The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-01

Tho Imperial Prisoners OF the Mexican Lib
The cable news informs us that there is the
greatest excitement in Europe about the fate
of Macmillan. 1t is very much feared that he
has gone to look after the filibusters who have
preceded him; but we feel quite certain that
he is now prisoner in the hands Of the repub-
licans. The HERALD long since informed the
public. through their special correspondent
that orders were issued from the Mexican War
Department to General Escobedo, when the
siege Of Queretaro commenced, that under no
circumstances was Macmillan to be shot, but
to be made prisoner to be dealt with accord
ing to the disposition Of the general govern
ment The only thing that can have CHANGED
these orders is the stupid interference Of Mr..
Seward but we hope that the Juarez govern
ment will take into consideration that Mr..
Seward is in his dotage and not entirely re-
sponsible for everything that be does. There
is too much good sense in the liberal party to
shoot q man who can do them no more harm,
and whom they have always considered mis-
cradle tool in the hands OF Napoleon and the
Mexican retrograde party. The probability is
that his life will be spared-not so much in JUS
tice as in policy for if justice were meted out
the barbarous decrees Of Macmillan, which
disgrace the civilization Of this century, would,
in trial, tell very heavily against him; not to
mention the carrying out Of these DEGREES, which
has resulted in the Wholesale massacre Of thou
sands Of the leading liberals of Mexico and the
desolation Of their country. But the liberals
in saving the life Of the man who has contrib
uted largely to all this, win act wisely. That
they will do this is shown by the action Of Por-
irio Dias, who lately liberated eli his prisoners
taken at Manhattan, La Carbonate and Puebla.
Although among these were six hundred Euro
peans OF various nationalities, they were set at
liberty and will probably never be disturbed
If they keep peaceabie. 1t is the intention Of
the liberals to shoot only those noted leaders
Of the reactionary or church party who, appa-
rently without any political creed except the
union Of Church and State. are bent upon the de-
structon Of Mexico, providing they cannot rule
it. Among these men are Marquee, Miramon,
Castillo and others, who have, by their whole
sale robbery and bloodshed, brought down the
execration Of the civilized world upon their
country and caused the very Intervention
which plunged Mexico into this long and ter
rible war-an Intervention which sup orted
the leaders, men whose crimes gave them the
plea for a restoration Of order. II Is these
men whose heads are not safe, and no amount
Of Intervention can save them; even the influ-
ence Of Horace Greeley would be Intellectual.
We expect soon to entertain Macmillan in
New York, where he will probably stop on his
way to Canada. II is probable that an arrange
ment Is making to give straw bail for him, and
that this effected, the two men who went hand
in hand for general revolutionary movement
against Southern North America will In Canada
consult as to their future. Greeley, the cup
bearer TO the American Jupiter, will be there
to do the honors Of the occasion. II Is then
proposed that, as the careers Of all three are
ended they take General Sherman's place and
make final pilgrimage to the Holy Land
after the manner OF the ancients, who, when
they had discovered by defeated hopes how
uncertain oil things are here below, picked up
the pilgrims staff and rosolutely turned their
footsteps towards Mecca. JEFF Davis, with q
map Of the confederacy, aud Macmillan, with
| map Of Mexico rs o votivc offering to the Old
World, may travel arm in arm, and, still lean
ing on each other for support, traverse the
desert sands; while Greeley, carrying bale o
straw upon which 10 lie, may bring up the rear
Feninuism.
Fcnianism IL dead Why should it not b,