The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-07
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This continent is an eye core 10 Europe Eng.
land is not the only government in Europe that
entertains designs on this continent. We find
that almost every commercial power in Europe is
atpresent engaged in attempting to gain a foot.
hold in America, or to maintain that which they
have already gained We believe that in a few
years Europe will be entirely disconnected with
this continent, except by the ties of trade and
commerce. Canada is even now murmur-
ing, as the United Colonies murmured before
they determined 10 become free and in
dependent States. AS for the Russian pos
sessions, they are, from their isolated position,
thinness, or rather almost total absence, ofpopu-
lation, and general insignifcance, not worthy of
mention. In South America we find that the
Dutch, French and English possessions are held
by a very insecure tenure. One by one the
States Of South America are freeing themselves
from the monarchical yoke, and establishing
themselves free and independent republics.
Monarchy is not plant to thrive in the free at
mosphere OF America. We believe that after
the lapse of ten years there will not remain YES
tge of monarchy, from Panama to Cape Horn.
Several attempts have lately been made by the
different powers of Europe to gain permanent
fVthold on this continent. After Spain was de-
prived of her Mexican possessions by the general
uprising Of the people, she seemed for several
years to have abandoned the idea of reconquest,
until the internal dissensions of that unhappy
country gave hope to the ever watchful govern
ments of France and England of establishing
European prince on the throne of Mexico, and
instituting in that country permanent monar-
cny. Spain, through the representations of
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in this scheme, and the emissaries of these three
powers have, for some time past, been most ac-
tive in their efforts to bring about state of
things in Mexico that would coerce the people
into monarchy. 1t is needless to say how this
plot was defeated. 1t is part of the history OF this
country. known to all. We are of opinion that
Paredes was the tool of these European go.
vernments, and that his object was to car
ry war with the United States until the
Mexcans would be forced, in order to escape
total ruin, to call in the aid of France or Eng
land. This plot has been defeated by Santa
Anna, who is, we believe, at heart Mexican re-
publican, and who, in prosecuting the war with
vigor against us, wishes probably to obtain the
best terms he can for his country and himself
Another ridiculous attempt has been lately
made by England and France in the affair of the
Argentine republic, to get foot hold in that por-
ton of South America. That attempt has also
failed, and its failure has covered both govern
ments with ridicule. The transactions of the
combined fleets will cut a very sorry figure in
history, and the issue OF the attempt will doubt
less prove warning to the powers of Europe,
that there is nothing to be gained by interfering
with the affairs of this continent.
But the last and most Quxotc attempt of this
nature is projected invasion of South America,
under the immediate auspices of Spain, Tin
relation to which we give an article in another
column from the London DAILY NeWs of Oct. 81
The instrument in this project is General Flores,
Venezuelan by birth, who, by force of his talents
and his ambition, rose to power in Ecuador, as
patriot general, was compelled to abdicate in
1874, withdrew to Europe, repaired to Madrid,
made propositions to the queen mother for the
conquest Of the three Venezuelan republics and
Peru, to be erected into monarchy for some
French or Spanish prince, obtained the counte.
nance Of the Spanish government, and is now
collecting forces for the proposed expedition. -
He has liberty to draft men and officers from
the Spanish army, and is, besides, mastering
forces in England and Ireland. Such thing
is scarcely credible but it is said to be a fact
AS to the result of such a hair-brained OK
petition there can be no question. That it
must end in the ruin of the projectors, and
the disgrace of the court under whose auspi-
ces 1t set out, is an inevitable conclusion. Sooner
than such dsreputable scheme should succeed,
the whole valley of the Mississippi would be
drained of her stalwart men, and every State in
the Union would supply a host to beat back the
minons Of monarchy from the free shores of this
continent. General Flores has the reputation of
bold and sklful soldier, but he is insane, and we
led to think, from the utter absurdity and i'm
prachcability of this rwild project, that nobody
but very wit.ol could have designed it,.
Monarchy is at present at a sad discount on this
continent, and however thickly the pill is gilt, no
American State, either north or south, will be
found willing to swallow it. 1t was once thought
that monarchy would be century plant on this
side of the Atlantic. We shall see.
ARRIVAL PROM EuRorE.-The packet ship New
York, Capt Chopper, arrived yesterday with thir-
ty-five cabin passengers, most OF whom were on