Year: 1866

0nVu8u on tu0 markot W olioW hsIo our PAuS
to be used by way Of diversion to mob. We
apprehend no such trouble, however, In this
day Of plenty and prosperity.


Light Upon the Mexican Muddle.


The opportune arrival of General Santa
Anna here, in view Of the muddle into which
Mexican matters have fallen, affords some light,
We think, - to the proper and probable solu-
ton OF the difficulties Of Mexico. The imperial
scheme Of Napoleon is about played out Pub
lilo sentiment In the United States. the Monroe
doctrine and the nrm attitude Of our govern
msnt sealed the fate Of the Macmillan empire.
The hostility Of the Mexican people would have
finished It In time, probably, without any
foreign aid. Butitis evident now that the COM
plications in Europe will hasten the fall Of the
ephemeral empire. Napoleon will certainly
withdraw the French troops agreeably to his
promise to our government, and It Is quite
likely that in view Of the utter futility Of keep
ing them there to establish the empire, and the
need he may have for them at home, he will
call them home before the period fixed. Aus
tria has decided not to send any, as she had
contemplated, because she will need them for
her own defence and because she deemed it
prudent not to defy the remonstrance Of
the United States. The unfortunate Maxi
milan will be left in very forlorn
condition. and he will take an early oppor-
tunity, perhaps, to return to Europe. AT
all events he Is in q condition to accept any
magnanimous proposition from Santa Anna,
under the moral support Of this country, to
buy him out We have no doubt that nego-
tiation to settle his tailors' bills and pay his
travelling expenses home would be successful.
The end of his bogus empire is inevitable and
he might gladly accept some such offer.


As to Jnarez the republican chief, he Is
hanging on to the republic with commendable
tenaciy. Ho is enabled to hold his position
because the Mexican people are determined to
keep the republican form of government, and
not from any power within himself In fact he
is not now constitutionally the President. His
term Of Office expired some time ago and he
only exercises the functions in order to save
the republic and because it was not possible to
hold an election.


In this state Of affairs Santa Anna turns up.
It is intimated, too, that our government looks
with favor upon his appearance here and the
proposed solution Of the Mexican difficulty
through him. He is the father Of the Mexican
republic, man Of great experience and un-
doubted ability, and has abundance Of means
himself he is rich enough to raise and equip
a respectable army and can find the men here
lemigrants, OF course), II needed, to establish
himself on the soil Of his native land.
We thought at Hlst that Mr.. Stewards
little trip to ST. Thomas, where he
hobnobbed with the old chief, had good deal
Of meaning in It, and from the turn Of events
we cannot now doubt it. It looks as If Santa
Anna had not only come here at the nick Of
time, but that he came under q secret under
Standing that he was wanted to re-establish
the republic and order in Mexico. The people
ofMexico are docile and an industrious peo-
pie, their country is full Of riches and re-
SOURCES, and they only want peace to D,..sxe
,,nem nappy, wealthy and valuable neighbors.
The guerilla bands and w::..ss w..s between rival
chie& that have distracted Mexico 80 long
would be put down by a powerful hand like
that Of Santa Anna. The people would rally
to him because hc was the father Of the ro-
public, because they are weary Of internal
troubles and because he has the means and
ability to consolidate the republic. The best
parties to negotiate at once with him to pay
both the little bills for personal expenses Of
Macmillan and Juarez, so that they may re-
tire gracefully, and make him the chief re-
organizer Of his country. He is an old man,
and will not stand in the way Of rivals long,
while his life may be prolonged long enough to
re-establish order and republican institutions
in Mexico. This is the new light thrown upon
the Mexican muddle.


The EXCISE Philosopher Greeley
does not like our remarks upon the failure
Of the new Excise law. He thinks that our
logic is fuddled and tipsy. We believe that
his logic Is as weak as the milk and water
which constitute his favorite beverage. He
asks whether the HERALD IL deceived as to the
facts or endeavoring to deceive the public.
Neither the one nor the other. He inquiries
whether 1t Is true that more intoxicated men
ara now seen on the streets on Sunday than
usual Let him send out his reporters and be
will be convinced that II Is true. He boasts
that thirty millions year are expended in
this city for liquor and that million of dol
lars revenue to the city Is to be derived from
this new law. We tell him that the expen-
litures will soon increase to forty millions.
because the dealers will Increase their trade