The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-03

as that of the United States, is bad neighborhoOd
for such q weak State as Mexico In the old world,
the independence of the small governments is pro-
tected by the rivalry between the great. Switzer-
land for example, finds her security in being sur
rounded by the principal powers OF the continent.
But Mexico is deprived of that kind of protection.
Isolated from the rest Of America by the narrow
isthmus which separates the world in two parts,
1T stands alone by the side Of the American people
people of usurping, interruptions character; and
who, besides, seem to obey law of Providence, in
stretching every day further into the desert, where
they carry civilization and abundance. s##l
II Europe does lot prevent it, Mexico will very
soon disappear in the aggomeration of the States
and populations Of all origins, which compose the
American confederation; then the Union will have
only to absorb Canada, which would willingly join
bands in that annexation to occupy the whole ex-
tent Of the North American continent. BY that
means she will obtain a true preponderance in the
world.
Thus the Latin race declines in every place.
France, Italy, and Spain appear to have given up
all expansion abroad; they fall back upon them
selves, and expond all their forces in struggling
against the symptoms Of an interior dissolution
Thus grows, on the contrary, the Anglo. Saxon race
which. advancing from one side by the Indies and
from the other side by the Pacific ocean, is the
eve of uniting the heads of its two columns-the
English and the American-in the waters and ports
Of China :
1t is time that the governments of the old CON-
tinent should permit to enter into the calculations
Of their policy the movements OF this growing
power Of the United States to which it appears that,
by tacit agreement, they have given over the
domination OF all America, fEurope was entirely
disinterescd in the question. The United States
have already the most intimate relations with
European industry and commerce. If these rela-
tions were interrupted profoundly impaired,
England, France, and other States Of the like
rank, would experience n real perturbation, and
one of the sources of the prosperity Of those
nations would be dried up. Besides it would
be wrong to believe that the United States
or
agitations Of The old world. When their present
ambition will be satisfied, when they stall hold IN
opposed dominion over the whole surface OF North
America, then the moment will have come for
their interference in the great struggle OF which
Europe is the theatre, and which is declared be-
tween authority and anarchy. order and disorder,
organization and confusion. The American Union,
democratic and republican, will naturally be called on
to take part in the struggle against traditional gov
ernments, against the principles of stability, against
all missionaries. Already she has given an ex-
ample of her tendencies. The reception given to
kossuth and tho declarations excited from one ex-
tremity to the other of the United States, by the
arrival of that exile have proved The great interest
that the people of that confederation accord to Eu
ropean events. The sentiment OF an American in
PREVENTION in the affairs of the old world, then
originated in all quarters Of the Union.
II the European governments, coming peaceably to
the aid Of Mexico, should think proper to keep in
check the invading policy of the United States, by
that general law which makes powers watch over
each other, Tor the preservation OF eQulll-
brium, it would be very easy for them to oppose
a strong barrier against the continual and more
and more menacing encroachments of that power.
The configuraton of the territory of Northern Ame
RIGA is such that the United States cannot
tend from the Atlantic shores to those of the Pacific
without crossing the chain of high mountains
which traverses the shores of the latter ocean from
north to south. But in these mountains there exists
only single opening which would admit of the es.
Enlistment between the two oceans, of regular and
easy communication throughout the extent Of the
continent 1t is impossible to doubt that the constant
aim Of the policy pursued at Washington has always
been to establish the American condensation upon
the two oceans. 1t is known with what obstinacy
the United States have accomplished the design of
Selling on Oregon; they have been guided by the
same policy in obtaining the cesson of California.
Oregon has only one wretched port, Astoria, insult
cient to the basis for the execution Of the
vast projects of navigation to China formed by the
government of Washington California, on the
contrary, possesses magnificent port, San Fran
cisco, capable Of shetering whole fleet of the
largest steamers. 1t is known how California has
been pcopled thus established upon the Pacific
Ocean, IN beautiful port, opposite to that of Char
l. ston on the Atlantic, the United States had only
TO consider low to unite them by a road easy of
access in all seasons but that road, that sole way
which trayerses the chain of mountains-impassable
every where else at all events, during the greatest
part Of the year-s in the possession of Mexico 1t
two northern provinces of that republic; it is
the Pass of Guadalupe, which conducts the terri
tories Of Sonora and Lower California.
At the epoch of the war against Mexico, the
United STATES sent entire corps dgrn,6c in search
Of that road, which was then unknown to them
AT tina. time the only other passage existing through
the mountains was the road called South Pass,
scarcely practicable in fine weather, and blocked mp
by snow for eight months of the year. The Amer-
can army Of the West, much less adapted TO combat
than to explore the country, was divided, in the
North of Mexico, into three columns, charged with
the duty of reccnnoitering the mountains, and look
ing for the desired way. The second column, COM
manded by Captain Cooke, marched directly to
Guadalupe. The true continental road was at last
found. Captain Cooke wrote in his report =" saw
suddenly extending before me, great opening,
giving access, in the middle of rough mountains to
road descending, for fifteen miles, towards low
country with plain surface" 1t was the veritable
gate Of the West Inside and outside, it passes
through fiat country, in which numerous springs,
fresh grass in all for horses stones and wood
for constructions, are very abundant
That is the reason why the Americans 80 strongly
insisted on obtaining, when the treaty Of peace
was made with Mexico, in ls47, the cession Of the
Mexican territory bordering upon the United States,
to the thirty second degree of northern latitude
The pass of Guadalupe was comprised in that limit
The Mexican government, in repulsing that preten-
sion, said, :" such limit would cut off our commu-
nications by land, between Sonora and the Caifor-
nian Peninsula At that epoch, it was impossible
for the United States to snatch away from their
neighbors such an important territory; but another
occasion will present itself, and by fair means or
foul, sooner or later they will inter into possession
Of that key of Northern America, unless that some
powers come to the support Of Mexico, in order
that it may not remain exposed without sue
cor, to the intrigues and attacks of too
powerful neighbor. New propositions have been
already made to the Mexican authorities. The
United States are acquainted with the financial
embanassments Of the Mexican government, and
they offer to purchase the provinces they had vainly
tried to seize by war. They are making every
effort to persuade Mexico that it only escape a
general bankruptcy by the sale of the territory
through which passes the western road. And
already, in the provision Of agreement Of this
kind, which tho cabinet of Washington appears to
regard inevitable, it is publicly said that the new
provinces will be annexed to the Southern States.
Besides, the United States employ other stimulants
than promises in order to hasten the coveted cesson.
We know what is the ordinary process of exten-
sion adopted. by the American population; The
Indians form its vanguard, they exercise terrible de-
vastations, they make the void Then comes the
American pioneer, who engages in the struggle
with these barbarians, and eXpes them from the ter
ritory Asthe price his victory he occupies the lands
which he contributed to set free; he draws around