Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-07-24

time OF our arrival at the city of M ex-
leo. The imperial troops were victor
lous everywhere Juarez was at Chi
huahua, fTetreating toward the Rio
Grande, Escobedo and the robber Cor
tina were at Matemoras, within stones
throw Of Texas. Yucatan was imperial
and auo the people recognized Max
lmlllan except a small number II. in
M1chlocau and Sonora, and q few pre-
datory bands elsewhere. ! Maximiian,
carried out the policy of Juarez of Sc
questrating and utilizing the church
property. had excited the ire of the
pope and chufch property, much to the
distress OF. Carlotta, and a3change in
the ministry having, TAX zen place, the
Liberal party was now in power. w.
The emperor a few days after our in
tervlew,r published his plan of colonial,
ton and a decree for the survey of the
public lands. He organized a. bureau
ofimmigration and surveys and placed
it under control of Carlotta Captain
Maury, the distinguished auth or of the
wind and current charts, and form erly
of the United States navy, was appoint
en- Imperial astronomer and commits
sioner Of Immigration and General
Magruder fchief of theilandi office and
Superintendent of surveys The en-
PEI or authorized proclamationsr to be
sent to all countries, inviting immigra-
ton n,the largest SCALE sappropriating
money for transportation and subsist-
ence, and providing lands for immi-
grantsion their arrival s9 Captain Matrv
issued the necessary notices and made
arrangements for carrying the, designs
sof the governments toipfaetica effect.
| employed somel hundred surveyors
Within q few months thereafter some
some two hundred Germans arrived in
Mexfcb, ahdiabout'tive hundred Amelrr
cans (someof them from the north set
tied and cultivated lands near COrdova
in the Terra Templada, or tenn perate
region, which extends from below Vera
Cruz, running parallel with the gulf
coast almost to, Texas, commanding
the, gulf on the one hand and the noun
tain passes into the interior of Mexico
on the other. 9hCould Maximiiian have
Iretainedothis government, luMexico,. by
this simple MEANS would have been
completely regenerated.g 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 a valuable neighbor) to
the United States or an integral part of
the Union. 80 '' -
At this time, toward the close, of the
year 1865 the internal mprovements of
Mexico were rapidly progressing, and
had several interviews with their majes-
ties. They seemed never to tire of the
subject Of the United States and / think
Macmillan had some idea of visiting
this country himself, or Of sending Car
lotta to represent his views; for. one
Iday, after Il long conversation in relation
i0 the United States, the empress ex-
claim ed: "Oh, how / should like to
make a tour through your country"
and Macmillan said: 9"A And | should
like it greatly. Do you think, general
there would be any danger in my doing
SOP" '-" ..... +
:" l was about to say no at first, but
then answered quickly: Yes, your
majesty, there is great danger in your
visiting the United States" ION nus
/ +" What is =" he asked surprised
sway replied, 9 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! y ttjHnt-
He laughed and said prophetica1ly:
Perhaps q much sadder fate awaits
me-" <.|.' "'
Indeed, so thoroughly did Macmillan
prove himself in policy and sympathy
that the United States could not nave
had more faithful representative Of
her interests than Macmillan himself,
envoy extraordinary from the govern
naent of the United States to Macmillan,
emperor of Mexico. ''.'s.' '.--