The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-07-17
[Terms-- 90 per Annum, In Advance.
mo. 4
Maxinilian.
TIE LAST DAYS OF Ills LIFE--A TRAr..
TORS REWARD, So, SO, SO.

| ihh LAST DAYS OF Ills LlFE--A TRAE
TORS REWARD, &C., So, SC.
| The last days of Maximilian's lro,
were passed in tho Convent Of tho Capu.
clns in Qneselaro. The Convent,
winch was once a stately building, has
passed through successive spoliatiors,
Until nothing remains but row OF dis.
connected houses, in tho most comfor.a.
oio OF which Ma&imilian and his Gene.
rails were confined. They were allowed
TO receive visitors, and were not placed
IN solitary cells, boing treated will, moro
consideration than one would expect
The Imperial cause having failed, tho
eX-Emperor had few friends who dcsr.
Ell to compromise themselves by COM
munication with him, and he was left
chiefly with his friend and old clssmate,
Prince SalmSalm, who followed him
from Mexico on his ill-adyiscd depart
ure to Queretaro:
Mendez, according to tho only ac-
count which has been received direct
that OF tho correspondent of tho New
York Hral2) led Maxlmlian to talo
ln's iatal step, representing that the
MoNicans only wanted to SEQ lin away
from his foreign soldicry to flock
around his standard. Trusting to This
treachcrons misrepresentation, he repair
cd with only a body guard 10 Qucrotaro,
where hc found but paltry six thou.
sand troops, insul'icienl!y supplied with
ammunition, and he himself in the pow.
Ell OF traitors. Salm. Salm, who follow.
ed by stealth, was the only foreign OIL
Ger Of experience in his whole service.
and proved in the seigo ono of tho bost
and bravcst of officers. III confinement
they would SIT together and play ecartc.
or discuss, with vivid interest not their
own Fate, but the politics of Germany
and America, while outside u court.
martial composed, according to rumor,
OF three captains and lieutenant
nel, was only awaiting Escobodo's order
to pass the predetermined sentence of
death.
Toward the end Of the seigo Max.
seems to have been not only Indifferent
to death, but oven TO have coveted
such determination of his career. At
one time he stood for full ten minutes
upon tho plaza when tho shells were,
bursting so near as to nearly carry Inn
on his lcct by the concussion ofE,the air..
No one can call him coward or.dcsorb.
er, rs might have been tho case, had ho
left with tho French, or had ho aban-
donod Miramon and Marquee 10 fight ii
out ny themselves after accepting their
assistance. His honor is clear rs far as.
that action goes. Ills plans, is case of
escape with his life, were to talso up lis
residence i'll Havana for alew months,
until he should settle his Mexican affairs,
and then retro to one of his Italial,
estates and live IN scclusion for ono or
two Years before again taking part in
public life. But the humanity which
ho exhibited toward his captives, even
when provoked by the wholesale slough-
ter of his own troups when fallen into
the Mexican hands, was not shown tho
dothroncd Emperor. Mexico demand,
ell his death, and ho fell a victim to
schcmors and traitors. A. recent letter
says:
Tho London correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Inquirer remarks ut
would be the part of wisdom, l think, if
tho United States Government were to-
abandon all tho suits it has commenced
i'll this country against persons implica.
ted in the lato rebellion; for it seems to
be the settled determination on tho part
Of the English Judges lot tile circumstan.
cos be what they may, to decide all
questions adversely to the United Statca
whether they ,are plaintiffs or defend.
ants. Two Of these cases have boon
heard, and, has hitherto boon the case
both were decided, on some pctty tech.
Eicallties, against the United States Coy.
crnment. 1t may be that these British,
Judges are the wisost and most conscien-r.
tious men in tho world, and ifso1 7 car
only say that either tho United States
have very bad cases or clse very poor
counsel, for the latter are always, snnb-,.
bed and the former turned out Of tho
court, e&
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