The New York herald., 1867-04-12

through Sis Ambassador ct Washington, for
the mercifhl interposItion Of the United States
with President Juases, Of Mexico, in behalf o.
the life Of Macmillan, and. the prompt action
Of our government in answer to this appeal,
are among the most remarkable events in the
history of Napoleons iil-starreds Mexican ad-
venture. We hope that the special courier who
will thus be despatched from, Tampico TO
Queretaro (where, according TO- our last ad-
vices, Maximilian was under siege and with no
prospect Of escape), viii arrive I'm season to
save tho unfortunats Emperor from tae wrath
Of the liberals; for It Is morally certain that
otherwise, In falling into their hands, he will
he summsrily executed under the verdict Of .
c:.lnhead court martial ~ saas1HA
Among all the romantic vicissitudes of roy
atty in either hemisphere since the intrepid
Richard Ceur de Lion, shipwrecked wan
derer from the shores Of the Adriatic. was
seized and imprisoned by Austria and held for
ransom, there are but few cases which. In
romantic enterprises, dazzling promises, delu-
sive hopes and sad misfortunes. viii compare
witA the, ,history Of Aaximlliaa ofsNexico, the
|, nsst snd ths lastsas Taking advantage q
our lAts civil war. and believing thas
ths unity and tie power cf he
United States usre destroyed, the Emperor
Napoleon hit upon = the grand Napoleonio
idsa" Of his imperial balance aof power On
sbis continent There lay the hslple.repub!ie
Of Mexico, prize within his grasp. Resolved
to seize 1t, he offered not only toEmake q
present Of it to the House Of Austria, but by
the army and money Of France to establish
| Maximilian firmly upon the throne of the
Montezumas. Veneta to Italy and the island
Of Sardinia to France were doubtless the com
pensatons in view, together with the antici-
pated American balance of power, under an
enduring copartnership between France and
| Austria. -
This generous offer Of Mexico to the House
Of Hapsburg, g Without money and without
price," was too dazzling to be resisted. A
man Of many heroic qualities and Of rare
attainments as scholar and statesman, and
man, too, of singularly progressive ideas for an
| Austrian archduke, Macmillan was delighted
with the inviting field Of ambition, labor,
trials and dangers to which he was thus
| invited. His wife, esteemed throughout Europe
for her attractive qualities mind and person.
and her many accomplishments 30 well fitted
10 grace throne, entered into the scheme
with wifs's devotion, an imperial ambition
| and with the enthusiasm Of . missionary In
| the cause Of her sovereign, her house and her
| church No sooner was Naximilian established
| In ~the halls Of the Nontszumssn than she
commAnoed what would be called In this
sount1v an elecHepesring cSmpaign Au1ons ths
| Mexican States ana people q his snRfoFk SaoA
too, xasths iaAnencs ofh thaxningp prsssaost
her enthusiasn, hsr &ratd1u tsnElnsytsr unos-
tsntatiors pissy,p hsrs senni3s gaip61Aiss Soe
the poor Mexican people - hsf fsnsress
charities, tAat sAs really sledsedsd anong Ne
! impreasibls Nexicans In laying !. good founda-
ticns for . STRONG imperial psfty. This, too
she did while the Empsror was In ! measure
under the ban Of the Church and the Pops, IN
addition to the AustxiaR's obnoxious assooiar
| lions and name as . foreigner aud . usurper.
| When the reaction from the United States
began to tell in Mexico and in France against
Napoleon's grand idea, when II became mani
test to the Empress Oarlotta that Macmillan
was to be left to his own resources, surrounded
by armed enemies daily increasing in numbers,
she did not hesitate in undertaking herself the
duties Of . special envoy to- France for assist
anoe. Upon that mission all her hopes and
fortunes were staked. With It's failure she
could only see that all her hopes and fortunes
were sacrificed. Under the fearful pressure her
mind gave way, but not wholly until the last
CLEAN Of hope was extinguished in utter despair
before the Holy Father At Rome. He could
not help her cause in Mexico; for his own
earthly crown was at the mercy ofhis enemies.
And 30 the late brilliant and accomplished
Empress Carlotta Il ~ one dead though still
alive in Austria, while her Imperial consort.
fAr beyond the seas, b like one under sentence
of dsath IN Mexico, with NO hope Of escape
beyond the doubtful ohances Of reprievs
| through The timely Intervention Of the United
States.
In such fearful shapes q these comes Meme
sis to avenge the wrongs Of this imperial
Mexican usurpation- How pitiIess = she IN
her retributionsi What awful shadows are
hers upon The pages Of historyl Anderson
vile IL one Of many she has left for our instruc-
ton Poor Maximiliani What had he left to
live for, with his abandonment BY Napoleon,
bat the honor Of his native country and his
imperial house. But here there 10 still some
thing Of the ancient spirit Of chivalry as well
as the desperation OF a ruined man, In his reso-
luton to maintain his Mexican empire at all
hazards Sacrificed or saved, his heroism, at
least will remain to the honor of his house.
We hope that he will be saved and that our
government will provide him transportation to
Now yorlr xuhora mn coy, ,rou,iaa him n well
come appropriate to his bravery and bis mis-
fortunes. We hope that he will be safely
restored to his home on the Adriatic and that
under his familiar voice and gentle ministra-
| tions the Empress Carlotta may be awakened