The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-22
Papers Found In the Imperial Archives
appeal of an American Fanatic TO Maxi
milan.

A City of Mexico correspondent sends the fol.
lowing Communication, found among the papers
at the palace, evidently written by crazy per-
son, and yet il predicted the end:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. %, 1866.
ITO HIS Highness Mdrimilian-Sir: : send
you this to let you know that if you do not leave
Mexico by the Ist of March with all your troops,
it will be my duty to bring you here and chain
you with JEFF Davis andk ONE Of his associates, in
the capital as it is the viii Of God. shall do it,
for l want you to understand that am only an
instrument in the hands of God for the purpose Of
doing His will on earth as it is done in heaven,
and turn this world into heaven by claiming all
devils that are not disposed to obey Chrstia :
laws. The reason l send you this is, | have
my orders direct from God himself. He tells
me you are wrong in taking the poi.
ton yod have now. Sir, to let you
know who I am, | win tell you. sm
the conqueror of the rebellion. Ihave laid all the
strategetic plans for the army. / was President
Lincolns private secTet1ry of war, and also the
secretary Of God and a spiritual medium. / gave
unto President Lincoln AL the plans in full for
ending the war and N such way to end all wsrs
forever, by claiming all devils. | presume you
will understand that when we get JET. Davis aud
bis mock congressman, Gen. Lee, James Buchanan
and some of the piratical captains chained 10 the
capital, and al g1erillss and other desperadoes
with ball aud chain on their leg, and set them
at work digging down mountains and making
roads, | am to be crowned as lord Of all, aud thus
by taking the queen of England whom am en-
gagged to, for wife, we unite England and Amer.
lea together.
Now, sir, if you are rational man instead of a
crazy devil like JEFF Davis you can see the situa-
ton you will be placed iD II you remain in Mexi-
CO after the lst of March, 1896, for you may de-
pend upon it | will bring yOu here and chain you
with JEFF Davis and his associates, for can do rs
God directs me, when / am lord Of all and you
must know that when we unite England and
America, both will come against them, and II the
monarch does not lose his head or his life we
shall put him in the lunatic asylum and chain them
with JEFF Davis and his accomplices In
crime. By this / hope you will be rational
enough to see the necessity of retiring with
all your forces to France and let the emperor
know that he must be satisfied with what power
he has, and that it is contrary to the will o
God and all true Christian people fo=. him e
| a. ume the power Of controlling Mexico; also
that he may give up the idea Of ever getting pos
| session of England, that he cannot keep any o
! bis plots and plans hid from me, as am spirit
| ual medium and in communion with God, and ht
| makes known TO me all the plots and plants Of al
| devils, and also the means Of conquering then
| and bringing them into subsection TO his will
/ which he compels me to do. Thus you see ] an
| forced by the Almighty Power TO do all | an
| doing. cannot do anything contrary to bis will
Take heed before il is too late. have cOnverset
with many thousands OF people Oh all thes'
| things, including about tw0.thirds OF our army
| and ali agree with me and promise to aid me.
Yours, very respectfully,
sANrEr CORNELL.