The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-26

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and more, and it is absolutely necessary now
4 that they should be paid.
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/ MAMMALIAN.
We can already anticipate the many yellow
i covered novels and " historical romances" that
will crowd the shelves of the circulating libra
ries during the next four years, Of which MAXI
MILAN will be the hero, and the romantic CAR
1orrA no unworthy heroine What finer field
i could a REYNOLDS, MAYNE REED, or MUHL-
! BACH wish for, than the sunny hills and plains
| of Mexico, for more than three centuries the
! Eldorado of romance hunters. What career
/ more chequered, more the sport of the tickle
goddess can be found anywhere in the annals
Of history OF. fiction, than this Of MAMMALIAN!
A young man Of fine address and an attractive
physique, Of unusual mental endowments, and
largely conversant with the scicence and PHI
losophy of his day. MACMILLAN, the wor-.
Ithy scion of one of the Oldest and most
illustrious dynastic families in Europe, the
son and brother Of Hapsburg Emperors-
| in the prime cI life, and the full con-
sciousness Of his noble manhood leaves his
retirement, and the attractive scenes of Mira
Emar, where, under, the Italian sky, and by the
Irippling of the. Adriatic waves, he found con-
genial companionship in his beautiful and. gift
ed spouse, and in the cultivation Of the humans e
ties,-to tread the thorny path Of ambition, and
win his way to ascrown. What thoughts of
tnoble horoism, what deeds of manly daring,
/ he may have revolved in his mind, we cannot
| say nor what schemes of reform and action
he had formed for his new empire in the far
West. There is every reason, however, to be-
lieve that his was no mere vulgar and purely
selfish ambition; and that heFhad merited
.lbetter' fate than was in store for him.
II True, the Hon. GEORGE BANCROFT, with
Etaste that cannot be too much commended, on
q memorable occasion so for forgot himself,
and the respect to the audience, indeed to the
world, as to speak Of the young Emperor Of
Mexico as ssthe Austrian adyenturer. :, Butwe
believe this ultra Democratic utterance found
no echo in the heart of the more respectable
part Of the American people. And, to-day,
the unfortunate MAx1MIL1AN enjoys the respect
and the sympathy not only of this country, but
Of the whole civilized world.
IT is needless to tell the whole story, or even
Ito recapitulate the events that have transpired
lin our southwestern sssister Republic" during
the past few years. The newspapers have
kept:our readers. informed of every act in nthe
Mexican tragedy; and we are read; any morn
ing now to hear Of the denouement, the falling
of the curtain. That ssMexican expedition" OF
NAPoLEoN was grieyous blunder, and will
probably rebound as little to his advantage as it
has done to the benefit of MAMMALIAN. It was
the offspring of an ambitious policy, not backed
with the requisite degree Of fortitude to abide
by the consequences naturally incident to the
adoption Of such. o policy. Hence the failure
of the scheme, the disappointment of NApo-
LEON himself, Of the French bond-holders, ind
ths Mexican merchants and capitalists, and
the useless sacrifice Of MAMMALIAN, to say
| nothing Of the many lives lost in the enter
prise NAPOLEON is even now reaping the bit
ter fruits of his -sightsdness in the odium
| in which his person and his government are
viewed by a large number of the French
people
Mexico has once again passed through a
long and sanguinary struggle; it is not yet
ended but however it may terminate, all hope
for strong, stable, or even quasi-constitution-
al government must be indefinitely deferred
Anarchy appears to be the only fern of rule
natural to that unfortunate people.
The fate of MAMMALIAN is still undecided.
The Austrian ambassador, instructed to do so
by his imperial master, asked the intercession
of the United States Government, in favor Of
MAxIM1L1.,N. Mr.. SEwARD's swift messenger,
Mr.. WHITE left Matamoras on the 18th for San
Luis Potosi via Monterey. MAx1MIL1AN's offer
| to capitulate at Queretaro appears to have been
made after the attempted sally of the lst inst.
We are informed that this offer was forwarded
| to JUAREz at San Luis Potosi, and ought to
have been there by the 4th or 5th. Answer was
probably returned to Queretaro Immediately,
and if MAx1M1L1AN's terms were agreed to, he
was doubtless several days since in the hands
of JUAREz. Those terms were that the
lives and property Of the lmperialists
should be spared If these terms were not
agreed to, it would be but natural for MANI
MILAN to hold out as long as he could. Whether
| he could hold out till Mr.. SEwARD's swift mes
senger reached the liberal camp or not is
doubtful but probable, though it would be close
| work We think, therefore, that MACMILLAN
has the chances in his favor Themost obnox-
ious native Imperialists, MARQUEE, ETC., are
safe, they having escaped on the 1ss and un-
less it were to avenge themselves for that, we
cannot think that the Liberals would be severe
| upon MAMMALIAN and his other followers. It
is even intimated, through the Liberal sources
| of information, that JuAREz would give them
safe-conduct out of the country.
There is still another chance which is bad
for MAMMALIAN, that he may fall into the
hands of the excited and ferociOus mob and be
assassinated before he is brought before
JUAREz It is known that the feelings OF the
whole people have been wrought up to the
highest pitch, especially against him, 'the
Austrian" and even JUAREz may not be able
to control them. We trust, however, that they
may be content with having captured the de-
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