The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-07


the wife of private nobleman whose titles have
not been earned in the most reputable manner. And
assmedly such hypocritical conduct on the part
Of the French and English governments would meet
with Its due reward. Is Napoleon III. prepared TO
encrcach upen the Independent nationality Of
Spain, having before his eyes the warning exam
pies Of the fate Of his uncle, the dynasty Of the
sds sDd L0rs + End
soDs in order to force wantos Dow ager upon the
Spanish people, after ts experience OF the cost Of
attempting to perpetuate the Bourbon dynasty in
Frsnce, and Of the inerstitude with which its
servi es were repaid by that imbecile and stolid
rae? N
RUSSIA, SPAIN, ENGLAND AsI AND THE UNITED
From the Liverpool Journal, Aug. 49,
President Pierce is getting his chance at last: will
he seize II?
He bss been a remarkably Glow President. Whe.
ther out of Difference f0 his Digestion or respect for
the Monroe doctrire it is quite certain be has dis
apr onted all those Americans who hailed hle cleo
tfon as the advent Of new era in which the States
were TO be brought OUT and to make their debut
in European society. We, ourselves confess to have
greatly misconceived General Pierce; and we are
bound to bold responsible for the conservative ter
ror to which various European poten tates and pre-
miers gave themselves up on the defeat of Webster,
those American journalists who were induced, by
false pretences to support conditional great ates
man who, with military instinct, has turned out
merely Derby President.
can politics are sort Of foreign politics endured in
England-because their commercial bearings arc
directly applicable-the points may be discussed
with some advantage In this community:
At one and the same moment, Spain Is being
forced to offer Cuba, and Russia is offering her Rus
sian American territories to the United States-for
q consideration. How will England be effected
Obviously ENGLAND viii be beneacially effected.
African squadron, which costs precisely 1000 900
per annum (and be 1t observed Christina supported
the slave trade, and that this Christina whom our
ambassador at Madrid is endeavoring to save from
slight fishery and Hudson Bay Company interests
that would not be improved by the Yankees,
with . desire to quarrel sometimes, still further
hugging round our North American frontier; but .
treaty would settle all that-the period for which
we can live in peace out in those unnatu raj drec-
lions would not be cwtailed by the new circum
stances But our English governing classes take
commercial common sense, but the views Of poiiti.
col etiquette; and 1t Is notorious that Foreign
Office has moved all its machinery to keep Cuba for
Spain; while 1t is legitimate guess that our gov
erIment is at this moment anxiously represen ting,
IN every proper quarter that no bargain ought to Be
entertained" between Russia and the States. Ac.
cordiDgly, We may get into scrape with the United
States, which is what we mean when we speak OF
Gen. Pierce's grand opportunity.
Spain cannot keep Cuba, unless the great Powers
help her to keep It; and the great Powers have q
strong tendency to help her out Of vexatien with NJ
Soule States Ambassador OF Madrid, who Ct arged
and friend of all the anarchics and scoundrel revo
lutte SITS of Europe-thoee revOlutionsts being at
present toleIaby represented Ia the Spanish capt.
tai by the professional barrcaders who ocked there
on bearing that there was chance Of work for
them. NJ. Soule could not very well do anything
but what he is doing. If Spanish republican goes
to him ard says, Sir, republic is the thing for
with him; he would say, ".My nation sympathises
with Euro pean republicans; and We, Of course. be.
lieve q ,epublic would be best for all enlight.
ened peoples such as yours; but my business in
This is all that soule appears to have said. and
ali that he has done is to be civil to alien re-
pubicans and revoutonists though his position, at
this crisis, would justify him doing something posi-
that actual native position which Spanish ambassa.
doris took at the Court Of England when Spain was
sustaining the Papacy against the Reformation. Yet
the personal horror Of N. Soul6 Is actuating
great politicians and as be- Or his insutsd
Of the French. who knows but that reason
also may affect Louis Napoleon's views (Which
our English Statesmen are obliged to adopt
reasons Of grand politque for Withholding Cuba
from the States are involved in Louis Napoleon'e
solid ambition to look omnpotently In the eyes oil
Frenchmen-in his expressed determination to do
in the West what he Y doing In the Easnsist
dreadipg the transfer are in this anticipation of the
change : that as Cuba now is to New Orleans, q
would Jamaica be to Cuba, viz: an object Of admi
ration and envy.
We may have "Turkish question" on the
other side Of the Atlantic any day-when We are
getting tired Of the weary old gentlemaDly style oil
warfare going on In the Black and Baltic seas. B1t
of course, the American President could stop the
sailing Of French and English force by an expe
could offer, and it is understood that he win offer
to buy Cuba. The United States are made up Of
purcbases-purchases from the Indians, and from
the French and the Spaniards; and there is nothing
matter of traffic, and in business like way. The
Spanish government (whatever it's form or compo
si0n could scarcely refuse the temptation for the
great want of Espartero Ut this moment d
| ODonnell demands when he insists on keeping
Christina locked up until she bleeds, (not on q
! scafold, it Is to be hoped.) And what objection
could England or France maker None reasonable;
none, at least, the Americans would think reasona.
bic. Louis Napoleon, perhaps, would not be sorry
| that tie new Cuba should be Jamaica-the circum.
stalce would render the English court still more
afts .tifns'e to him than It now is.
The Gar is rep0ited--in New York paper, which
is extensively read, solely because despite its bad
character, it gives news early and reable-to have
| sent On tmissary to the government at Washing
ton, proposing q sale of the Russian territories
seizure Of Cuba. The Gear wants money, and
wants to spite England; IL is therefore he offers to
cell hsiands, which abut on ours, in the frozen aud
useless north. But 1t is not at all likely that the
Iese to represent the calm, powerful but negative
public opinion Of the States-will accept the OFFER
unless, indeed, he should ask "reiculousy smal''
price. But with regard to the Russian hint about
Cuba hesitate to believe even after many proofs Of
dulness and stupidity that the Gear can have been
so silly and we are sure that General Pierce will
pay TO the friendly insinuation the respect which
II deserves.
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practical one. Let us, in England, take care that
secret diplomacy DOES not drag MS into disgrace
or difficulty in connection with matters which TO
u.s. ss people, are matters Of perfect Indifference.
FAIL OF A METEoR.-M A. T. G. Dodge writes