The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-19
Mr.. BRNHsTrs LETTERS From RuRopR.
Pans, April 80, 1877.
The Policy OF the United statss-The Progress
ar Tn. M.x,..u w.r-Annsr. q Europe.

| counts OF the financial measures PioPoseu " vac
American government to collect taxes In meAi-
! co during the war, has furnished 10 the press
and politicians of Europe fresh topics OF anger
and abuse towards the United States. Despair
ing of fading any thing in the Mexican army to
1 exult over, they are now beginning 10 gamer up
fresb strength 10 array the new project Of the
President 10 make Mexico pay Tor heating the
poker.
Nothing | am sure but the precarious position
| Of France and England with regard to food, pre-.
vents some attempt at European Intervention
in the Mexican war; and if Mexico should con-
tnue long time obstinate, something will be
tried in that direction, particularly against the
establishment of American custom houses in
Mexican ports. The Journalists believe and say
that the United States are ambitious of monopo-
Using air the trade, and large portion of
the territory of the American continent, and
that Europe must combine to put an end
to such projects. The only motive which
| restraints France or England, is that Of
prudence and necessity. In producing and sup
plying cotton and corn to these countries,
| the United States possess control over their
relations that no single nation heretofore ever
| did over those Of another In time Of peace.
| Neither England nor France dare quarrel yet
with the United States, on account of Mexico !;
and this 10 the surest guarantee we have Of their
quiet submission to the events in Mexico.
Yet it would be prudent in the present state Of
the world for the United States to finish the war
with Mexico as soon as possible, so as to pre-
vent the chances of any difficulty for the pre-
sent, with the growing jealousy of Europe to-
wards our mighty movement to national power
and greatness.
| The corn and money markets of western Eu-
rope are still in state of pressure; and accord
| ing to the most rational information, the coming
year will be as tight as the past if not more so.
The French Minister Of Commerce has sent
| circular to every commune or township OF France,
| recurring an accurate return of tho state of the
crops, and the estimate for the next harvest.
This will be valuable piece Of information
when completed, but all existing calculations
are, that there will be large deficiency for the
present year The like deficiency is anticipated
in Belgium and some parts of Germany, and
need not speak Of Ireland and Scotland. The
last harvest and the anticipations Of the COM
ing one, have created great pressure in the
money markets of Europe, and accordingly 1t Is
now almost certain that many of the unfinished
railroads in France and Englandi will be sus-
pended for want of capital, if their respective
governments do not step in and supply the va
cancy This question, affecting railroads, has
already occupied the English Parliament and
the French Chambers, and already the British
government has proposed to aid the Irish rail-
roads by its own credit. The French govern
| ment il about doing the same thing-so is the
| Prussian and the Austrian.
These movements will cause great demands
| So tbo oil
Europe, which, united with the demand for food
from America to supply their own deficiency,
will cause a pressure in the money markets on
this continent, unprecedented since the close of
the last war. Take-this in connection, with the
| increase of general population-the increasing
| number of unproductive population, called the
upper casses-the waste, corruption and extra
vagance of the several governments-the politi-
cal agitation among the people-the continual
drain of specie from Europe to America-and
the ensemble is any thing but favorable to affairs
in this quarter of the world. In such state Of
things the cash system is best for the United
States. Buy and sell for cash as much as posi-.
BILE.
The French Chambers have presented nothing
very remarkable since their opening There was
quite an amusing and exciting tumult in the De-
| puties yesterday. 1t was produced by a speech
| Of Able de Geronde, representative of Toulouse
in the Department Of the Garonne. The Able is
distinguished public writer, and Is legitimatist
in politics. The subject was the supply or money
bill. The AbbS attacked most vehemently the
electoral system, under which zoe, 900 persons
have monopoly Of all power over IS 100000 Of
| people. lie denounced their corruption and
want of all morality. The President of the
Chamber tried to stop his harangue, and dozens
of the members rushed upon thier feet, denounc-
ing the Able in the most furious manner. For
some time il was perfect tumult far surprising
in the energetic and the picturesque any thing
that ever could be seen in Washington, and even
superior in these features to what sometimes is
exhibited in Tammany Hall on the eve of an
election.
Such an attempt IN our Congress to put down
freedom Of discussion on the elementary forms
Of the representation, would be denounced
throughout the Union, and never could be done.
In France the freedom of public discussion in
the Chambers is very limited-in the press it is
still more so-and among the peple, out OF doors,
il does not exist. The people cannot meet in
public at all, except in a small number and with
the previous consent Of the government, who
send always gems a. armes among them, 10 see
that they NEEDLE not too much with public affairs
A few days ago several other exciting speeches
were made in the Deputies-one on slavery in
the French colonies, by Ledne-Rollin; and
another on the nepotism of the ministry and the
King by Lherbette, both members Of the gauche
or extreme popular opposition. 1t seems the
Kings four sons command all the army and navy
and the ministers always feather their own
nests, except Guizot, who is considered by all
very pure man.
In addition to this there is breach in the pre-
sent ministerial party; and very leading organ
of the existing cabinet, la Prssse, which has a
large circulation, and is very impudent and ener-
getic, has come out furiously against the cabinet
because it wont 60 ahead Many think that this
explosion in their own ranks has been secretly
set on foot by the king, who is a very cunning