The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-22
UNHAPPY MAMMALIAN.
A NEW VIEW or HIS CHARACTER AND
DISPOSITION.
The Fall Of the Mexican Empire Due
wholly to His Weakness ami In
stability Of Character.
Extracts from the n Y Herald ]

no calls "In ESSal = Etlipiie uu MfAiau',
writes with the full knowledge that his pages
will he criticised on both sides of the Atlantic
shortly after the establishment of the empire
~ Ieft tbis city for Mexico, filling several re-
snonsib,e postions there. The picture he
drays of the Emperor. the description he
gives Of his habits and character, showing |
that MaximiIian himself was the cause OF his
own downfall as well as the revelations he |
makes In regard to the imperial household, |
will add fresh interest to scenes not yet for |
gotten. In this country at least. The extracts
here given are from recent numbers of the
Rcrue a France d fortnigh'ly review pub
ushed in Paris, where NJ. Masscras now re-
sides:
MAMMALIAN PHOTOGRAPHED.
speak in the presence Of a grave before
which the entire world stands with poignant
grief But though brave death may cover
tho faults OF u lifetime, il cannot ellhce them
entirely when the faults belong to the domain
of history. Notwithstanding the fact that he
has paid for them with his blood, the faults
Of the Archduke Macmillan live after him.
They will reappear every time when Efforts
are being made to study events III when late
dccrend that he should play a grand role.
Light hearted If not frivolous. tickle, II not
capricious: incapable Of following ono sci OF
ideas for his conduct: irresolute Mt one time
and absolute at another; quick to observe
missing events without attaching himself
either to certain things or certain persons,
fond of ever-ocCurring changes, with ter
rhIo horror of cru,ut. disposed to lily into
miserable details SO as to get rid OF serious
work. having no experiences or taste Tor
grave considerations of State the Prince
| who was charged with the reconstruction
| Of Mexico was in every respect the very
| opposite Of what the country and its
| ftt,atN,n demanded With such n tenn
| a. inty in conduct bppnmN
| contradictory The favolites of one day
| found themselves neglected the very next
| day. without any one knowing why 'hey httl
| been favored or why subsequently dlsgraced.
| The political party which in one moment had
| found itself in favor at court learned the next
moment that imperial preference and con
| tidence had been bestowed upon their Oppo-
nepts Promises were heaped upon one ali
other without being kept, and hundreds OF
projects followed one another without ever
being realized. Placed in q situation where
| the most enlightened activity on the part OF
| the Executive would have found ample work
| in directing the work Of his ministers, he HAD
taken TIE entire government under his con
troll. His private cabinet was filled with pa
pers concerning the most important ~ well
aG the most trivial questions. And yet the
most Of his time was taken mp with perfect
ing II new code of etiquette, ordinances In re-
gard to public ceremonies, regulations Tor the
formation of cOrteges, the creation OF the Or
der Of the Mexican Eagle, the installation OF
the court theatre, his equipages and the livery
OF his men. All these matters indeed oCcu-
pied whole weeks of his time. Afterward
came botany and archaeology, for whchIhe en-
tertaned great passions. With the word or
ganization always on his lips, he prepared
with his own hands the chaos under which
the empire disappeared.
A PRINCE OF CHAOTIC MIND.
1t will, therefore. not be surprising to state
that q person like this INDUCED in the most
thOughtlesS eXtrayagencoS, In the most fncOn-
sidelatr disorder in regard to all money mat
ters The Archduke MaXimllian never knew
how to keep accounts, and the pecunary
state in which he found himself when the
Mexican throne sought him were well known
to people in Europe. Nevertheless, an En-
peror of Mexico ought to have been able tt
count the cost. But he belonged to that class
OF persons born for an easy life, who eScheN
all care about payments by consoling them
,, selves with the idea that the money will be
found somewhere. NJ. Masseras relates how
: ministers were compelled to make room IL
; their public offices for innocent amusements
how 40O.OOOf were appropriated for cour
! theatre. and how In the midst OF all this, Sorn'
official upon presenting warrant TO th'
cashier Of the treasury, this latter oltcia
held up u twenty frantpicCe saying that thi!
was all there was in the treasury, and insist
ed upon keeping that piece AS token Q
curiosity. When these matters came 10 th
ears OF the Emperor he became exeeedingl!
q angry accusing everybody and holding TN
rIta'h Hnt i ,o r"aIiy from In
sun u, s NJ ;it I ro,n ~ the vcr,
VI ~ ~ arondi
eng, M SANE SCory - y, lee u,n nd oap tht
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must ~ uel Va onnnGe
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could ny III tn1 ie't3C snBSs7' 'ho hA''n'0
al,snip.s ~ a.helioi tho ,iro iodd
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ma ,Iaead IN ~ Tns and # was na
Wa m 'r,r q. oan'o IN eTnrd hv the Emnero
!. out as orders came III SEntu ny 'no Einpoio
+ "hei ~ "a7 = go ''ei'loi.
EMPRESS oAhLoiih ~ '''ihr.
u Though the Empress Carlotta shared th
mn"she9S ro -, ,I eho was gttcd with fa
,nnre dctnrminad shirt and really possesse
m ,liU,d anntimenta She might possjbl
haTn nban%ai the roirse Of events if she real
q ma yornond that infuenca unon tn
i E',nor"r which yaa attributed to her. III