The National tribune., 1893-05-04
TO CONQUER ANOTHER NATION OF FOR.

EIGNERs
He mistook the character of his now subjects
tried to please every body and pleased but few.
An adberent of the Church party, yet as con.
cession to the Liberals lie sold converts at
auction and deprived the priesthood of their
tithes, putting the clergy Oh a Government
salary, OF which but small part was paid; be-
Sides he permitted the soldiers to use churches
for barracks stores and stables. As a conecs-
sion 10 the nation he removed from pubic
posts certain of his most trustworthy friends
and supplanted them by Mexicans, salne OF
whom proved unreliable. He did not perceive
the need OF rcserving for the Indians u right to
the soil, but started an immigration scheme
which would tend to deprive fhcrx Of it. De-
pending too fully upon his compact with Louis
Napoleon was another mistake. But the
greatest of all was his assuming to erect an
Empire American soil contiguous to the
United States.
He saw tho need Of conciliating our Govern
ment, and for this purpose dispatched NJ.
Arrayo to Washington to make overtures.
Maximilan had forgotten the following docu-
ment:
From Mr.. Seward 10 Mr. Dayton, Minister of the
United States at Paris.
WASHINGTON April Z 1864.
SIR: / send you a copy of "A resolution passed
unanimously by the House Of Representatives
the 4h OF this month. 1t asserts the opposition of
his body to any recognition of monarchy in
Mexico.
After all have written you with so much can.
dor for the information of France, il is scarcely
necessary for me TO cay that this resolution hon
estly represents the unanimo,is feeling of the
people OF the United States with regard to Mexico.
w. II. SEWARD.
This feeling. expressed when the war of the
rebellion was at its hight. was no less definitely
felt when the war terminated. This it was,
doubtless, more than anything else, that caused
A CHANGE IN THE POLICY
of Napoleon and in the attitude of Marshal
Bazaine with regard to Mexico aud Maximiian.
The renlonstrauces of the United States were
deeply significant just then. Though Napoleon
had seized upon a favorable time when the
United States was engaged in civil war, to
enter into compact with Maximilian, he now
saw tie folly Of attempting to keep that COM
pact Besides formal dispatches he sent two of
his personal Aids to Mexico to explain matters
Macmillan felt that he must abdicate. July Z
1866, he took up his pen to sign the Empires
fall. Carlotta, the Empress stayed his hand
She bravely and generously insisted upon
going to the courts of Europe. where she be-
lieved succor might be secured. Maximilian
permitted her to make the effort, ill-considered
though it was. The voyage was severe trial
TO her. Her interview with Napoleon was
bitter disappointment; and from the excite
meut OF that interview, in which she enumer-
ated her wrongs and upbraided the French
monarch for his perhdy, dates tho detGrone-
ment of her reason.
Meanwhile the condition of Macmillan was
growing precariaus. He knew the French
armies would be withdrawn. and the
slight feeling of distrnst which he had expert
enced toward Marshal Bazaine was famed into
open hostility by the latter's arrogance. The
Marslial's efforts TO force the abdicatiou of the
Emperor amounted almost to insult at times
and Maximilian's high spirit resented such
treatment. Yet he WAS in quandary. :" No
less than three or four times in week" says
Capt. Kendall. "he made up his mind to abdi-
cate, and as often altered it the following day"
At this juncture the arrival from Europe of
Gems. Marquee and Miramon put stop to his
vaciiiation. They persuaded him to continne
his part without reference to the French-to be
a real Emperor. and not the
PUPPET OF NAPOLEON.
Let them go; the sooner the better; we do
not need them," was their language; and the