The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-09
Mexico and Maximilian.

Mexico and Maximiiian.
From Matamor0s via New Orleans we have
dates from San Luis Potosi up to the 18th OF
May. 1t appears that Macmillan and all his
generals are held as prisoners Of war. It is
stated that General Miguel Lopez, high in the
confidence of Macmillan, betrayed one of the
strong forts to Escobedo, and thus FASTENED the
surrender of the besieged city. This being
true, 1t only proves what desperate and un-
principled set Of men have been upholding the
empire, and how little confidence the royal
Archduke could place in his generals. 1t is
similar case to that lately reported from
Mexico, which caused the shooting of one of
the imperial ministers who wished to be.ray
the capital to the liberals. Little wonder that
Macmillan has failed to hold out long against
the republic when he had such faithless blood
to lean upon and second his efforts. Any new
attempt Of the same party to prove their love
Of empire by the Introduction Of scion OF
royalty to lead an imperial movement will
doubtless be taken at its value in the Old
World.
There is something in the chivalric surrender
of Macmillan which strikes chord Of sym
patty in the breast of every brave man. His
struggle after the French left was undertaken
less with the hope ofsaving his empire than in
that Of gaining conditions for the party which
had supported him; and although the French
des serted that party under whose shadow the
Intervention entered Mexico, Macmillan deter
mined to boldly fight it out. This selfsacri-
ficing spirit is one that must be admired,
and one that especially commends itself
to us as people, who love bold action on the
part Of a man who, getting himself into bad
scrape, boldly determines to see it through to
the last. This action will commend the adven-
turous prince to his royal cousins in Europe,
who in modern times are rather unaccustomed
to have their blood stirred up by daring deeds.
Especially will the adventures of Macmillan
commend him to the Austrian people, who
have, since the time of the Archduke Charles,
been ruled by very degenerate representatives
of the Hapsburg blood The Mexican republi-
cans, 80 soon as their blood cools little, will
feel disposed to treat the request of Mr.. Seward
with the respect due to it.; while the splendid
opportunity now offered to them to place them
selves before the world as superior to their
enemies will, we feel assured, induce them to
spare the life Of their royal prisoner. The
United States will not, in that event, have the
world clamoring around them for Intervention
in Mexican affairs, ana thus we shall be rid of
q very troublesome shadow. The Mexican ex-
perience of Macmillan will undoubtedly be Of
great value to him when he is called to rule
over Austria but we warn Europe that, how
ever broad our republican philanthropy, we
cannot start school for European princes
whose ideas are SO opposed to the master, the
United States We know that an American
education will soon, on the Continent, be es-
teemed great blessing but we are disposed
to extend our favors in q quiet, civil way rather
than pound republican ideas into royal brains.