The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-08


critical circumstances In which old relative
placed permitted Its ambassador to abandon his post
and return to SPAIN with what motive know not the
which has dsregardsd the repeated propo
sails which have unsought for, from Sauto Domingo
Offering to admit Spanish protectorate govern
ment certainly does not inspire great hopes Of its now
taking the initiative step In the question OF the Spanish
duty 10 to bring II before them and this do ark
ing ut the same time not on the moral obligation they
are under to take this but pointing out to them the
posing the nation the serious evils which failure
take this step. will undoubtedly 'entsl.
When the United States shall have extended them
selves South America, there will be scarcely sin
gle port left which will preserve Spanish recoscons
them they will have lost all those popular sympathes
which keep together the bonds Of nationality far better
than any diplomatic protocols we shall be as great
America have emapcpaed herself from our rule, but
she will almost have bauished from her histo
ry. The hop 8 which our influence and cur commerce
have given rise not far distant from their full
nnisn will die shall be forever reduced to the poll
tcal insignihcanoe In which we live But it is not
ly the misfortune Of not gaining which threatens
there is still more fear Of losing more than have lost
The United States when masters of Mexico, will have
tn. Gulf of Mexico under their own CONTROL in great
measure but yet IN despite of bad governments which
to follow the destructive system still possess
key to this Gulf eve still the beautiful Island Of
Cuba that magnificent brilliant which remains to US,
from that powerful and light distributing crown with
which ruled the world In tho days Of
Still, notwithstanding increasing misfortunes al
though they have torn from the continent Of Amer
still have left possession to it, from whence
We can contemplate the immensely of our losses still
have 10 those seas q colony rich even richer
thn its country richer than any colony which
has ever existed since the world And that colo
NY that island so rich SO fertile the key to the Next
can Gulf which Gulf will become the property Of the
United States.
Already tropical oony is the object of the wishes
Of various nations Some wish it to emancipate itself
and declare itself independent without adhering to any
other State because those who desire this to happen
calculate on turning 1t to their purposes and TAX
ing advantage of the great maritime posses
But the people who desire most that the Spanish
States who propose to make from her star in
their flag At present. Cuba is to North America moth
ing more than neighboring Statean island in the vi
oity-which far from being hindrsnce object Of
Jealousy, affords 1t favorable market and population
whe consume the articles It produces what would It
% -ao s'a sas' as S
American nation !! What would it be when tho North
situated at the opening Of that which will be- their Gulf
be the tower from whence the Anglo American In
erests to be invaded! IT, at the present day that
Union has but single wish that Cuba should cease
be ours then she will have hu ndred wishes the
effect.
In this state Of aairs, then, what ought the Spanish
government to do! Declare War against the United
states, to defend Mexico! No If there yet time to
mediate let US SO there with mediation, aud II
we can possibly save the existence and shadow Of MeI
can nationality Send immediately to that country
authorised agent who Is thoroughly acquaint ted
with our interests in America matter if hs
make verses, so long ne is man of political
tact 1t is enough no by restore Mexico
to anything like her former rank We are certain the
Mexicans would listen to and understand the Language
or the spanish agent 80 long as this language did not
(uor Is there any why It should) resuscitate
things long past and gone forgotten and buried both
by time and by rights But II Mexico completely
dead there Ia then something to be done by the
Spanish government.
These meridonal republics are widely separated
scarcely do they among another hence
arises their weakness. Let the agent who should
gone to Mexico still 20 South America let him
work with the which of them have
as to induce them to interest themselves In the
mon good of all lot the Spanisrds that there,
with the same viewslet them beg let them solicit let
them on the work in the OF the Spanish go
vernmsnt and the spanish American interest There :.
no humiliation In these dsinterested efforts which
enlarged ideas their object; they point
union to harmonize and form family of all these
States which by nature, relstvss do let
rest until there shalt be established Spanish American
confederation, which shall prevent the Anglo American
invading any part Of tbs tropical or Southern ATTITUDES
of the new world II such confederation could be
brought about, who knows what great results even
far rs political union, might not result? what is
certain sthat even though Mexico lost the North
States would not be able the sthmu because
that they would encounter the of the
Southern governments to resist and prevent their pro-
and what also ia equally certain that the future
benefit of and the Spanish infuence, would
give assurance to those governments; and moreover
fear of losing Cuba would be less founded because
We should then have governments in vicinity who
would protect it for For II one side the Anglo
American union of the North should endeavor to take
1t away from by force, the Spanish American union
of the South would be interested in preserving
order to prevent its passing into the hands of their
rival.