The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-31
The Fate Of Macmillan,
+ From the London Morning Herald. ]

From the London Morning Herald.
During several weeks past all the journ-
alists of New York seem to have exercised
their inventive facilities upon a drama,
tragical enough in it's surroundings, ifnot in
its main incident, but which, in their hands
has swelled into the material for a hundred
stage plays. A foundation scanty indeed
but sufficiently for them, has been supplied
from time to time by Juarist correspon-
dents with whom they are in communica-
ton. The latest tidings Of these magnilo-
quent gentlemen, though strangely wounded
are such as we are able to comment upon
with satisfaction. Juarez has ''pardoned"
Macmillan; that is, he has graciously COM
muted his sentence into Punishment.
There was much in the character Of these
ferocious and uncivilized half-cates, who
now again, to the misfortune of the world
have the upper hand in Mexico, to prepare
US to lend ear to the horrible news which
/ first reached US, that the chivalrous Aus
TRAN had been murdered in cold blood by
/ his enemies. This is the treatments which
Mexican warriors are in the constant habit
of dealing to one another. The fallen
chieftain may have been the kinsman, even
the friend Of his conqueror; they may have
: broken bread together, and sworn eternal
alliance but week before but one, saw
: or Thought he saw, his opportunity, and
: rose against the other, and the twin engag
: ed in grim conflict, on the distinct under
; standing that the conquefsd should die. l
this was the fate which for forty years pas
9 Mexican had suffered from Mexican as th
penalty of defeat. could it have been ex
z pected that foreigner, an interlopel
= should be permitted to escape! Maxlmllla'
e is more hated by Juarez, Escobedo AM
}, Romero than any one Of these rival bandit
. could be by another. lie bore the brun
~ too of that thirst fer. vengeance whlc
u bounded on these enemies, Confederate fc
'e the one purpose Of crushing him to wip
out in blood and slaughter the long draw
~ humiliation of the French invasion an
er conquest. There is this difference, hot
e. ever between their late Austrian Empert
o. and q native-born Mexican We hear
is their numbering each other we shudder on
n turn our faces away But If they had slai
rs in blood this European Prince; this illu
ey trious member OF d noble but uufortuna
le- family: this brave Austrian who had foug
10 so long and so well in the desperate .
TO- Q! tempt to save Mexico from herself wi
ell can measure the Indignation which won
o. have been aroused on this side Of the a
lantic by tho dastaraly deed, or the efe
. which it would have had In its recoil on 7
w feeble tenure by which the Republica
Us now hold rule in Mexico, on the very l!y
fe- ofthe savages who would have deserved
:. DO hunted like wild beasts over the face
lfl- the earth? We owe them no thanks
W. vi. having spared his life; we know that tn
e Is have done good thing for themselv
I n Macmillan will receive a heartler W
~, ne come on his return to Europe than no Q.
.es. had in that new country OF his adopt
.h which so soon cast him out. The con
' ,ass nation of the happy news that he is $
Jul will release US from the necessity OF DIV
eA 4; ling on that painful controversy which y
th ba already beginning to rage in the beliel
'ne his death, which of the two was most
blame for the tragic denoaenlent OF
an, Mexican business, the French dovernm
NOV which has abandoned the Emperor, or
"a. "a United States, which has insisted on
o W.T. abandonment.