The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-24

Louis Napoleon. They would not lift O. hand
ssss the pe5an og san sna , dig not
full 10 me beyond everything had ever known
Of devotion, and 30 said to them, You have
made. your resolve, II seems so be II. / will
go with you to the end Of the earth, and u
Maxinilian wants US we will bring him 50, 600
Americans That afternoon late thanked
Coy. Blesea cordially for all he had done
and all he wished ID do, and marched with
my men toward Monterey, where there was q
heavy French garrison under Gen. Jeanniil.
gros Jeanningros had heard Of the sale OF
was furious In his wrath and threatenings.
We marched, however, to within two miles Of
Monterey, drew zip In line of battle I'm front of
the eurassiers covering the northern road,
dispatched flag Of truce into the town tg
know whether IL was to be peace or war and
Jeanningfos made haste 10 send back word
that 10 was peace. Then we entered the French
lines promptly, and were known from that ON
until The evacuation as being in full sympathy
and full accord With the French"
" And how did Maximllian receive you.
General, and what did he say In answer 70 the
prefer you made him Of your seryicesP" =,
The mind of the trooper went back full
decade. and after few moments he said
There is another feature Of those plans
which were never fulfilled which might be
mentioned Gen Preston. Of Kentucky. was
our ncgotiator, sent forward to represent TO
MaSimilian and Marshal Bazine the necessity
Of organizing for immediate service corps
Of fifty thousand Americans. Preston talked
eloauently and well. but received simply coui-
tcous attention for his pains. Neither yes nor
no was said to him, Three times he was &C
corded an a,idienceby the Emperor. and three
times he came out from It IA he went in.
Meanwhile we were marching rapidly and
lighting our way 10 the capital. Guerrilas
beset is night and day. There was an am
bushnent in front and sometimes on both
TANKS ut once
WE WHIPPED EVERYTHING
that encountered is from the Salinas River 10
Quefetero, losing In killed on the rugged
march over one hundred Of my best and
blayest soldiers. | never loft n wounded man
except IN town where there was o perma-
nent French garrison. OF wounded there
were over one hundred more. On reaching the
City Of Mexico ] sought an interview with the
Emperor ut once. and obtained II through
Commodore Mauty. then Maximilians com
missioner of Immigration IT was brief but
emphatic one. Tho Emperor was gracious,
yet reticcnt. He asked nue. whit my men
and myself desired. ] told him service under
The empire. He inquired further Of the mum
recruit in ak months, and tho uses that could
he made Of them after they were recruited.
In six months promised him 10000 Veterans
A to their uses my answer was about In sub
stance this ] speak ms a soldier, and ask
your maiesty's pardon for SO doing; but my
men expect me to bring them back word Of this
Interview. Without foreign help you cannot
keep your crown. The French will be forced to
evacuate Mexico. Mr.. Seward has sworn II.
and million OF mon In arms are anxious to
begin to-day the enforcement OF the Monroe
doctrine. Tho Mexicana are not for YOU The
church party will not fight; the priests -os.
tensihly your fficndS-afe az enemies work
ing against you secretly: your Austrian and
Belgian troops are too few TO hold even your
capital and your native regiments are worse
than militia. with fifty thousand American
soldiers who arc devoted to you and who have
been schooled In either army to arms you can
hold your own consolidate your. power, de-
velop this empire Of yours, and finally get
upon the most amicable terms with your
selfish grasping and INSCRIPTIONS
neghbors Of the United States. Otherwise.
II you do not lose your life. you will surely
lose your adopted country Masimilian
listened attentively "a / told him this and
much more like. 1t, evidently pleased ut my
frankness and directness, He asked but ono
mated"
What was that question, General r
/" 1t was this Cannot diplomacy do for mo
swered; II cannot, your majesty and
bowed and left him. Afterward, with Gen.
Magruder, called upon Marshal BaHaine aud
made almost the same kind OF n speech to
him. Bazaine was thorough soldier. He
saw the situation exactly az we saw It. He
Knew. that he would soon have TO get out with
al OF his army. He knew that without for
sign aid Macmillan was lost beyond redemp- |
Jon. He knew of what stuff the imperial |
Mexican soldiers were made, He knew that |
we're for Juarez and the republic az against |
laximilian and the empire, and that Of the
'ther million, who were imperialists from
ointment and aristocracy, not fifty thousand
would take guns In their hands and stand |
bout their King as became men true to honor |
IN ha
rless. His business in Mexico was, primarily.
. collect through Macmillan the debt owed |
he French by the MexCans. Afterward he
vas left there because Napoleon believed he
night establish an empire II the Americans
ept on cutting one another's threats until
here were left but few Threats to cut Napo-
con, however, made the fatal mistake of
ghting his battles for en,pire
IN THE RIO GRANpE INSTEAD OF ON THE
POTOMAC.
He landed his eSpeditionary corps ut the
'rong place: Instead Of sending soldiers
aland from Vera Cruz. Tampico and Mata-
loros, he should have sent them inland from
harteston Wilmington and New Orleans. |
aid this plainly to Bazine, and Bazine shrug-
ed his shoulders and bowed his head. But
here will be no expedition into Mexico unless
is an expedition sent by the United States
overnment. To come back to this talk of
ew venture into Mexico. 1t costs money
llch money-tO organize and equip soldiers.
here Is this money to come fromP Who liz
} furnish it2 Let us calculate little. The
est arms would be wanted, of course Every
pringfield musket would average say SIS,
nd every dragoon revolver S12. Then there
lould be a battery of four guns for every
'ur Thousand men. Then wagons horses,
Jules, supplies. harness, sabres, medicines,
he necessary funds for a military chest. and
Dove everything else, oceans of ammunition.
ow are all these things to be suppledY
by private subscription" was replied at
Anture.
Private subscriptions are delusion," was
10 response, "and snare. Capital don't
'uch gunpowder. II runs from It, hides from
, hates 1t. and has no single mode or manner
common with 1t. Besides, the Mexico of
'-day is not the Mexico of Winfield Scott
1d Santa Anna That Mexico had neither
,ldiers. cannon, muskets, percussion caps.
anufactories Of ammunition manufactures Of
nall arms, hospitals, mcn-of-war, educated
Ulcers, the framework of q standing army,
Or the bitter memories of one fell, bitter /,
reneh occupation to make it understand In
l its shame and degradation the rule of the ,
len and the foreigner. The Mexico of to-day
as arsenals, laboratories, corps Telte,
silled commanders, higher standard OF