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

Ino MICHIGAN w ar ana spanish sympathy
We find in the o. La Paria series articles from
the Eco del Concrete, Madrid paper in which much is
said regarding the position of the United States the
other republics on the Western continent They review
the causes which have combined to make the Mexican
nation easy prey to the Anglo Saxon and they
state these the untness of the Mex
leans and all the other Spanish American repub-
lies to govern themselves at the time of their separation
from the mother country; the excuses Of tho military
rulers and thousand and revolutions that have taken
place in them since that period being proof of this posi-
ton. They severely oensure Santa Anna for his
duct in the late campaigns and to think that with
better general, something might have been done On
the whole, they regard the occupation Of Mexico by
s. army as natural occurrence to be looked for fro IN
the nature of affairs In Mexcoas thing that voda-
bly, would take place day other But that
dexico may bs looked on as lost and Anglo American
lied the writer OF these articles urges the Spanish
to endeayor to prevent any further aggres
sion by the North Americans and the panscea for such
a case Is laid down in the following article -
There is but single left for the salvation
of the Spanish American name in the worldit Ia
that of the confederation of those South American
ates which In former times Spanish colonies.
We have already shown the immense power Of the rival
who threatens and who advancing each year.
with but step IL is true but then that step includes
hundreds Of leagues The meridional republics cannot
count on any assistance from abroad The nations of
Europe having interest In tbs loss Of their indepen
dence to these countries, look their danger with
cold glance because neither their existence
existence will be productive Of results which can
aggrandise European power Were Greece that objec
of English svsrice, the country in question were
Egypt that key to the the East
1T Turkey which Is the victim upon which the rigid
Chances of Russia are fixed was threatened-or if 1t
Italy, that country towards which the eye of all
ambitious parties nova days drected-if 1t were
her. any the others in the scale them indeed the
would be quite different one; all the great nations
of Europe would nterpose-they would sustain the in.
dependence of the Threatened territory nasmuch In
that system which is termed the European equilibrium,
single nation has sufficient power to acquire and
rich Itself with the possession of countries 10 which the
also aspire and each of these satisfied with
merely preventing the other from fulfilling its
wishes in that respect The countries have named
the shores of which, though Of small extent,
greatest importance; aad there is than nation
DESTROYS Of converting 1t into lake. as IL were Of its
But the republics Of South Am erica very distant
and and at the present day there are
great speculative advantages attached to them and as
the cabinet councils Of governments attention
paid to private national interests than to those Of the
human race generally, 1t is not probable that any OF
these European nations OF the first class will about
going to the trouble Of protecting these threatened nte
rests having perhaps in doing to ebroi themselves
with such powerful government that OF the United
Statcs Moreover, the threatened governments are
publican aud It Is not natural that monsrchies
going draw their swords and make sacrifices in favor
of system OF government which they would psrsecute
to the death to appear in their own domnions
Seeing that these former colonies ut the time OF de-
clariug their inpepepdence wished distinctly to cut
themselves Oft from all the monarchicl systems which
In Europe looked the only presetvatiye ,le
men, Of order In modern society there no DOUBT thst
now those European governments would leave them to
meet their fate Not of those royal imperial 60
vernments would stir to defend the republican states
Spain the mother country OF America, as she has
been for many yesrs-Spsin, who cannot help looking
those countries her children, unfor tunae
latves has not at the present time political plans
systems for the future government scarcely for
II any of these did exist she would before this have
given proofs OF her Affection towards the Americans
We poor, it Is true the gnoranos of our previous
rulers has brought into present dserdered cond
ton, contributing to debility Our Spain 10 not the
Spain of other days-it is not The Spain of Ferdinand
vi and Charles Ill but for all that and ought
to plead for the welfare Of former possessions And
II cannot offer them navies and armies can aud
osght to offer mediation In their favor and tender
them such advice may be for their good
We that the Spanish government would not
thus be altogether usees to the American the
government however, -hioh 10 torpid to consent
that ambassador to Msxco should remain psestys
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