The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-28
NEW YORK HERALD.
European Interventlon IN American AnAlrs.


European Intervention In American Affairs.
The message of Mr.. Polk has produced greater
sensation IN Europe among all classes, from the
prince TO the peasant, than any similar document
within the last thirty years. It's various TOPICS the
tariff, the Oregon question, annexation, have, all
united, produced an impression which must, of
course, only be temporary and evanescent Another
year, another month, will bring up other topics,
other measures, which will continue to have similar
effects upon the European monarchs and people.
But there is a subject above and beyond all these
contained IN portion OF the Presidents message
winch IS calculated TO have a more widespread ef
feet upon the princes and people of Europe than any
OF those we have enumerated. We allude TO the
declaration Of Mr.. Polk relating the interference
oi European powers in American affairs. We have
the best reasons for believing Judging from what we
have in The English and French papers, lhatthe
original position taken by Mr.. Monroe, IN respect
to European interference and reiterated by Presl-
dent Polk IN his message, will produce a greater,
deeper and more widespread sensation on all the
marches and ca nets of Europe, than any other to-
pic in the message could do Indications of this
feeling are already exhibited in the English and
French journals, which cannot be mistaken II is
even hnt-d in various quarters, that the French GO
vcrnment Will instruct its minister here to demand
an explanation from our government Of the remarks
contained in the message upon this subject referring
TO France and the movements OF the French minis
ter III Texas.
II such be the case, no government in this coun-
try could refuse to give prompt effective and de-
cided reply to any such demand; and that reply
must contain the sentiments and the same
principles, with deeper, more energetic, and greater
force than even the messages Of President Monroe,
or OF Mr.. Polk, have expressed it.
The interference of France and England, in the
matter of Texas, was audacious, and was properly
repelled at the time A similar interference, under
any pretext or in any shape, whether in that of the
balance of power" or any other whatsoever, we
trust will be resisted by the American government
to the last extremity; could any power, or any
combination of powers in Europe, venture upon an
intervention IN the affairs of this country, as they
have done In Buenes Ayres, and they attempted
in the annexation affair, without exciting feeling
in this vast continent which would produce coali-
ton and combination of all the American repub-
hes South and North ending in resistance of their
pretensons to the last extremity.
The Oregon question, and our commercial rela-
lions with England will in all probability, settle each
Other. BY that settlement, all special difficulties
with Europe will vanish in foreign policy, and
our government will be enabled to direct its ener-
ges to practical application Of the great principle
first put forth by Mr. Monroe, and thus inflct a
check upon all European interference in American
affairs.
In this view'we would not by any means discoun-
tenance the idea of Congress taking up Mr.. Aliens
resolution We do not believe that any country
would have the right to except to such action, if
oh s,,ah ..,n
OF general principles TO those which were first pro-
mugated by MIR. Monroe, and now have been re-
iterated by Mr.. Polk This country could sooner
spare Europe, and all commercial connections with
Europe than Europe could spare us. 1t is probable
that the Cabinets OF the old world may be alarmed
and take offence at the declaration Of the Prcsident
IN his message. Let them do so but if the Presi
dent and Congress unite to maintain these views,
and resist to the last extremity the Intervention
of European powers in affairs, they will be sup
ported by the people Of this Republic Of all parties,
aud no doubt by the union Of all the Republics
every portion of this continent.
We have every reason to believe that this topic
viii become a permanent subject OF discussion
connected with our foreign policy; and henceforth
the Oregon question, and that of the Texas
boundary will sink into the character Of things Of
practical detail and Of practical despatch
The NEW YoRK Sun AND THE PILors.-For seve-
raj days past our three hundred thousand dollar
contemporary of the New York Sun, Moses Y.
Beach, the proprietor of FIVE banks, has had num-
Der of lll-natured and minded filings at the
New York pilots, which readily believe do not
spring from his own impulses, emanate from his
own brain. Indeed, we have the best reason for
believing that these -natured and hard-hearted at
tacks on an industrious and hard working set of
men, such as the New York pilots are, proceed
from some old Jew, who, having in a long hfe'
written himself out of every paper, and out at the
elbows, very gladly enters into the service OF any
one that will give him slxpence a-day. Mr.. Beach
has been former occasions, he knows, bitterly
opposed by those persons who profess to give him
their opinion, and do his work at a cheap rate. In
his early days, when he was working with the
Jack plane, as a carpenter, he knew very well the
struggles which men in such circumstances had TO
encounter, in order to develope their mental re-
sources, and rise in the world Rejecting on that
period Of his life, and calling up the better feelings
of his nature, we would have thought that he would
not lend himself to Of Wall street SPECTATORS
and endeavor TO run down such enterprisng men
the pilots Of New York. 1t is ungenerous, un-
Just, and disreputable, and ought be lett to the
spectators in Wall street-and to them alone.
We might retaliae on our contemporary, if 30
disposed, and touch him in some Of the tenderest
points; tor we have now in our possession docu-
inent, sent from Harnsburgh, signed by nearly
fifty respectable citizens of Lehigh county, asking
for the Legislature to break the charter Of one of
his banks, and giving for the petition the
broadcast and plainest manner. We have been re-
quested, from various quarters, to give full de-
velopment ofhs doings, in reference to his banks in
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ohio; but we will
do no such thing If Mr. Deach, with his five
banks can make his fifty or sixty thousand dollars
year, and entitle himself TO be called one Of the