The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-07-24

savage. and wash his mouth with blood.
AS was well said of his prototype, lin him
the. qualities which are the proper objects
of hatred and the qualities which are the
proper objects of contempt preserve an
exquisite and absolute harmony.
Gen. Grant and Col. Hillyer, of New
York, were before the judiciary Commit
tee regarding impeachment.
The Execution Of Macmillan and
His Generals.
The Brownsville Rdnchero, of the 9th,
publishes letter from San Luis Potosi,
stating that at 6 O'clock, on the morning
of the 18th, the troops commanded BY
Escobedo, azshort distance from the city,
for the execution OF Maximilian and his
generals, the people of Queretaro flock
ing by thousands to see the closing scenes
in the life. OF the men they loved. The
clocK strikes. seven, the bells toll and an
nounce that the prisoners have left their
.prisOns,for the last5time, and are on their
way to the execution. After few mo-
men.s they appeared, drawn in carriages,
a large guard around them-the emperor
first, 7Miranion next, and .Mejia last. As
they near the place, convulsive sobs break
from the crowd.
The carriages stop and the prisoners
get out. Amongst the concourse you can
hardly see dry eye Tokens OF dissat-
istaction are manifested Macmillan, in
.alighting, is saluted by the people. In
an easy and graceful manner, and with
a II l.
an elastic step he marched to the fatal
spot. The prisoners. were dressed in, a
plain manner They We're not bound nor
.blindfolded. t.,g..
In taking his position, the emperor
spoke in a clear and firm manner. and
with nothing o! bravado. He seemed to
feel his situation. He said, when he was
first waited upon at home by the deputa-
tion from Mexico, who came with creden-
tials, offering him the government of the
country, he refused. At q subsequent
meeting, the proposition. was again pre-:
-sentcd. He replied that ificonvinccd that
the majority thought that it.was to their
interest to place him at the head 0i the
government he might consent. s'',.'s..s
Another deputation waited onthim and
advice from the p9 wers of Europe. who
advised him thatthere was-neother course
to pursue, hegaccepted the call. he. de.
MED that the court that tried him,had the
p5wer to dosso. His was.a case OF good
faithss The. nations of the world had
pledged their faith <to him. He never
.would have, done the act had it not been
for the good5sefs Mexico. He hoped his
blood would stop the effusion- of blood in
the country.
Miramon spoke from paper. The
only regret he felt in dying was that,
should the Liberal party retain the gov.
ernment, his children would be pointed
out as the children Of a traitor.
He told them he was no traitor, but
had always opposed Liberal principles, and
ALWAYS been against the disorder Of the
country. He should die as he had lived,
q conservative, satisfied to die for his
country. The name of his acts would
live, and .posterity would judge whether
he was right or wrong. He closed with
..Viva ell emperador! viva ell Mcjico.D
Meiia made no address. He sent for
Escobedo and said he would die poor, that
he had never. made effort to make money
His only wealth consisted in forty cattle
in the mountains He asked that the
merchants Of Matamoros, to whom ne
owed considerable, would not press his
wife to pay his debts when they came In
possession of the money left them oy
the kindness of the emperor
After Miramon ceased the guard was
drawn up-the prisoners were standing
facing them-the emperor called the ser.
geant, and drawing from his pocket
handful of twenty dollar pieces, ne gave
them to him, and requested that after his
death he would divide them with hiscom-
panions, and asking as a favor that he
would aim his bullet ut his heart.
The officer gave the signal and the.vol-
Icy was fired. The prisoner lay stretched
on the ground The emperor was not
quite dead.
There was considerable quivering of
the muscles. Five balls had entered his
breast. Two soldiers were called ont who
shot him in the side Miramon and Me-
lin were killed by. the first yolley. Each
of the four balls entered in the breast.
A sheet was thrown over the emperor by
tile doctor who waste embalm his body.
hetbodies were then taken by their re-
I.spective friends.
! presented to Juarez, by Escobedo, in the
Government palace.
"There, John, you've come home and
forc.o44a,, +b.t Ior3, sJ,a mother. it was