ierred from religion to politics. We do lot be-
lieve in political Sraying, and not much in po--
litical preaching, because it is ex parte, and
gives no chance for opponents to get up and
make prayer or q sermon in reply.-Ncw
York Times.
PARIS has gone mad on the subject Of low
necked dresses. They are getting more and
more decoNete and the leaders of ton are APP
pearing without any bodice at all, merely using
band like that worn by infants, which has
the advantage of covering up nothing in front
and being utterly regardless of everything be,
bind. 1t requires tact, however, to keep it on
One lady, with no sleeves, at a ball in Paris
and only narrow gold cord, in the excitement
OF the dance broke the cord, and everything
came down by the run.
Aletter from New Orleans says "On Mar
di Gras one of the masqueraders wore mill
tary dress, the epaulettes of which were made
Of spoons As he passed, the people seeing
the spoons--even the negroes-shouted But
ler, BQtlerl' >,