The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-05

FoRxIeN CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD
Some OF our cotemporaries have been putting
their special correspondence ,-corre spondence,
too, which In may cases appears to be all froth
and hre, without any perception of the affairs in
Paris or throughout the Continent We have
not made many boasts of our foreign correspon-
dence, but we believe the public can rely more
on the accuracy of the foreign letters which are
Published In the Herald, than on those of any
other journal In New York. The accuracy ant
comprehensiveness Of the wrters'of these letters
IN reference to the position Of Paris and Berlin,
and OF the state of the revolution in both of these
capitals, will compare well with those of any
letters yet published by our contemporaries. The
letter OF urBerlin correspondent published yes
terday, was most admirable, depicting in the
most accurate and glowing terms the whole his
tory of the revolution in Prussia, and the posi-.
ton OF the government, at the last accounts. The
Same may be said of our letters from Paris.
From these and other sources, 1t will be per-
ceived that we have higher hopes of the success
OF the French revolution, and also of the Ger
man movement, than many of our cotempori-
ries. France and Germany, and we may add
Italy, are composed of very different materials
ry. The progress of intellectual improvement
for the last thirty years, in Europe, is amazing
Railroads, steam, and the cleo telegraph have
accelerated the revolutionary ideas OF the age,
beyond what any person can form any concep.
ton of who has not travelled over that region
Of the world. We have no fears of the success
OF the revolutionary movements in the countries
of Europe, nor do we despair even of England
in spite of the insolence and tyranny of the old
| aristocracy, both wing and tory.
MISERY'S SuccURRRRK-Asm men show that thew
are men by helping each other, SO nations show
that they are great by helping nations and people
in distress. If the obligation is binding from
one to one, how much more is 1t from thousands
towards thousands?
Yucatan is In distress-her cities are burned
up by hordes of savage Indians-her people are
| driven from their homes, to wander in nakedness
and terror-a portion of civilization is threaten
ed with savage extinction! Ought we to hest
tate to send our ships and soldiers to her aid p
The sight of them, the fame of them, would,
without blow struck, or a sword drawn, scat
ter the Indians and dispense them, and restore
| thousands of ruined and wandering families 10
their homes. America would be blessed as her
preserver Yet we hesitate the government
hesttates ; Congress talks. Our ships are idle in
the ports, and a civilized people are perishing
-" Bis dat qui otto dut," is true proverb. II you
give, give quickly But what can be more con.
| temptible than to propose to give-to talk of
giving, and at last not to give any aid or any
show of aid to a suffering people! Yet this is
precisely what we are doing, and the position we
are holding towards Yucatan, our neighbor and
ally!
WHAT an opportunity of true greatness and
magnanimity we have lost! Will Congress dis.
grace the nation by moments more delay? On
its instant action depends whether we shall be
| called henceforth a mercenary race of pedlars,
or noble, brave, generous, and magnanimous
people, ready and not slow in extending aid and
succor to the suffering and unfortunate.
THE ENGLISH ARlsrocRAcY COMING TO rnx
NEW WoRLD.-We have understood through q
variety OF channels from England, that the arts
tecracy of that country, to the number probably
of several thousands, who have heretofore spent
their summers and autumns in France, Ger
many and Italy, intend hereafter to Withdraw
from those parts of the world, and make ther
visits to the United States by the steamers. II
is even said in some letters from London, that
number of the leading members of the highest
aristocracy in England are coming out during
the ensuing summer, in the steamers from Liver
pool, to spend the summer and autumn IN visiting
and travelling over the United States; to sojourD
at Saratoga and Niagara, and make themselves
acquainted with the social habits and political
institutions of this remarkable republic.
We think this information is probably correct
Europe hereafter will be dangerous place for
any Englishman to travel in, particularly if the
London newspaper press continues to calumni-
a.e ali the popular movements on the Continent
as it has done of late. From Paris all the Eng
lish nobility and gentry have gone as fast as
they could get their traps together. The same
will follow in Germany, and particularly in
Italy. The hotels and fashionable watering
places may therefore expect an a inundation
of fashionables. Here everything is peaceable
and quiet, and there is no one to disturb them in
their political notions or social habits
LATER FROM CUBA-We learn from Capt. Hill
ton of the schooner Sea, who arrived yesterday
from Cardenas, that when he left, the l4th ult,
the white inhabitants were hourly in anticipa-
ton of general instruction among the negroes
The Governor was using great efforts to suppress
any attempt, and had already imprisoned num-
Der Of blacks whom he supposed to be leaders
in the disafection. He also stationed troops
upon many of the plantations In the neIghbor-
hood OF the town.
Mr.. Blake, believed of New York, an engi-