Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-25

land your misfortunes areso great that
they make~you the brothers of all
honorable men throughout ne, world.
ASA brother, therefore, receive vou.
L am glad to learn that some of geu nj
tend to remain in Mexico. L welcome
you cordially, but on two conditions:
First, that you obey this -country's laws;
and second, tha, on will not interfere
with politics eitht domestic or foreign.
ltmay seem natura o you that Ishould
receive such war-woru veterans as YOU
are INTO my military service and thus
secure my throne. But this cannot be.
After the most mature reflections both
at Mlramar in Mexico, | have arrived
at the conclusion, from which Ineyer
vary, that no government. ofwhatever
form, can7exist permanently in Mexico
which fails to win the good will of the
government and people of the United
States. Under present circumstances
your appointments to military positions
in this country would give just cause of
| otfense to your government and people,
and, therefore, you must not expect it.
But will avail myself, with great pleas
uer, of the services of sucn of you as
may remain here in order to introduce
INTO the country the admirable public
land system of the United States and
| your system of immigration. This is
| the policy or peace. This was the pol
icy ofmY predecessor. This will make
Mexico rich and prosperous for herself
and valuable as a neighbor to the
United States. and this can give offense
| to mono y
THE EMPIRE AT IT'S ZENITH.
He was quite relieved when he was
informed that we had predetermined
at Monterey not to enter the military
service Of either party. The interview
beng over we retired, very favorablv
impressed with the good sense and
practical views of the imperial rulers of
Mexico. T., r
The country was almost entirely
under the control of Maximilian at the
time of our arrival at the city of Mex
leo. The imperial troops were victor
| ious everywhere. Juarez was at Chi
huahua, retreating toward the Rio
Grande, Escobedo and the robber Cor
tina were at Matemoras, within stones
throw of Texas. Yucatan was imperial
and all of the people recognized Max
imilian except small number in
M1chiocau and Sonora, and a few pre-
datory bands elsewhere. MaximiIian,
carried out the policy of Juarez of Sc
frustrating and utilizing the church
property. had excited the ire of the
pope and church property, much to the
distress Of Carlotta, and a change in
the ministry having taken place the
Liberal party was now in power. ..ssi
The emperor few days after our in-
terview, published his plan of colonial
ton and decree for the survey of the
public lands. He organized bureau
of immigration and surveys and placed
i esa,dor oontrol Of GarlOtta. CAPTAIN
Maury, the distinguished author of tiao
wind and current charts, and formerly
of the United States navy, was appoint
en- imperial astronomer and commits
si0ner of immigration" and General
Magruder chief of the land office and
superintendent of surveys" The en-
peror. authorized proclamations to be
sent to all countries, inviting in1nigra-
ton on the largest scale, appropriating
money for transportation and subsist-
ence, and providing lands for immi-
grants on their arrival. Captain Maurv
issued the necessary notices and made
arrangements for carrying the designs
of the government into practical effect.
| employed some hundred surveyors
and prepared the lands for occupation.
Within a few months thereafter some
some two hundred Germans arrived in
Mexico, and about five hundred Ameri-
cans (some of them from the north )set-
tied and cultivated lands near CordOva
in the Terra Templada, or temperate
region, which extends from below Vera
Cruz, running parallel with the gulf
coast almost to Texas, commanding
the gulf on the one hand and tie noun
tain passes into the interior of Mexico
on the other. Could Maximiiian have
retained his government, Mexico, by
this simple means, would have been
completely regenerated. He would
have aided IN giving her a republican
form of government suited to her in
terests. She would have enjoyed real
liberty and prosperity, and would have
become either valuable neighbor to
the United States or an integral part of
the Union. - f.... .....- ~. IL. t-
AT this time, toward the close Of the
year 1865 the internal Improvements of
Mexico were rapidly progressing, and L
had several interviews with their ma jes-
ties. They seemed never to tire of the
subject of the United States and think
MaXimilian had some idea Of visiting
this country himself, or of sending Car
lotta to, represent his, views; for. one
day, after long conversation in relation
to the United States, the empress ex-
claimed: "Oh, how / ITshould like to
make a tour through your countly!"
and Macmillan said: ''And / should
like it greatly. Do you think, general,
there would be any danger in my doing
sog'
az was about to say no at first, but
then answered quickly: "Yes, your
majesty, there is great danger in your
visiting the United States.pr ..sa u E-
g What is IT." he asked surprised.
! "Why," Ireplied, " if your majesty
were to visit the United States there is
great danger that, with your liberal
principles: you would be sent to con-
gress!" "@Eli'f $50 aatf. t',-t ae1# sa
He laughed and said prophetically:
"Perhaps a much sadder fate awaits
me- T-85 Z. tHE .ra-.E 1870 zT'
Indeed, so thoroughly did Macmillan
prove himself policy and sympathy
that the United States could not have
had a more faithful representative of
her interests than Macmillan himself,
envoy extraordinary from the govern
naent of the United States to Maxlmilian,