The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-07-06
sssI,eo - sIa1imiIian--EseoB the
Butcher.

Butcher.
The Tragic fate Of Aaximiiian has
naturally ELECTED a great deal Of com
TDsnt from the American newspaper
press. The "damnation Of his taking
or al the hands OF Escobedo, the
butcher, is severely reprobated and de-
nouneed. The New York Herald does
not hesitsts to arraIgn 5Ir. Seward for
not making a more vigorous and de
ceszive protest against the contemplate
Cd act, and thinks that his policy was
both imbecils and unworthy. Concern
ing Maximilian's last moments the
New York EzpTess speaks thus:
II j. in supreme moments that the
character of IA man Is revealed, and un-
der no circumstances more so, than
when facing an ignOminious death.
The unfortunate Austrian ATchduke
Macmillan has paid the penalty Of his
IDconsideTate acceptance OF the Next
can throne, by the forfeit Of his life,
and doubtless, the kindly and loyal ma
ture Of this Prince was never more ap-
paTen. than in his last words "Poor
CarlOtta" We hear Of no angry or
savage Tsprosches, no threats of Tepri-
sale; The dying man had but one
thought, one concern, the grief and
misery 10 Oyerwheim his alresd Y sadly
tried wife. These last words will ring
throughout Europe, touching a reapon-
sive chord in all generous and manly
breasts.
Esoobedo, the butcher, who put Max
imillan 10 death, has made, it seems,
the following boast:
II have made terror the order OF the
day everywhere. Ihaye imposed large
contribution on the rich and confisca-
Ted their property and their all. When 1
could not do IL in person my delegates
have strictly complied with my oTdera.
hope before closing tiny military career
10 see split the blood OF every foreigner
that resides in my country"
Upon this boast the New York Her
aLd comments as follows:
such ars the fine sentiments of the
man who in the fall of the Imperial
leaders seems To have become the fore
most military man of the Mexican ma
Hon. He is evidently rep sentative
man. He has thelove OF safe brutality
that chaTacterizes the debased Spa niard,
and the hatred OF order peculiar to the
demoralized Indian. He has nmads
terror the order Of the day." Having n
towards perception of the miseries OF
fear. he intiicts fear upon all as TIE
CTuelest torment he can Imagine. He
does this "eyerywhere."
The New York Tunes draws the fol-
lowing picture OF the present state OF
things in Mexico:
The Mexican Liberals, having got
rid of Macmillan, are now mainly oc-
cupied, we are told, with deciding "who
were the greatest traitors TO the Rspub-
lie, every Mexican apparently accusing
every other one OF treason" II is the
pot calling the kettle black. Miramon
md Meffu NvaFa ahOf in tho a
other day as traitors; their error was In
not, like many of their former COM
RIDES, turning TRAITORS" once more.
All Mexico is drenched in treason; lead
ing Liberals are dyed in IL; by treason
the throne of Macmillan was permit
QueTetaro succumbed to the treachery
OF Lopez, and yet the day OF its fall IL TO
be celebrated hereafter as Irrational
holiday" As we'll that day as any
other. II is clear that If the system OF
CONTRIBUTIONS and murders on the charge
OF treason Is allowed to run riot much
longer, Mexico will be plunged into a
lower depth OF anarchy than she has
ever yet attained. Let those to whom
the term of traitor Is justly applied now
come together, and they would out
number those who have been persist-
statf has 1t 1.-THE rogues would bind the
true men"
The New York Tribune Iaments the
barbarous act committed by the Next
cans, and thinks 1t will go far toward
deprlving them of the sympa-
thies OF the civilized world
They have weakened their cause with
the United States and in Europe, be-
sides string up hot resentments among
those most Intimately connected with
Macmillan. The American people
can have but little sympathy with such
a miserable set.
The general tone OF all the comments
mnde by the newspapers are more or loss
OF this character. We do not think that
Juarez, Escobodo, and the rest of the
Mexican Thugs" will feel battered
when they read them. At the same
time, it is proper 10 say that while the
press is thus unanimous in condemn
Ing the cold-blooded cruelty OF the half
breed leaders, they improve the oeeas-
ion to point European attention 20 the
fact that all their schemes for establish-
ing empires or monRrchies upon this
continent must be abandoned, They
warn them that the overthrow, humii-
iation and death of Macmillan is a
specimen OF what they may expect.
Southern interests, the Charleston