New-York tribune., 1867-07-15
MR. CHANDLERS MISTAKE.

sneecb to the Senate on Friday justifying and
elorifyine the shooting of Macmillan, said
g Some condemn the action OF Mexico; but know Of
but three classes. In the first place. there are the h
mantarans, who do not believe III the sneang 0 oOoa
Greeley, shocked that the blood OF TINS man shouu
have been she'd"
We reckon that Mr.. C. erred in telling the
Senate repeatedly and emphatically that a son
of Henry Clay was gaTOted in Cuba as a ILL
buster but that is not material. lt Is lar
grayer mistake to attribute the leadership OF
" the Humanitariansp to Horace Greeley. The
leader of that party is one VICTOR HUGO, OF
whom Mr. G.. may not have heard, but whom
the civilized world regards as far greater
man than Horace Greeley, or even the Hon.
Zach. Chandler This real leader of the great
party of Humanity and Progress, from his exile
for Liberty's sake in the isle of Guernsey put
forth an appeal to Juarez to spare the life OF
Macmillan, wherein he said:
"Let the world behold this prodgiOus thing; the Re-
public holds in its power its assassan Emperor hnen
about crush him, II percelyes that ne Is man u 9ts
him 20 and says to him: You are OF the people IKE the
ohers-depar This, Juarez Will be your second Victory
The first that usUrpation, was gorJus me seeohu
ngs whose prisons are crowded whose scaiods m
csted with boodto those kings Of ghbrts 81 niles OF
Presldos Of Sberias-to those who have Poland, 10
those who have an Ireland, to those VINO nave nave
Havana, TO those who have Cietc-to % t%hose
princes who are obeyed by JndgcsLto uoso
tudgcs who are obeycd by executonersto those eXeC
TONERS who are obeyed by dea1t9 those @ VINO no
lightly cause men to be behead'd-shoW thlh nov al
Emperor's head Is sparodl High over all Inc M rchical
codes whence fall drops Of blood spread out te law
of light, and in the center of the hocs rase OF tc S
pree Book let there he seen the finger Oi ho Repubc
fixed the commandment OF Cod Ihgu shait N9 si M
These four words contain your. duty You VIII do mat
duty. The usurpcr shall be saved but the ofatoI as
could not be saved Eight years ago on c "a Oi Dccc-
ber 1889, exercising common right raised ny voice. & ~
tho name OF Democracy. and asked from rue ohIeu
states the life OF John Brown could not obtain To-
day ask Of Mexico the life OF Maximlan Shall obtain
iti Yes; perhaps at this very m9ment IL u .ituu{ l{
granted Macmillan will owe his life t0Juar T. But,
it may be said, what is the punishment Ihs Is the
Observation-Disclosures, live by thc mercy oi tine ne
public"
Mr.. Chandler's may be a blaver soul than
Victor Hugo's; but we cannot believe lin more
dispassiOnate and far-seeing than that iIlustri-
ous man, dying in exile from the land he so
honors and loves because hc loves yet more
the cause of Human Liberty His is the most
sonorous voice now heard throughout Europe
in protest against the crimes ana expressions
of feudalism and despotism. May We not hope
that it may yet reach the ears OF Mr.. Cham
dlerf
Europe is now the patrimony of Jew royal
families The party whereof Victor Hugo is
leader mean 10 dispossess her monarchs and
mobiles of the privileges whereof the People
have been despoiled. They may BE- said to be
in chronic insurrection against tho powerful
few, who control the treasures and standing
armies Of the Old World. The lives of the
soldiers of Liberty are always subject to
forfeit at the beck of the coEtedcrated kings.
Victor Hugo ardently desired that North Amer
lea, from either side of the Gio GTande, should
set the despots signal and telling example of
cemeucy-of magnanmity-of regard for the
sanctity of human life. He has been eratiiied
in the treatment by this Republic of her pros
trate foes, but not by that Of Mexico Hence
the exutation of Mr.. Chandler, which we eau
not but feel that n wider knowledge and pro-
founder reflection would modify.