The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-08
Crocodile Tears for Maximilian.

Crocodile Tears for Macmillan.
WE know of nothing so despicable as that
abandoned partisanship which prostitutes
every event to its own base ends. One would
have thought it impossible for anybody to
attempt to make political capital out oil tne
recent tragic death of the ill-fated Maximinan
but our Copperhead contemporary OF CheSnu'
street has shown itself competent 10 Tue
task. 1t sees nothing sad, heroic OF 'ouoh-
ing the untimely taking OH .ne
youne Prince. II seeks not 1or the
trno capses of that terrible work. 1t only
soos in II an occasion - and forced occa-
siop at that-for an attack upon the Republi-
can party in the United States. Maximilians
death, and his last words, Poor Carlotta l''
are prostituted to the base purposes of parti-
san malignity. They are made the text for
falsehood and hypocrisy to preach sermon
upon against the radicals"
These terrible radicals, what horrid fell
lows they must be, to be sure Every unto
ward event, whether at home or abroad,
whether in earth or sky, is laid to their charge.
If business is dull, the radicals are to blame
for it. If business is overdone, the radicals
have caused the imitation. If the rains descend
and flood the earth, it is the radicals
that are at the bottom of it. If drouths
parch, or hurricanes blow, or storms
devastate, it is all the radicals. If the
Indians devastate our frontier, the
radicals are responsible for it. If a conserva-
tive mob breaks up peaceful Convention and
perpetrates massacre, it is still the radicals
who are to blame. When Maximilian invaded
Mexico it was the radicals who were at fault.
And now, when Juarez shoots Maximilian, it
is still the radicals who are denounced for it
But the smooth-tongued hypocrite who thus
attempts to manufacture partisan capital out
of the blood of the unfortunate Macmillan,
is forced to resort to falsehood to give sem
blance of truth to his averments, He charges
that the general tone of the Republican press
has justified the execution of Macmillan.
"Served him right, y he says, is the prevailing
sentiment of Republicans. The charge is
false. The general tone of the Republican
press has been one of deep sympathy for the
unfortunate Prince, and of indignation against
his murderers. At the same time the cause
of truth has demanded that the facts in
the career of the fallen Emperor, which
serve to show that he too had resorted to acts
of similar cruelty, should not be suppressed
Because we denOunce the murder of Maxi
milan by order of Juarez, it is no reason that
we should cover up the equally cruel and bar
barous execution of Orteaga and his brother
Liberal officers by command of Macmillan.
Nor would our contemporary have done so,
had its purpose been honest and pure.
And by what right does contemplate Cop
perhead sheet like the Age, paper that DUR
ing our whole great war for the Union was
stencil in the nostrils of every loyal citizen, so
that decent man was ashamed to be seen with
copy of it in his possession-a paper that re-
joiced at Rebel victories and mourned over
Rebel defeats and that even in this very article
says that the flag of the Union during that
sublime contest for freedom and republican gov
ernment 'was no emblem of glory or beauty
a paper that at this day labors with sickly
sentimentality to invest with the honors of
martyrdom one of the chief conspirators in
the assassination of our late beloved President,
Mr.. Lincoln-by what right, we say, does such
sheet set itself up as the censor of the
opinions and general character of its contem-
poraries 2 Its bare liberation for the past five
years in community like ours, where its
blatant disloyalty has been constant offense
TO nine-tenths of the best citizens is a strikin
example of the practical freedom of the press
in this country.
II
However, we can see that there are two
uses which such sheet may subserve:-First
it goes to show what are the real senu-
ments and actuating motives of the nra-
sent leaders of the Democratic marty IN
Pennsylvania. 1t furnishes a constant AZ
play of the vilest spirit OF Copperheadisro
And secondly, in that not distant dav
when, to have been a Copperhead now
will be as muoh of a reproach as it is at the
present day to have been Copperhead, o,
Tory, in the times of the Revolution, sucl
an article as the one we are now commenting
on will be valuable document for the futur
historian in his searches after the truth wit
reference to our own times.
The Indian Difficulties.
IT is amusing to any person who knows any