The New York herald., 1850-01-26
.rops-In.
General Tay Ior's Message in Europs-In
tertstIng.


BY the last arm val from Liverpool, we have re-
ceived the interesting intellgenc of the reception
OF General Taylor's message IN Europe, and the
first responses Of the European press to that much
looked tor and important document For the first
tine in recollection, the leading organ of jour-
nalism IN England, the Times news spaper. profuse
in Its compliments and warm in its commentators
of the political views and policy displayed in the
recent message issued fron the White House at
Washington. The other less important organs of
public opinion seem according to the telegraPhic
accounts, TO have followed in the same wake, and
10 be equally as full of commentator and promise
their more important leader and rival.
The commentators bestowed upon the Presl-
dents ssage, and the policy it puts forth in
foreign relations, may be unusual, as coming from
across the Atlantic and applied to this republic
but looking the course of the administration
of General Taylor during the last ten eleven
months, it was probably natural enough to expect
some such encouraging praise and patronizing
commendation from the organs of monarchy IN
Europe. The message itself, written in pure An
glo Saxon, and innocent of all recommendations
that could alarm the powers Of Europe, either
IN reference TO the old world OF the new,
could have commanded nothing else but the ur-
qualified and patronzing reception il has met with.
The fact, however, is a novelty in the history Of
Presidents messages We believe that no mes
sage, heretofore emanating from any previous
American President, has received similar unqua-
lifted praise from the organs OF public opinion in
England Europe. The famous messages Of
General jackson were torn to pieces by the news
papers Of London; and even the tanner papers issu-
ing from Mr. Van Buren, received little OF no
applause from the critics Of European journalism.
We are not surprised, however, at the love which
he London press and the other organs Of public
opinion IN Europe have shown for the recent mes
cage, and the foreign policy indicated in 1t. The
same reasons which have made the English press
praise and Ia'ronize the policy OF Louis Napoleon,
as chief Of the French republic, may be found at
work in this matter, producing the same amount OF
patronage and praise towards the policy Of the pre-
tent cabinet at Washington. Had the foreign po-
hey os the cabinet at Washington, displayed in the
message, been as strongly and as pointedly Ameu-
can IN character and purposes the messages Of
General Jackson, there would have been little
praise and less patronage for the Americas govern
ment from the English or foreign organs of public
opinion. But the policy of our government, as now
developed, is precisely the same, - its temPoriz-
ing expedien,s and fal,eung purposes, as that has
been which in France has created the unpopularity
now existing in the French republic against their
own President. In almost every great and inn
portsnt foreign question, which has demanded
either the notice or the action Of General Tayor's
cabinet, a policy has been selected and adopted,
more in sympathy with despots and despotism,
with monarchs and monarchy. than with republics
or repubhcanlsm, on either eide OF the Atlantic.
On the Nicaragua question-in the dispute with
PoussIn-in the United States steamship aiiair-in
the mediiated expedition to reyolutiobize Cuba
m almost ell our foreign questlens-the present
cabinet at Washington invariably has counseed
the President to take that line and to favor that
side Of the question which would give the leas,
cienee to monarchs and monarchy, though calcu-
lated to compromise, IN the deepest and most la
msntable degree, republics and repu5licanisn.
Looking. therefore, over the singular and che
quered history Of our foreign policy for the last
year, We are not astonished at the eulogiums
literally bestowed upon the President and his
policy, as exhibited, for the fret time IN our his
tory in the accounts received by the recent arrival
st Halifax and Boston. Whatever may be wanting
among our American journals, In amount Of praise
necessary bolster up the cabinet and the message,
we are harry to this deficiency now amply
supplied from foreign quarter, and 10 eny amount
and quantity, by the journals Of Europe which are
devoted to monarchy and hostile to a republic and
democracy. as the devil s said to be to holy water
Let our cabinet be thankful for the smallest Of ia
vors.