The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-11
Mexico and the Press and Preachers Of tn
United States.

United States.
In the mass of our very interesting Mex
Scan correspondence published in Saturdays
HGRALD from the city of Mazatlan, on the
Pacific coast, and from the city of Mexico,
ard from Brownsville, Texas, on the Rio
Grande, there are several things worthy Of
special notice. First, it appears from batch
of letters discovered among the leavings Of the
empire, that in behalf Of the experimental
monarchy of Macmillan, certain citizens Of
the United States, including MIR. Z. .. Hoff-
man, Mrs. Sarah Lincoln and Mr.. Thomas
B. Lincoln, were industriousy employed in an
effort to turn the tide of public opinion in this
country in favor of poor Macmillan. They
had great faith in Greeley; but to prepare the
public mind and the press of the North gen.
orally for the recognition of Maximilian's
government, Mr.. Thomas B. Lincoln thought it
would be wise to keep the people of our
Southern States perfectly quiet on the subject,
and that an effort ought TO be made-and this
was brilliant idea-to bring out the preachers
of the North to open the way in support of the
imperial establishment in Mexico. These let
tiers, however, are only worth noticing now as
furnishing some additional evidence in support
of this opinion that poor Macmillan, by volun-
teer friends and spectators from the United
States and in the United States was bled
pretty freely in view of winning over the press
and the preachers of the United States to his
desperate cause. How much money he wasted
in this way will most probably never be known;
but doubtless he expended upon these wild
goose chases many thousands of hard Mexican
dollars. No goose was ever more thoroughly
plucked than this imperial Mexican eagle
In the next place, it appears that some
half dozen citizens of the United States,
engaged in business in Monterey, have
suffered the double outrage of cause
less Imprisonment in filthy Mexican
prison and o severe fogging for refus-
ing at first to serve their jaler in the capacity
of prison scavengers. If the facss of this affair
have by our correspondent been correctly
reported, here is clear case for perempSory
demand upon Juarcz FOR the immediate repa-
ration of these outrages
Next. il seems that in those States of Mexico
on the Pacific which have their base Of opera
tions at Mazatlan the natives are strongly
impressed with the suspicion that the United
States contemplate large appropriation of the
s'sacred soil of Mexico" in that quarter. Those
Northwestern Mexicans could not otherwise
account for the monthly line of steamers run
ming between San Francisco and Mazatlan, nor
for the presence Of certain United States YES
sells of war in Mazatan harbor. Those people,
too, appeared to entertain the idea that the
NEw YORK HERALD was largely responsible
for this meditated scheme Of Yankee annexa,
ton, in showing that annexation is the only
alternative left for the suppression Of anarchy
and the establishment of law and order in ouI
sister republic. Very well. We wait upon
the development of events in Mexico, and from
day to day they strengthen us in the opinion
that there will be neither peace, nor progress
nor law, nor order in that distracted countr,
until turued over to the sovereign authority o
the United States. II must come to that
East, and the sooner the better for Mexico.
Ot-p Hhppop OpsTpr-CTI0Ns. While we ar