The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-01

texts Of quasrel, shall not shrink from to xinf
up the gauntlet when 1t is thrown at our Feet
This system o0establishing q tyrann'Na SUI
perintendence over the affairs Of tfle whole
world by means Of combination be kween two
powerful nations is scheme which. Lord Pal
merston has long been maturing. His idea is to
assemble Q congress of nations and to induce
each to agree first to prevent any aggression
10y the strong upon the weak secondly to
maintain the present territorial limits of each
in their integrity, and thirdly, to disclaim once
and forever, any intention or design of inter-
fering in the internal affairs of each other. So
far as Europe is concerned there might possibly
be nothing in this plan to which we should be
called upon to demur. Whether it be for the
benefit Of the nations Of Europe that territorial
aggressions should be prohibited and each ma
ton suffered to establish whatever form Of gov
eminent it may prefer, is question which
they, not we, are entitled to decide it would
at least recommend itself as being obviously
calculated to advance the cause of constitu-
tional liberty throughout the old continent
But when Lord Palmerston attempts to extend
the area over which his congress is to have
jurisdiction 70 as to include America, we are
bound to stop him at the threshold, and warn
him that the United States must be Obliterated
from the list of nations before such policy can
he inaugurated on American soil. No Euro
pean nation has any stake or interest on this
continent that can for o moment compare with
ours Providence has placed its destinies in
our hands, in endowiDg us with the richest and
largest portion Of its soil we should be un-
faithful TO that trust, were we to suffer foreign
intruders TO prevent our pursuing, in our own
way, the course which we may deem best calcu
lated 10 ensure its progress in civilization, and
advancement in material prosperity. More than
| this, no intervention can be attempted by any
European nation in the affairs of this continent
without directly prejudicing our practical in
terests England cannot establish q colony in
Central America, nor Spain interfere in Mexico,
nor France attempt to plant her flag on any
spot between Hudsons Bay and Cape Horn,
without infiicting on US an injury which every
public man can appreciate. We are here do
miciliating In q new country social and poll
teal system which almost every European
nation has unnecessarily attempted to estab-
| lish at heme we will not have the success of
our experiment jeopsrdised by counter weights
| and counter influences on our borders. We
seek, intend, win suffer no wanton aggression
by our citizens on our neighbors; but so long
Ar the United States can command q single
frigate or a single regiment, We will not allow
any European power to plant its flag on sim
| gle rock or become sovereign Of q single inch
| Of desert on this continent, beyond what they
now possess.
foreign congresses have no vocation here. Full
" capable Of administering their own affairs,
and. whether rightly or wrongly, immutably
convinced that on them alone, II on any one, de-
wolves the duty Of watching over the concerns
Of this continent, the independent republics
constituting the United States Of America dis
tnctly repudiate any claim OF Europeans to
intermeddle in any way or shape either with
political or territorial or social revolutions
here. This fact cannot be too strongly inn
pressed on the mind of Lord p slmerston and his
colleagues. II il the sentiment of all parties
here.
At the same time. we cannot too strongly
urge upon the administration the necessity Of
providing that the United States be not unrep-
resented at any congress Of nations which
may assemble In Europe. II so happens, a. we
all know, that with one single exception our
present ministers in Europe are the last per-
sons in the world from whom we can ex-
pect any reliable information, or any
judicious watchfulDess. One Ia fighting
duels, another playing cards . third writing
revolutionary letters, ever 80 many more squab-
bling about their dress not one out of the
batch seems to be alive 10 the fact that the plot
now fomenting in the minds Of the Western al
lies lie aimed as directly at the United States as
at Russia parcel Of schoolboys would have
equal claims to respect and confidence There
they are, however, such ss God has made them:
and the only resource eft us is 10 take their in
capacity for granted, and see that some one on
whom We can rely represents our interests at
the momentous crisis which Is approaching.
Neither the Emperor ofFrance nor the ministers
Of Great Britain understand our position and
views on the subject Of foreign Intervention
here. IL our delegate TO the congress Of na-
tons discharged no other duty than correcting
the prevailing ignorance in Europe, and placing
the United States squarely on the platform
which IL is our duty and intention to occupy,
his time would not be lost, and dangers looming
In the distance might possibly be averted.
TIE RAILROAD LAND SPous--A MoRSrsa's
WoRK-The Senate Of the United States the
other morning passed number Of bills. max
ing grants Of the public lands to certain rail-
roads, rs follows;--To Louisiana, for a railroad
from Shreyannrt 10 Mississir.ri riror. a. W.