The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-30

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come the most interesting quarter OF INC lobe.
Blu, even here the universal epidemic Of peace
Is predominant. The fishery question, and the
guano question, have been temporarily settled
4. after little blowing and little tip-toeing"
like Sam Houston's description Of the misun-
Outstanding between the two green turtles-and
without bloodshed, and without any material
loss Of Goldfish, red herring or guano, on either
side The Cuban fllibusters appear to be COM
pletely cooled down; while Caravajal, the va
grant liberator of the Rio Grande, is in limbo
The late warlike proceedings in various parts
of Central America have been reduced to the
arbitration of peaceful diplomacy pro tenn
Over the whole of belligerent South America
where Presidential elections, annually or semi
annually, for quarter Of century, have been
carried at the point of the bayonet-there is
pretty general peace. excepting among the
bloody factions of Buenos Ayres. and the rem
nants of the Argentine Confederation. Even in
Mexico where peace since 1924 has been out q
passing interval Of few days between one
revolution and another, the work of mutual
butchery has been by common consent sus-
pended to welcome the return to power OF the
greatest butcher of them all A very little
speck of war hangs over the boundary dispute
of New Mexico but that, we suppose, will be
accommodated without another invasion.
Such are the prevailing peaceful relations
now subsisting among the various nations Of
the four quarters of the globe. And it is at
this happy conjuncture of events that the
present administration enters upon the business
of our international affairs. Yet Gen. Pierce
has complicated, delicate and difficult
line of operations before him. The curious,
suspicious and critical condition Of things
| in Mexico, call at once for the exercise
of the closest vigilance, promptitude and
sagacity to circumvent the selfevident de-
signs of England, France, and Spain; our first
duty is to prevent Mexico from becoming de-
tendency Of any European power, or protec-
torate Of any holy Alliance. Our next duty is
to secure from Mexico such concessions by
treaty as will guarantee to her our support and
protection against any outside encroachments
upon her national independence or her soil.
And then there is that inexplicable catalogue
Of foreign entanglements to be righted. in which
the last administration has involved US, be-
tween England and the States Of Central Anne
RIGA. That is another delicate piece Of work,
unless the best way Of undoing this Gordian
knot should be found by our Cabinet and Major
Borland to be to cut it in twain. And there is
every reason to predict that the solution for
| Central America will be to cut loose from an
alliance of joint protection and neutrality with
/ England, and to set up in deed and in practice
the long-neglected Monroe doctrine. Cuba we
can trust to manifest destiny" but still we
shall have to overcome, with patience, frmness
and magnanimity, not only the prejudices Of
Spain and the Spaniards, but the jealousies and
| immediate interests of England and France.
The peaceful condition of Europe, too, will
only render the quiet and satisfactory settle
nent of our unsettled accounts with Mexico.
Central America, and the West India islands,
including Hayti the more difficult and delicate.
With Europe in blaze Of war, on the other
hand, the work Of manifest destiny" and the
Monroe doctrine would be comparatively easy
of accomplishment. But, peace or war, the
present attitude of this great republic among
| the nations demands at once the Inauguration
of a foreign policy, especially in reference to
our immediate neighbors, more positive, more
direct and more American than the retrograd-
ing neutrality of General Tayiors cabinet and
of Mr.. Fillmore.
The spirit of the age, the character of the
American people, the tendencies Of our institu-
tions, are not backward but forward; and any
thing rather than the sacrifice Of our national
rights, or honor. or Of our obligsaions to our
selves or our neighbors, will be sanctioned by
the voice Of the nation. But q firm. unshrink-
ing front. upon the broad platform Of national
honor and strict justice to republican princi-
pies, as against the monarchical principles of
Europe, will secure, in good time all that we
| desire, and without war. But, at all hazards,
| we should cease to exist upon English conces-
sions in regard to our Independent neighbors.
We are strong enough to act independently, at
least with them. The prevailing peace may be
suspicious Of good things-it would be pity
to disturb IT, with such splendid transactions
as are now resulting from the gold mines of
California and Australia. But it was war that
gave US California--it was war that gave us
our national independence. And, peace or war.
there can be no millennium on this continent,
short of the practical enforcement of the Mon
roe doctrine
The country expects the administration to
do its whole duty, demanding nothing but that
which is right and fair, and submitting to no
humiliating concessions, peace or war. In
word, upon our foreign affairs the country de-
mands, and we look for firm, progressive,
and entirely American administration.
JARs-FUTURE PRosPEcTs.-The whig party is
dispersed-it is broken up, killed, wounded, and
missing-in word, as national party it has
ceased to exist for time. In behalf of the