The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-22

yernment finally acknowledged thus sable Emperor,
and receive ut Washington some negro Duke dc
Lemonade, or Count de Msrmalsde, on IN equal
footing with Messrs Bodsco. Calderon, Bots LIE
Comte, or Sir Henry Bulwer; and they would be
gratfed to witness Southern cabinet ministers
Graham, Conrad and Crttenden or Jefferson Da-
Wis, Foote, Cobb, Burt, Butler, and others, from
the south, in Congress, constrained to meet on the
platform Of social equality and fraternity his sable
Grace or woolly headed Excelleney at presidential
leyees and dinners But it is Of minor consequence
what motive impelled the originaion of tins report
1t is not credited because it i utterly incredible
We venture TO say that it is entirely immaterial
what kind Of paper bargains may be patched up
by diplomatists Of the kind the Tribune would have
the public believe are now in embryo. We can
confidently foretell their being Indignantly repu-
dated by the Senate, and by the people, the first
moment the power Of either can be exerted TO such
effect. Nine-tenths of the American people will
spurn any such 'holy alliance as degrading, and
unworthy Of their government Jefferson proclaim
ed the true policy of this country in his inaugural
address of 1901, when he laid down the rules OF
equal and exact justice to all men, OF whatever
state or persuasion religious or political; peace,
commerce, and honest friendship, With all nations,
entangling alliances with none," those whi:h
should
in his fare well address, warned his eountrymen Of
the dangers OF these alliances, and especially with
European powers. True TO this policy, inculcated
by the sages of he revolution, many Of the abest
statesmen in the Congress of the United States in
1875, resisted Mr.. ]. g. Adams project Of sending
representatives to the Panama Congress, though
that proposed to be mere consulting
convention of American states with respect
7 &c
object was to devise means to countervail the
efforts Of European chists hostile 70 american
republic lnisn. The Panama proposition had no lit
tie effect in causing the unpopularity OF Mr.. Adams
administration. This republic never be made
party to any alliance with European monarchcal
power, respecting American affairs, with the
Of the people. We know nothing that would create
dc sper revulsion of popular feeling than an au-
thentic disclosure Of negotiations tending to gu N
an object. Any American statesman who dares to
4 propose or advocate such an Arrangement is a
doomed man.
/ We have no idea that Mr. Webster ever for one
moment thought seriously of any such arrange
ment, though he may with his usual sagacious polite
ness have patiently listened to all that certain Boston
mercantile SPECTATORS in Hay tien matter; had to
say, and enquired what they wished the govern.
ment to do, and likewise heard what similar specu-
lators in this city and elsewhere in Iaytien matters
and in Central American concerns, had to suggest.
There about Washington another species or class
Of adventures in laytien affairs who, like those just
alluded to, would very well relish that the govern
ment of the United States should do what they
advise because it will subserve their selfish ends
Merely personal pecuniary objects prompt GER
tain eombinaton-and they set at work other in
fuences to effect certain purposes in relation to
I llayti and Central America. These individuals
need close and constant watching. We need not
/ warn Nr. Webster against them. IL may be SER
viceable to the public to make the names Of these
parties known, and to disclose the motives by which
they actuated land the they employ to com
pass their designs Their efforts to have the nited
states involved and entangled in diplomatic ar
rangcments, useless, impolitic and derogatory to
the country merely to promote their private inter-
ests, and foreign interests connected with them,
increasingly exerted but we believe they are so
generally known and understood that no apprehen-
sions need he entertained that the interests or
honor Of the nited states will be compromised by
the Secretary of state If he should be msled,
the Senate will check the errors and If they should
neglect their duty, tie popular branch Of Congress
and the people will correct it.
| As to iIayti, we have long been inclined to the
| opinion that the best thing that could happen for
that beautiful island, would be for France 20 re-
annex il to herself France could easily hurl the
negro u-urper Faustin, from his throne-reduce him
and his sable myrmidons to ubjeetion-establsh
republic institutions there-res.ore law, and order
and peace and the drones there to cultivate
the soil, or leave it and 60 to Africa We are no;
satisfied that such course ought not to be pursued
by this country. ltisa question which we may here
after discus. ! grea; deal can be said in favor Of
such measure, and approved recedents be cited
from history. The doctrine Of the abatement OF
uuisances extends to nations as well al t. municipal
u governments and society.
The ELoRnA TRE4Iy CLAIMS avD CurutN-