The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-07-27
The END OF NInximiIIa and the
Mexican

Mexican Empire.
The farce Of the Mexican Empire las ended, a
was apIeTent from the beginning il must end, in
n tragedy. Macmillan, the misguided duIe of
Napoleon, has paid with his life the forfeit of has
iemeTity. The Mexican speculation Of the French
Emperor has been a most deplOrable series of
plumbers and mDrtiiication= from beginning 10
end. Commencing with Il preten-e of enforcing
the Payment Of debts by Mexico. he was la the
out-ct deserted by England and Spain. and now,
after SPENDING millions of treasure and sacrificing
thousands of lives. he sees the unfortunate prince
whom he had seduoed into accepting the iynis
JaiuUs Of a crown. shot like 4 dog, while the
amilble and beautiful Carlotta. her mind de-
stroyel by the misfortunes of her husband and
her-elf, survives only TO lament her los. What
must be the reflections of the :. nephew of his
uncle" as he surveys the ruin he has wrought;
and remembers, too, that while his Mexican en-
terpri-e has been worse than a miserable failure.
in his Luxembourg aspirations he has been fairly
headed off by Prussia? Meanwhile, the . man
Of destiny - entertains his visitors and plays the
harlequin at the Grand Exposition of Paris.
The European Powers, when they prompted
the Austrian .Archduke to accept the ephemeral
title of Emperor of Mexico, knew perfectly well
that I'D faith whatever was to be placed in the
people he would be called upon To rule-that
revolution was their normal condition, and that
they We're particularly FESTIVE under foreign az
erosion. Nevertheless, with these well known
facts understood, poor Macmillan was made the
cats paw. lie failed in securing the coveted adj
yantage=. and lost all. Mexico is once more a
Republic, but that the country will settle down
into permanent prosperity, with law and order
under Il stable Government, is more than doubt
full. Rival political chiefs may renew the old
struggle for supremacy, and anarchy again reign
over that ill-goyerned country.
When a family are continually fighting and
squabblinS among themselves. and thus becoming
an annoyance and n nuisance to their ncighbors,
1t il usually the case that the police are called in
to qucll the disturbance and keep order in the
house. - il must eventually bc with Mexico.
The sentiment of the civilized world demands
that the chronic state of anarchy into which that
distracted country il continually plunged by hcr
own people, shall bc succeeded 10y Il strong Gov
eminent, which shall lac able To- establish and
maintain security OF life, property. law and order.
The London Tunes recently took occasion to urge
the United States Ia undertake the protcctorate
Of Mexico, by a military occupation of the coun-
try, until "A stable Government can be constructed
cat vi the present di-cOrdant elements. Such u
course, however, would he contrary to the her
editary policy of the Americans, bur it is not i'm
possible that the force of events may inper,tiycly
demand the abandonment of that policy So far as
the Mexicans are concerned. As it is, Mexico,
with the name of a Republic, is q standing dis
grace to republican institutions.
The shooting of Macmillan 10y the Mexicans,
in cold blood, Will arouse the Indignation of the
civilized world, and If rightly directed. this in
dignation will point 10 Napoleon. 1t is he, not
Juarez, who has slaughtered the misguided Prince.
But the act itself, on the part Of Juarez. was
one of most mistaken policy, though he appears
to have been compelled To do it by the popular
demand. Macmillan alive, and a prisoner,
might have been made the means hy which To
S~s..s $780, "-.""s"zr- ~ 80, I.ol,."ITu. ~ Suir-
anteeing its future immunity from European az
erosion or interference, while no doubt the Aus
trian and French Government would very readily
have paid a heavy ransom for his Liberation. But
in shooting him, not only are all these advantage
thrown away, but the Mexican character for
blocdthirstincss will become Il reproach every
where, and will serve to complicate and retard the
reorganization of the Government. 1t was Il
crime against modern civilization.
The other notable victim to the vengeance of
the successful party in Mexico is the hoary arch
traitor, Santa Anna, who was shot by the order
of the Liberal Government on the 18th of June.
After a long career of re~acIery-ncvc proving
faithful TO either friend or foe-he, with a fool
hardness that is quite unaccoun;able, ventured
hack to Mexico, and of course met his deserved
fate.