The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-10

the government Of France, and neutrchze that OF
the United States. The supreme height, or depth,
of her diplon scy, however, Is to cmbrol the, re-
publcs Of the United States and France. We
shall presently what her principle of c,ntiuena
action has beey, and what her condu,t. Bat We
must proceed to examine the immnentiy dan
gerous, and now actually developing, portion of
what may be called the fnal British attack
on free in titutons. In fact there Is hardly tiue
enough to discuss that portion Of tse subject
before The scheme may take effect. We Know that,
the special minister of England and France las
left Eavre, and is now approaching Nov York, ON
his way to Washington, for the purpose of expos
tuiating with the Executive for not having done
more to prevent Lopez's embsrcation at New Or
leans, and probably insisting on guarantee not to
modest Cuba in fatare. We do not know VINO the
minister is; but some ofthe Elysee circle, No doubt,
chosen by England for his anti-reeublican tenden-
cies. We do entreat the President and cabinet not
to be caught ia the trap of England So much is
at stake that If the mnste. is exgcnt, or his
message offensive, he should not receive sny treat
ment which serve as preters for hastily break
ing with France. That very thing, over twelve
months ago, was prevented from happening during
the Taylor and Clayton Administrations, by what
was almost a miracle. On the weak opinion of the
euette, Mr.. Clayton dismissed Poussin, so to ter
inmate the relations of the two republcs. Mr..
Rives went out to succeed Mr.. Rush, and was
dancing attendance for months at Paris, totally
unacknowledged, ard not likely to be. The British
press at London, and Lord Normandy at Paris,
were fonenting the breach by giving both parties
| treacherous advice. The rupture between us did
not happen, with oil its disastrous consequences to
the welfare Of mankind because NJ. DeTocqueville,
the Minister for Forei gn Affairs, was, with his col
leagues, on the 3lst October, 1910, turned out of
| office by the resident for independent cause.
| Otherwise there would have been an incurabe
! grievance between the United States and France,
for England would have taken care THAT it should
not heal. What Mr.. Clayton came 80 rear doing,
MIR. Webster will have the sagacity to avoid. Mr..
Webster will have to take greater care to shun a
diffcuty, because the French people have most un-
justly lost ground in affections, by the odious
conduct of their Presidents and a for.uitous cir
cumstance adds much to the hazard Of eur getting
into this Downing street apbuscade. That circum-
stance is the arrival of Kossuth about the same
time as the special minister Of England and France.
There will be no bounds to the popular enthusiasm.
II needs but the electrical union Of the free spirits
! Of the old and new world to carry all before it.
| There is not q man in America who will not hail
the mighty Hungarian with shouts of welcome.
We viii shout with the loudest. But there may
be groans for the dplomatist, whose errand here is
| not popular, to add emphasis to the huzzas We
hope not, most sincerely. Let him be decently re-
ceved by the people, and attentively heard by the
! government.
We now address ourselves to the complication
actually brought to our doors We shall show that
the mission of England and France contains much
more than meets the eye, and that it swels into
proportions much more than national--indeed, uni
versal. The origin and object Of this Intervention
shed the light of perfect PLANTATION upon each other
They are both revealed by the disclosure but
it takes 1eh temper and sagacity to deal with the
facts as not to violate any duty, nor to give the
adversary an advantage.
Lcpez's first expedition was desperate adven-
ture, was his second, for which opinion We have
often given the grounds, and upon which we pro-
pose to speak hereafter; but it reused Spanish
pride unappeasably, and, with it, her unforgiving
suspicion and resentment. Our brave old Presi-
dent, General Taylor suffered more from the for
mer than he could hare done under the latter,
pushed to its utmost Every body knows with
what energy and sincerity he tried to reclaim Lo-
peg, and every body thought that he carried his in
tentions quite far enough in practice All the avail
able vessels were commissioned to stop armed emf
grafton, and young Masters Totem aud Randolph
were allowed to talk up TO the poor fellows who
were starving In the encampment at Woman's
Island, in mos. ssilorke style. lie must be stupid
or dishonest who doubts General Tsylor's sin
cerity, and his having exhausted the means Of re-
preston placed 10 his hands by the constitution.
But all this extraordinary painstaken to preserve
the public fame in the eyes Of the world, had no
earthly eject on the monarchs Of Europe but to
incense them, and unite them not more in defence
Of Spain and her colony than Of themselves.
Cowsrds are pusllanimous, and Lorez's second
expedition has lot altered the position Of the Great
Republic in the eyes Of Europe. Il has been quite
in vain that Mr.. Fillmore has followed in The foot
steps oc his luslrieus predecessor lie was anxious
TO refrain and punish the invaders but be could do
neither he tried 10 enforce the federal law, but II
was powerless in his hands; he has even gone the
length o! sending TIE navy 70 Cuba, On the same
erand that attracted 10 its shores The French and
Epglish steamers, and yet be has not retrieved,
among the friends and allies of SPAIN enc PARTICLE
Of eur quite exhausted national credit And now.
then, the parties interested in Cuba. seeondarily,
&c. primarily, IN az anti republican union through
out the world are advancing diplomat, 6rst, and
fetts and armies IL The distance, with act the last
In their hands. The President Is to have the ordeal
Of Eu-opsan interference in American Affairs to test
the strength Of his administration. Mr.. Wc.s,er
will have % NICE: the issue It's merits, ba; also
under The vigilant eye Of a democratic majority in
Congress, and with high tide Of popular cony 5tion
and sentiment RAINING, which may bur5. al its
bounds, and take most unhappy direction.
The initiative OF tee proposed Intervention vss
taken by sO.omayor early in las. year, at Lcnd,n.
lie was Spanish Minister to France, but he rpent
almost sl his time, FOR several months, 10 Eogland,
who're the pen Is constantly doing the work Of the
sword il the battles Of he world, aud the side
Of desToiism. There lad been formed, over twenty