Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1867-07-25
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July publishes an imperial decree, pre-
ceded by report Of the Minister Of War
ordering the abandonment Of twenty.
nine fortified positions and works, and
the suppression of all restrictions on
house and landed properties within tie
line of fertilization, and thirty. nine 9TH
or fortified points Of the Empire.
A dispatch from Paris, dated on the
9Th Of July--eveniug-says: ToNday,
in the Senate, the President, referring
to the execution Of the Emperor Maxi4
milan, said: ga horrible crime has
been committed against the laws Of war,
international right and humanity. The
blood Of Macmillan will cling to those
by whom it has been shed. Let US. pro>
test against this abomiuabla outrage
against The civilization of our times, and
let US attach ourselves more closely to
those generous aud liberal principles
which led us to consider such an act i'm
possible" The Presidents words were
received with prolonged marks of appro'
baton. 3g
From the London Post, July g.
The act Of Juarez was one of inhu1
man and savage revenge. 1t was conn
mitted of mere brutality and with merely
a pretenss Of being necessary for the
public safety. In returning a verdict on
the whole occurrences as they are before
us, We may safely say the execution of
Macmillan was a glazing, crime before
heaven and men ; and that to justify it
by the counter ACQUISITION brought against
mm-at first sight specious, but in real
ity deceptive-is to compound the ope-
r%ations of Intended justice with those
of deliberate and premeditated ven.
geance.
from the London Times, July 6.l
X 4 X The good fseling and the
common sense of. the world will reject
the excuses which the new governors of
Mexico will probably make for this crime,
European States can at least express their
opinion of it as the reception they give
to whatever persons Juarez may think ct
to send to them as his representatives,
The feeling excited will NOT be confined
to the old world.
w know not how the Government of
Washington exerted itself to save the
Arch duke; but if the American press
represents the opinion Of its readers,
there has existed among Americans a
profound sympathy for the fallen Aus
TRAN, and a desire that he should be al.
lowed to depart from the country 10 safe
ty. The feeling of the Americans in
Paris, always among the most educated
and iefued of their couutryuen has
been shown by their determination to
abandon or defer the celebration of the
anniversary Of independence. Such an
act is the more creditSble to them since
their political s~ympathies are Of course
of Juarez, whose authority the United
States have ever recognized, and to whom
the American people have given impor-
tant material assistance the Texan frou-
tier having been, in fact, the Liberal
base of operations, and the quarter from
which Juarez and his party received SUP
plies of every sort. There is a general
consent that this has been a cruel and
dastardly act, and such a feeling will
only be d%eeponed by time. We cannot
but believe that after 80 many years of
anarchy and political vengeance, the
cup of Mexican evil doing is well nigh
full, and that the time approaches When
the land must be possessed by an abler,
a nobler and better race.
From the London Herald, July 81
x x X After Maximlliau, the duty
of restoring some principle of govern
ment in Mexico, devolves necessarily up
on those who have prevented the estab
lishmont Of the empire. Tho influence
Of the United States Government has
been exercised directly and openly in
behalf Of what is called the Mexican lib
eral party. Zuarez, the successor Of
Macmillan, has attained his position, it
may DO said, mainly through the coun-
tenance Of Mr.. Seward. For his acts
the world will henceforth hold the Amer-
lean Government responsible. We have
been told that an imperial dynasty was a
barbarous and Anticipated invention for
Mexico, and those who ~prophesied Maxi
milian'S failure, have been very busy 10
insuring the credit of their prediction
Let US see how much better Mexico will
be governed by the creature Of Mr.. Sew
ard and by the native liberal party which
has preferred.