The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-20

thsy are belisved and thus II is with The arguments
II the Ssglc. 1 ,e.ms Impossible that editors who
have com mon b.t4h eepce. and know somsthing W
geograp ~ should sssert, To prove the seaknsss OF
tm," ana Turkey, 70 stay the advances q
Ru..is; appeals nrst 70 Prussia rather .onn 70
II may, suffice to ask the gentlemen o.
the \ gkO what are the respective geograpnfcai
positions 81 the nations named, and what are the
interests which Ia humanity Spain could have in
the eastern question? Have the gentlemen by chance
east glaI ce over the map OF Europe2 Have they
perhaps forgotten the lessons Of geography which
they ought tn have learned in school? ID Is possible
that they 80 not remember that Prussia and Russia
are adjoining nations, and consequently the former
has the greatest interest that the latter does not III
crease Ter power, so as to become irresistible, as
would undoubtedly happen II she se zes GA Turkey!
And do they not remember that Spain IL separated
from Turkey by Prussia, Austria Holland, sszer-
land, Belgium. Hanover, Bavaria, Wurtemburg,
Sardinia, and France and perhaps other nations.
which at this moment are not called TO miody
How is it possible, then, that the gentlemen
Of the SieIo could doubt that Turkey, 20
defend herself from Russia, should call on Prussia
before appealing to Spain? II the geographical po
riiion OF these two countries were Inverted SPAN
were In the place Of Prussia and Prussia In the place
of Spain the argument of the Sgto would be OF
weight But In the present geographical situation
in which these nations are found, the argument OF
The Siplo does not Indicate than the most pro-
found igno'arse in its editors;
An along the Siglo has used another argument
which readers Hll permit US TO upset. since m
the present question we propose 70 leave notninS
penoi.g Tie S,glo says =
To mine sb- boil the power OF Spain ~ pre-
sent ana the influence .hch she could execne aoEo4a
ran'ste 70 enter mo sac as 70 ne
state II hec 6napoes of her credit and domestic coeds
ton. ain sps~er TO say rbxt at the last dae the
spalih deferred debt quo'se in London st "a psr
cent ard II. .sss,ve st b Per cent while the Mexican
Therefore, il the power of nation is to DO esti-
mated by the rate at which her debt squoted on the
London exchange, by the argument of the SigLo it
IL clearly be Inferred that the power Of Mexico Is
greater than that Of Spaiu Next to England
the credit Of Holland Is BEST and Holland is there
| fore the next greater power IN Europe! :.
[Some further remarks about the credit OF the
United States in 1872 when not dollar could be
borrowed in Europe at any price, which was worse
| than Spain II 81 present
Would, therefore, any one call the United STATES
weak pOwer2 The revenues OF spain ought mol 70
be scant when she has 40 rapidly augmented her
army paid punctualy her large army and officials;
when she refuses tose Cuba for $50 900 900; when
when she receives nothing from Pope Plus the TX.
for the Italian expedition, nor Donna Maria dc Clio
ria for the campaigns in Portugal A nation that
appreciates and can make such sacrlhceS more Tor
the rahe Of her honor than her interests Knows and
can make them, even on larger scale, when she
finds lot only her honor but her interests require The
effort Facts prove, then, as well as dates and req.
ron, that the power Of Spain is great enough and
the United States, especially when allied with
Mexico.
From the Universal Of July %
The alliance between Mexico and Spain is 30
clearly indicated In the very nature Of things, that
neither Of those nations has made the least effort to
prupose It, although discussed by the press Of many
countries, and approved or condemned as it favored
SrthwaIted the political views Of the various parties
represented by these journals. As this allan se
would counterfeit most efectualy the grasping views
Of the United States, 1t s plain that the press OF
that country would declare against it, and, on the
other side, defending the interests Of Spain, the
Spanish press has declared very naturally In its IA
| voY. In like manner, the conservative press OF
France has taken the side. for the simple rea-
son that anything that VII clip the wings Of Ameri
can ambition and stop the CO eer Of the United
States in usurpatiOn and assure besides the exist
ence and predomnance Of the Latin race, must ne
cessariy rebound TO the advantage Of conservative
Ideas In general.
From the articles which we have heretofore de-
voted to this subject the following Is clearly estab-
hsbed -
The ircessant hostility of the United States to our
country aud Ler design to absorb it.
The necessity to have recourse to an Alliance 70
resist successfully this hostility and to contend vco
rioutly against these designs.
The impoesiblity to make this alliance with any
other nation than Spain.
The certainty Of being able to resist successfully
the attacks Of the Republic Of the North as soon as
orr alliance With EOafn ia made. = XC.