The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-17
Highly Interesting from ths National
Capital.

Capital.
q OUR WARRINGTON CORRESPONDENCE
WASHINGTON, Dec Is, 1859
The Etgeh in San,ama and Symora-Knprtan
. Movement Contemplated IN Congre,s- WAas wll
be Done?-Ihs Fssiisg in Washington, &C., SC
The principal topic Of speculation here, at pro
sent, is the probable significance of the movement
. " t...sHos IN The West Ins,es md in Mexico. Th
op'n'on seems to be gaining grcs. snss sn
seizp'es Of samana and the revolutionary proa -Ad
81 OF sae French colonsts in Sonoaa, are not only
oonnecsso, but parts Of grand scheme to heck Tho
iuIther fouthWard advance OF the Unitsd St.ts.
This scheme has, for some years. been cherishei bv
me absolutist powers of Europe but mona Of them
from their deficiency of naval strength have hsor
abia to give it a practical solution. Eo,,and
has fleets, but England knows better than "a
engage in war with Americas she cannot.
If she would, for . variety of reasors ~
among the loast Of which are the ru;n of h.r
manufactures and such an aug,nentst;on az bo.
national debt az would wholly oysrwhclu tha NO
hon France. also, has a feet, and. furtbermor, /.
lost glory to regain on the seas Sh. will nos ha
lievs that the prowess OF her sons is limited to the
land, and she knows that no nation o.n ,nata,,.uv
influence the fortunes Of the world except IL v;sds
the trident OF Neptune well as the bolts Of Jovs
Hence, even under Louis Philippe, the navy came
to be the pet Of the government and the recenisnt
Of attention and support, which has been augmented
under the existing chisf Of the State It is large.
we'll ordered ard effective, and its officers and men
long for Geld Of profitable action in which rlery
il to be won and plunder gained
But there 10 another consideration. Legitimsoy
ana ahsolutism, whatever its Preensss enterta;nsa
aeep ha'red against the usurper in France Yet it
@1'a s..2, d, rather, The poSer behind hn, which
has carried the flag Of France over oyery mountain
pass, and planted it every capitol OF Europe.
1t would strike him down with blow if it could
but as it cannot do this, ii will amuse and dslude
him, while 1t craftily twnes around him its cold
and deadly coss. 1t will use him to his own de-
stsaction, and divert the force which it breads,
against the principle aud the power which it both
fears and hates In other words, it is the policy of
absoiutisa Europe TO embrol France aud America,
and turn away from itself those elements which
must sooner or later find expression in war The
new Emperor, even faware of the purposes Of abss-
iutism, unless no shall prove himsolf q wiser and
better man than We have to believe him, will
not be indisposed to further them. 10 hem in and
cheek the progress of that republic which nov |
stands alore amongst nations, the example
and DEFENDER of popular rights, would be an |
Offering Of sweet SAVIOR" to those whose
rule is founded upon opposing principles, and
on q rude denial Of the rights Of man. Successful
in humiliatiDg the United States, destroying its
prestage in the eyes Of tho world, and interposing
ban to It's agsrandizenent the rerurer and usurper
might claim admission both to the the rank Of the
internal gods AID tho association Of European
crowns. ann Jsrr,Joria
ailhsuit, With d powerful navy Of steamers, has
much to gain and bu; little to lose ia con
ties. with America, with its ricaly.i laden vessels
whitening every sea People, always keeIly alive
to visions of national granduer, would nail,
with enthusiasm, the fight of their eagles
over new and distant lands and her ruler gladly di-
vert 10 a new direction that impatient energy which
cannot be restrained slured from exercise at
hand Blind and audscious, he may, and no doubt
does. indulge the impious belief that he may by
force restrain the will of Cod and turn back Ame-
rica fiom the iulGlment Of her divine mission on
earth. But he does not know that, when he shall
have shivered bis sword on the steel bound brow OF
this republic, the monsrchs of Europe will drive
their poiGoped daggcrs into the very heart OF ua-
armed and powerless France.
That Franco has long meditated Intervention In
American affairs is pretty vol known to all who
have occupied themselves with our foreign relations
Hints OF her purposes have been let fall from time to
time, without attracting much of public attention,
but which recurred to with new interest
You will observe that the Union, although disposed
20 undervalue it, nevertheless copies the artcle
from the CoHsttutioancl, repubished In Sundays
HERALD. As an appropriate pendant TO that, suo
Join portion Of article, published early IN the
GUNNER, in the LONDON Datfy Neics. which was at
that time translated and extensively copied by the
French press:--
it in contemplation to propose to tue
Of England and the United States that their
united good offices should be txerted with view TO
pscine the government Of Mexico firm basis, |
Much attention has sttery been drawn to the present
position Of that unfortunate repoobc, and amidst the
difficulties with which the question Is surrounded appe
hepsions not wanting that future collisions might
occur between the thfee powers in the event OF Mexico
falling to pieces from the feebleness OK her executive
and the patriotism Of her whch refuses
to provision for the requirements OF the government
me nd,p,nsence Of M,rco and Is u.H undrrsood thai
reicy France Spain oud be indifferent 10 The ,epnbc
Sng assoSs og Me GMS - - an ~
naon would be inevitably followed By the annexation ot
Cuta and probably by other territorial encrosohmsnts
the part Of the moner republic. 1t Is under these
impresons that the French government about to
open pegot tsticns the subject which even II uupro
duciive Of benefit regards the main object In vew
will at attended with the good result OF placing
the of the three governments more plainly before
the world may be well suspected, indeed that this
last point forms main aim Of the French government
! in taking the initiative in the Natter
IL France did rot take the steps Indicated here, IN
respec to Mexico, it was probably in consequence Of
her bad success revealed TO ua by tho Presidents
message, in respect to Cuba And it IS not ial-
probable that, failing to entrap the United states
into entapgling alliance similar to that into
| which BulHer decoyed Clayton, resort has oeen
had to the preliminary iuterposision which We see
in ssmana, aud which may be followed up in Sonora
| AT elsewhere.
At any rate, the public have taken tho alarm,
and unless these suspicious movements are specially
ard satisfactorily explained, measures must De
taken to enforce the principle of the exclusion Of
European interference from the affairs OF this conti-
nent which has been so studiousy proclaimed by
the democratic party ana mas reeeNea 90 genera
to md Congress making an extraordinary CON.
tin gsnt oppoyriaiian in ris,c Of these ererts,
so that the mar Piesideat may BE- prepared
for epuy emergency. Mr.. Fillmores administra-
tion has been essentially negative, and the
exciting and difficult foreign questions which have
arisen under it, have all been devolysd "a precious
lecnrx "A upcu his successor. 1t will be due 10 Mr.