The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-20

deeds of the strong? What avail the mere worcs
and protocols of an envoy at Londsn, against the
frigates OF England on the Atlantic 7 As well might
the defenceless and unarmed passenger protest
against band OF armed banditti, while they have
bound him hand and foot and are ransacking his
portmanteau.
We have referred 10 the above act, OF which an
account was given in the Herald short time back,
not with view to touch upon the question or merits
of the slave trade or any other trade or question,
with which il has IN fact nothing to do but simply
for the purpose of Illustrating the principles and
spirit with which England acts when she can, in
her intercourse with other nations and to exhibit
her intentions towards the American continent If
she hadthe power-if we submitted to her encroach
ing and interfering spirlt-we may see by her con-
duct TO Brazil what we might expect from her. The
spirit OF that government is distinct from that of the
people, as Is generally the case in all monarchical
governments; and therefore, however friendly dis
posed the people of Europe may be to US, to our
government and our institutions, we must never
expect or lcok for permanent good will and friendly
feeling from any European government. Time is
daily, more and more, developing the truth Of the
principle so often shown in the columns of this
paper, that the governments Of Europe are
as great and bitter enemies of US and our
free government, as any two conflicting elements
can be antagonist and opposed to each other
They hate our institutions we hate theirs There
49, however, this point of difference between the two
we hate, but we fear not their monarchlal sys-
tens they, on the other hand, both hate and fear
our free and democratic system of government
This fear is natural and we'll founded-it is anala-
gous to the fear which evil has of good for, if good
prevails, it will destroyevil Thus, the governments
OF Europe seem conscious that if America continues
to go on fourshing she has done, her example of
free government will lead to the up-rooting and
destruction of the fierce despotism which Expresses
European nations. Therefore, their fear is, as we
observed, both natural and welLfounded That
these governments are, if We may say, itching to
NEEDLE with us-ever longing to have some oppor-
tunity to plant their foot upon continent, and
terfere with our affairs and government, or with
those of other people on the American continent-no
one who has considered passing events of late
years, can tor moment hesitate to believe. Tex
as, Buenos Ayres, Tahiti, California, Oregon, Mex
ico-al prove the disposition of Europe to interfere
with US, and to attempt to control, or at least to i'm
pede our policy and our progress on our own con.
tinent. They, in word. must crush republicanlsm,
or become themselves republicans
This question of the unwarranted interference OF
the powers of Europe, with the people of this CONT
nen It thus seen, is destined to be the absorbing
question In the politics OF he'age 1t will swallow up
Oregon and all other minor questions which, in a
monetary excitement, may appear Of paramount
interest. 1t appears to that the true policy of the
United States consists not in irritating these powers
by idle demonstrations, by throwing at them pa
per bombshels of declarations and resolutions-not
in seeking or in clamoring for WARMTH any Of them
tor thatw come In its time-but our true policy is,
to go on in strengthening the Union-carrying out
the annexation pollcy-to drop all small questions,
and boldly grasp the larger one In fact, to annex
the whole OF Mexico, instead of Californa-to merge
the two republics in one, instead Of taking slice for
breakfast to-day and another for dinner tomorrow
We shall be compelled to do this. The movements
of the European powers will force us to take this
important step, of protection to our free
and happy institutions.
The PROGRESS OF MEDICAL SCIENCE IN AMERI-
Gave it stated in one OF the medical journals
OF this city, that it is certain that National
Medical Convention is be held in this city, in the
month of May next, agreeable to proposition made
by the Medical Society Of this State; and it further
stated that questions will be brought up for discussion
regarding medical legislation, medical education,
and medical ethics, which, as the journal which
mentions this proposed convention Justly observes,
will be of paramount importance.
This convention, if carried the proper spirit
will, indeed, be Of the utmost importance to the
whole Of the Union; and we sine erey hope that at
this, the first convention of the kind which we
believe has ever been held in the United States,
the profession will adopt some means to uphold
themselves in their now advancing progress
The whole country isat present deluged with quack
medicines and nostrums Of every description.
Take any of the country papers from any part Of
the Union, and their advertisements meet your eve.
Every corner OF the Streets almost is pacarded with
their inflated handbils the compiler and inventor
of these wonderful articles reaps harvest from the
creduljty Of those who place implicit faith in his
self-laudatory pamphlets and lists of wonde rfu
cures, whilst the regularly educated medical man,
who has devoted his time and money, not to speak
of intellect, to acquire noble profession, is placed
at once hors de combat, until the poor victim to the
absurd statements OF the grandiloquent quack when
his constitution Is worn out and he reduced to the
verge Of the grave glad enough to run to the once
rejected physician.
II is certainly strange that men who every way
else men Of good, sound sense should be so led
away by these Ignorant and pretending charlatans
yet so it is, and one reason of II is that in all our COL
leges and schools, where the higher branches of
education are taught, the subject Of physiology is to-
tally neglected. Young men at these institutions are
required to read Blackstone, to acquire some know
ledge Of the objects ofthe legal professions they read
Paleys Evidences of Christianity, and other similar
ITO IN urn IL,
glous sects but about the objects of medicine, and
the constitution OF the human body, they are left
In total ignorance, and the consequence is that that
subject is all Greek to them This we believe to be
one OF the causes Of the ready acceptance of quack
medicines on the part of people in general.
There might be great deal said on this and other