The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1867-07-24

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In point Of morality The least that can be
said is that Maximilian is q good sincere
Christian. and ! high toned gentleman.
Any action savoring 0f insincerity or un.
,ruthiulness. would have been looked upon
by him with indignant horror. He spen,
q large portion Of his private means ia in.
provins and bcautifying his residence IN
Mexico, and many public institutions.
When recently hard pressed for money. and
finding that there we're several traGessen.
and olhers. with large outstanding bills
against him. he insisted on his horses. car.
risges. and even clothes. il necessary. be-
ing Immediately sold. until the last ceat
Vas paid. lie never could be persuaded to
permit severity 10 be practiced even to-
wards his most bitter enemies. his inter.
ferencs 70 prevent the eIecution Of nolo-
rious guerillas being the first cause of his
misunderstanding and Subsequent epen
rupture with Marshal Bazaine. He ire
quently said that if he could nut govern
the Msrieans By love he would not dc 80
at ali.
Il il. of csurse. Known that Masimilisa
and his wife both preless the Roman Cath
olic faith. and both are very deveat, and 70
al appearance sincere IN IL. liis true that
on his accession he carried out the work
already commenced BY the liberal party
the destruction Of converts, the eurbinx ol
the power Of the Church. permitting uni
verssi liberation and freedom of wurs ,ip.
aud general church reiorm. lie aud the
Empress we're most strict IN sll their reii-
gious observances. Mass ~ss usually a..
tended daily in The private chapel in the
palace.
MAMMALIAN. as heir apparent 10 the
throne Of Austria before the birth OF his
s~phev. Was brough, up in the school Of aa
absolute monarchy. bot his views have .
very liberal tendency, he always consider.
ing that the people should be fully and
thoroughly represented, and that the pow
er of the sovereign against their will should
not be absolute. lie was always very much
beloved by the Austrian people. When he
assumed the government of Mexico he dis.
iinetly stated his wishes that the people
should be represented ~ Congress, firm.
" believing that il was by The popular
will that he had been called TO the throne.
and a. has already been ssid. he declared
his intention TO govern them by love. ur
not NJ all.
These praise worthy designs we're, how
ever. overraled BY Marshal Bszaine. and
pour Marimilian found AZ every turn that
he was nothing but tovl in this mans
hands and those oi his equally unserupu.
lous master. Lsu,s Nspoleon. Had he bern
LEFT To himself he would never have aimed
at despotie government. bot would. to the
best Of his power, have endea,ored TO 20.
vrrn the country on his pwn pet plan. For
the United States he has always expressed
he aost friendly feelings the writer has
Frequently heard him say that 40 amicable
relation with that couatry was ali he desir.
ed 10 make his rule happy and his govern.
m.nt stable. lie was very partial TO Ame-
ricans. always shoaing marked courtesy "a
then.
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A SnlKs MossTrR.-'rhe Marion (Ohio)
Mirror. Of the Cd inst. relates q snake sto.
~ Of no ordinary interest Mrs. Richard.
son. near ihatt own. had missed her little
boy and went nut Into the garden 20 hunt
him. 10 her horror she saw the little fel.
low (eightren months old) literally envel.
oped ~ monstrous snake. She heroicsl.
" seized the snake IN her hands and tore
! il loose. No sooner vas he loose, haw.
ever, than he made for the mother Zero.
eiously. snd eoiled himself about her per.
son. attempting TO strangle her, a. he did
the boy. She again seized him and Olsen.
gAged herself fromhim. and killed him with
an az. The little child swelled up for sevs-
raj days, bat has finally recovered. The
snake vas what 70 called the "b blsc racer, '
~hieh does not bite bss ssrsngles. and mea.
ssred ten feet.